The Time is NOW!

Hello FPRA Treasure Coast!

The Time is NOW…Deadline for Local Image Award Entries is TOMORROW!
The “Call for Entries” for the FPRA Treasure Coast Chapter 2009 Local Image Awards is available online at www.fpratreasurecoast.com. Deadline for entries is March 24, 2009 at 5 p.m.

Drop off locations include:
Indian River County:
Elisabeth (Lil) Miller-Fox
6174 North AIA, Vero Beach, FL 32963
(772) 231-8441, info@VeroBeach.com

Martin County:
Robin Delgado, Accident Law Offices of Philip DeBerard
215 S. Federal Hwy., #300, Stuart, FL 34994
(772) 286-1000 robin@flainjurylawyer.com

St. Lucie County:
Robert Lane, Indian River State College
3209 Virginia Avenue, A Building, A-119, Fort Pierce, FL 34981
(772) 462-7506, rlane@irsc.edu

Communicator of the Year Awards – Deadline for Nominations is 5 Days Away!
To date, I have only received two nominations for Communicator of the Year. I know we have some wonderful communicators out there…so put on your thinking cap and send in your nomination no later than Friday. Information and forms are available on our website at www.fpratreasurecoast.com. The Communicator of the Year award is given to a public relations professional, whether a member of FPRA or not, who demonstrates outstanding skills in one of the following four categories:

Communicator for a Nonprofit Organization
Communicator for a For-Profit Organization
Public Relations for a Special Event
Crisis Communicator

Past winners of a Communicator Award are eligible for nomination. Nominations should be submitted to Linette Trabulsy by e-mail at ltrabuls@sfwmd.gov no later than Friday, March 27 at 5 p.m.

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, is there Professional Development in Indian River County After All? Why Yes…Thanks to the Indian River Council
Are you a professional in the fields of aging, education, healthcare, faith-based services, museum education, caregiving, social services or the arts? Then you won’t want to miss this unique opportunity to learn more about aging and the creative process on Thursday, April 16 from 9:30–11:30 a.m. at the Richardson Center at Indian River State College’s (IRSC) Mueller Campus. The Richardson Center on the Mueller Campus at Indian River State College is located at 6155 College Lane, Vero Beach.

Gene D. Cohen, M.D., Ph.D., the director of the Center on Aging, Health & Humanities professor of Health Care Sciences and professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University, will present “New Understanding About Creativity & Psychological Growth With Aging.”

New research on aging has identified a number of positive brain and behavioral changes in the second half of life that set the stage for psychological growth and creative expression. Scientists now recognize positive developments among middle-age and older adults. The New Senior Moment – a creative one – will be perhaps the best example of a phenomenon where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Be prepared to witness the dismantling of a number of long held negative myths and stereotypes about aging. For more information, visit http://www.creativeaging.org/.

Admission to this lecture is $25 per person and seating is limited to 300. Reservations can be made by calling IRSC at (772) 462-7880 or the Cultural Council at (772) 770-4857. The deadline to RSVP and purchase tickets is Friday, April 3.

This event is sponsored by the Lifelong Learning Institute at IRSC, the Cultural Council of Indian River County, Vero Beach Magazine and the Treasure Coast Chapter of FPRA

Have a great week,
Linette