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Join us for an Image Awards Writing Workshop
Have you started your Image Awards entry? Jot down a few thoughts? Not sure where to get started? Join us for an informal, in-person workshop with past Image Award recipients at Patticakes in Tioga to review what it takes to win an Image Award. Open to FPRA members...
Register today for this year’s Quiz for a Cause
Our annual Quiz for a Cause fundraiser is back! Bring your smartest friends and test your knowledge from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 at First Magnitude Brewing Company. Early-bird registration is $25 per professional/$10 per student. After Jan. 31, registration goes up...
Learn what it takes to become an Image Awards champion
Interested in entering this spring's Image Awards? Make plans to register for an "Image Awards 101" Zoom presentation at noon Jan. 18 with award-winning PR counselor Tina Banner, APR, CPRC. FPRA Gainesville is collaborating again with FPRA Jacksonville to host the...
Chapter celebrates the holidays with party
We were able to envelop ourselves in Christmas cheer to close out the year Saturday., Dec. 10. Our Board thanks everyone who was able to attend, and especially our gracious hosts for welcoming us. Their Gainesville home is one of a kind, and brought us happy...
Sought-out speaker presents to chapter
Nneka Chiazor, VP of field government and public affairs for Cox Communications in Virginia, spoke to members via Zoom Nov. 17. Nneka is a communications and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champion (DEI Champion) and presented the topic: "5 Habits of Incredibly...
Do you want to earn your APR?
Didn’t get a chance to attend our APR Kickoff on Nov. 1, but still want to earn your APR this Board year? Director of Accreditation Patricia Vernon, APR, CPRC, UXC, is holding weekly APR sessions at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays over Zoom. After the first of the year, she will...
Former state FPRA president presents to chapter
Members had another great monthly program Thursday, Oct. 20, at Paramount Grill. Alyson Sologaistoa, APR, CPRC, and a former state FPRA president, gave a presentation on how challenger brands can live in harmony and push each other to improve their products or...
Help serve the chapter by joining a committee
Get involved! Committee work allows you to gain knowledge and skills you might not have within your day-to-day job. Learn from colleagues or community leaders, hear different points of view and expand your knowledge. IMAGE AWARDS COMMITTEE New to the chapter or...
Chapter learns about electronic communication tools
Devon Chestnut, APR, CPRC, gave members an insightful look into electronic communication tools during the September Monthly program on Sept. 16. Devon is the Immediate Past State FPRA President, a former Gainesville FPRA President and the communications manager for...
FPRA State President helps install Board
Thanks to 2022-2023 Florida Public Relations Association President Jay Morgan-Schleuning, APR, CPRC, for joining us to install our 2022-2023 FPRA Gainesville Chapter Board on Aug. 26 at Paramount Grill. This year's Board is: President, Joey Martinez Immediate Past...