Greater Fort Myers Chamber Of Commerce: FPRA Southwest Florida Chapter Wins 20 Awards At Annual State Conference

Press release from Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce:

2021-08-17

FPRA Southwest Florida Chapter wins

20 awards at annual state conference

 FORT MYERS, Fla. (August 17, 2021) – The Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) honored the Southwest Florida Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) with several awards at FPRA’s 82nd Annual Conference held at the Orlando, Ritz Carlton Hotel Aug. 8-11. Members from 15 chapters across the state of Florida and public relations professionals from around the country enjoyed four days of professional development, networking and recognition from their peers.

The Golden Image Awards competition, celebrated during the Conference, is conducted annually to recognize outstanding public relations programs in Florida, during the last year, and to encourage and promote the development of public relations professionalism. Winners demonstrate the very best examples of innovation, planning and design.

FPRA State President, Alyson Lundell, APR, CPRC, presented several member organizations from the Southwest Florida chapter with 20 awards across several divisions and categories:

Division A: Public Relations Programs

Public Service Category:

Internal Category:

 Promotional/Marketing Category:

Virtual Special Events Category:

Other Category:

Division B: Collateral of Public Relations

Annual Report Category:

News Release or Pitch Category:

Other Category:

Division C: Digital Tools of Public Relations

Video Public Service Category:

Social Media Category:

Video-Public Service Category:

The Southwest Florida chapter was also honored with President’s Awards for Chapter Leadership and Communications and PR from FPRA state President Alyson Gernert, APR, CPRC.

An Award of Distinction is presented to entries that meet the standards of excellence set by a panel of judges, a Golden Image Award is presented to the top-scoring entry in each category if the entry meets predetermined criteria of excellence set by the judges, and a Judges’ Award is presented by judges for an outstanding entry that achieves maximum results while using a minimum amount of money.

About the Florida Public Relations Association

Established in 1938, FPRA is the oldest public relations organization in the country. FPRA is dedicated to developing public relations practitioners, who, through ethical and standardized practices, enhance the public relations profession in Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades counties. For additional information, please visit the Southwest Florida Chapter of FPRA website at fpraswfl.org.

This press release was produced by Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.