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UPCOMING PRSA-NY EVENTS

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PRSA-NY's Amazing New York Race & Happy Hour - June 20
Back by popular demand, PRSA-NY's Summer Social: The Amazing New York Race will take place on June 20th. This wildly successful event drew more than 120 public relations and marketing professionals from over 20 organizations back in 2010. If you missed it, you missed out! But here's your chance to join us for a scavenger hunt competition in the streets of New York racing with a team from your firm or with new friends for the coveted title.

FANTASTIC TEAM BUILDING EVENT! BRING YOUR WHOLE COMPANY OR DEPARTMENT

Armed with a digital camera, teams will race around the city searching for clues and performing challenges until they reach the finish line where they will be greeted with a Happy Hour and a chance to celebrate with their peers.

PRSA-NY’s Amazing New York Race is a perfect opportunity for team building, networking and a having a great time with fellow public relations practitioners. The event incorporates business skills like time management, prioritization and working together while having an AMAZING time! We’ll be racing around New York searching for clues and challenges on the topics of PR, media and social media in teams of 4-6 people. You can join as an individual or sign up as a team from your company.

Following the race we’ll meet up at the beautiful new venue EVR in midtown for a happy hour celebration and prizes will be awarded to the winning team. Sign up now to join us for this fun event!

SAVE THE DATES FOR THESE PRSA-NY 2013 PROGRAMS:

Tuesday, June 25 - PR Tuesday - Networking

Wednesday, September 18 - Meet the Media: National Broadcast

 Past events:

PRSA-NY Celebrates 26^th Annual Big Apple Awards Gala 

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America & Eli Lilly with Makovsky Win “The Best of the Best”;
NBC 4 New York’s David Ushery receives first Big Apple Award for Excellence in Journalism

NEW YORK, May 24, 2013—Public relations and communications professionals gathered at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel last night for the 26^th Annual Big Apple Awards Gala. David Ushery attended the event as the first ever award recipient of the Big Apple Award for Excellence in Journalism for his work in the industry including his current role as anchor/reporter, NBC 4 New York and host of The Debrief with David Ushery. Held annually, the awards gala presented by the New York Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA-NY,www.prsany.org) recognizes excellence in public relations.

The event brought together more than 200 professionals to highlight outstanding strategies, tactics, results and individuals in the public relations and communications field. Attendees gathered to educate, celebrate and reward practitioners with some of the industry’s highest honors.

“This was a fabulous night,” said Lea-Ann Germinder, APR, president of Germinder and Associates and this year’s president of PRSA-NY. “We had a wonderful program, in a wonderful location, to honor the best and brightest practices and professionals in the New York public relations community.”

Kowa Pharmaceuticals America and Eli Lilly and Company with Makovsky accepted the Best of the Best Big Apple Award for its “USAGE Survey: Taking on America’s Number One Killer” program. The award for Best Use of Research, Measurement and Evaluation, sponsored by the Institute for Public Relations, was presented to TogoRun with Bristol-Myers Squibb for the “SHE: The Untold Story of HIV” campaign.

Three individuals were honored with special awards for their contributions, leadership and accomplishments:

• Paul J. Gennaro, senior vice president-- corporate communications and chief communications officer of AECOM, was awarded the most prestigious individual award, The John W. Hill Award. He earned it for his demonstration of the “trilogy” of leadership skills -- integrity and truth, soundness of policies and decisions viewed in the public interest and honest facts. This award was sponsored by Hill + Knowlton Strategies.
• The Philip Dorf Award for PRSA-NY members who have an outstanding record of mentorship was presented to David M. Grant, founder and president of the LVM Group. This award was sponsored by the Dorf Family.
• Emmanuel Tchividjian, senior vice president, executive director & chief ethics officer at Ruder Finn, was awarded The President’s Award, honoring him for his commitment and contributions to the PRSA-NY Chapter.

 
The 2013 Big Apple Awards competition was open to all public relations professionals in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for programs created in 2012 and implemented throughout the United States. For a campaign or program element to be eligible, most of the actual work had to be done by professionals in the tri-state area. All of the campaigns and program elements were judged by a panel of 55 judges comprised of experienced, senior level public relations practitioners, representing a broad range of disciplines. Click here for the complete list of 42 winners (40 plus the Best of the Best and Best Use of Research).

Additional Big Apple Winner Awards and Honorable Mention Mounted Certificates are available for purchase. Click Here for More Information.

TO ORDER PHOTOS FROM THE BIG APPLE AWARDS:
Visit www.conorharrigan.com and click on Big Apple ‘13 tab for proofs and downloads.


Press coverage: 
Bloomberg.com; Commpro.biz; istockanalyst.com; NBCnews.com;  NBC4 NewYork News - Video Clip; U.S. Politics Today; Wall Street Journal

	David Ushery, NBC 4 New York, Honored with Big Apple Award for Excellence in Journalism
	Lynn Appelbaum - PRSA-NY/PRSSA Liaison & Board Member,Ken Scudder - Big Apple Co-Chair, David Ushery, Lea-Ann Germinder, APR - PRSA-NY President, Henry Feintuch - Big Apple Co-Chair & PRSA-NY President-Elect
	PRSSA Students with Ken Scudder, David Ushery, Lea-Ann Germinder & Henry Feintuch

Upcoming Event

PRSA-NY's Amazing New York Race & Happy Hour

06-20-2013