Last night, after a quick change from capris and bare feet to Little Black Dress and heels, I attended IABC/Toronto‘s Ovation awards night in downtown Toronto, “applauding excellence in communications.”
I’m pleased to say that I was part of a team accepting an Award of Merit. Over two years, Cyrus Mavalwala, Veronica Feihl, Lee Weisser and I were the executive board directing IABC’s Alliance of Independent Practitioners. Our award recognized that we helped breathe new life into this special interest group and took it from 44 members in 2004 to 84 in 2006. The group recently hit the 100-member mark and is going strong.
What is probably most satisfying about the work we did is that (a) we were all volunteers and (b) we had virtually no budget. As the judging comments said, “Great results given resources and budget challenges. Sound programming using research and addressing various audiences.”
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Congratulations to you and the team, Sue! You’ve done excellent work with AIP.
Thanks Donna!
Way to go Sue. You all deserve a big round of applause. I hope you got it!
Well, only those winning an award of excellence got a moment in the spotlight but we did have our photo taken. Thanks for the good wishes!
Kudos Sue! As a new AIP Member I’m already getting good benefits thanks to your efforts.
Thank you Frances! AIP is truly a great resource for those of us freelancing. Glad you are benefiting.