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Congratulations to Gainesville Chapter member Devon Chestnut, APR, CPRC, who recently earned professional certification in public relations and received the designation of Certified Public Relations Counselor (CPRC) from the Florida Public Relations Association. Devon...

Are you interested in serving on the Board of Directors for the Gainesville Chapter of FPRA or do you know someone who would make an excellent candidate? We want to know! Nominations for the 2016-2017 Board of Directors are now being accepted. To apply, complete the...

Interested in having your two page summary reviewed by past winners of the FPRA Golden Image Awards? Submit your draft to Alisha Kinman, Image Awards chair, by Monday, April 18. Work will be returned with plenty of time to edit your entry. The deadline to enter the...

  It's time to enter your best work in this year's Golden Image Awards program. Watch some highlights from the 2015 Golden Image Awards gala and then read the Call for Entries. To qualify for judging, some part of the entry has to have taken place between January...

Join us for our first Cafe Case Study: Fresh Brewed Every Time Wed., March 30 at CYM Coffee Co.! Cost is $8 and includes your choice of hand-crafted beverage. Limited to first 10 registrants. Click for more info and to RSVP. Contact MaryBeth Head, programs director,...

The FPRA Gainesville Chapter will present three special awards at the Image Awards ceremony on April 20: Member of the Year Award, John S. Detweiler, Ed.D., APR, CPRC Professional of the Year Award and Rising Star of the Year Award. Please take a few moments to...

FPRA Gainesville’s first-ever Shadow Day was a great success! Fifteen PR professionals hosted 14 students on Thursday, March 10, sharing career advice and helping students understand what public relations looks like in agency, corporate or non-profit settings....

The FPRA Image Awards recognize the best in research, strategy, implementation and execution in the public relations profession. Image Awards competitions are conducted in the spring at the chapter level and recognize the area’s best work in four main divisions:...

Change isn’t easy for anyone, but it’s about the only thing we can count on. So, the best option is to take the lead. As you read in last week’s e-news, we had very successful Quiz for a Cause event, lead by Leah Spellman, APR. And, sadly, the next day she hit I-75...

Our annual Quiz for a Cause trivia night fundraiser raised $1,198.63 for student scholarships to FPRA's 78th Annual Conference Aug. 7-10! Thank you to all who attended! First Place: the AmeriCANs Second Place: Team Oelrich Construction Third Place: Toga Party Check...