Award Entries Sought for Excellence in Social Media and Excellence in Public Relations – Deadline April 23

Award entries for excellence in use of social media and in public relations are sought the Yankee Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) by April 23.

The chapter’s inaugural SUMMIT AWARD will focus on excellence in the use of social media as the primary tool utilized in a public relations campaign. The award winner – an individual, team or business – will be recognized for effective use of one or more “new media” tools to achieve a specific objective in 2009.

The chapter also seeks entries for its PATRICK JACKSON AWARD, which recognizes a non-public relations practitioner who successfully uses public relations principles to benefit his/her organization and community. Past winners include the Amoskeag Business Incubator, Denise Doleac of the Children’s Museum of NH, Larry Gammon of Easter Seals of NH, and Thomas Raffio of Northeast Delta Dental.

Nominees for both awards should be based in the Yankee PRSA service area of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, and submissions are due by April 23, 2010.  Guidelines and applications are at www.yankeeprsa.org/awards. The awards will be presented June 10 at the chapter’s annual meeting in Concord, NH.