Industry Awards

Community Relations

Second Place
Shire Pharmaceuticals
"Shire’s The Great Food Fight!: High School Heroes Attack Hunger"

Editorial/Op-Ed

First Place
Crossroads Hospice
"Alzheimer’s and Dementia Awareness Week: Advice for Caregivers Coping with Grief"

Hard Copy Media

First Place
Wawa Welcome America!
"Celebrating America’s Birthday in America’s Birthplace"

Internal Communications

First Place
Dow Chemical
"Dow’s Team U: Employee Volunteers Get Back in the Game"

Media Relations

First Place
Philadelphia Mummers Parade
"Ringing in the New Year with a Family-Friendly Tradition"

Multicultural Communications

First Place
PNC
"PNC Black History Month Sets the Stage for Philadelphia’s 1860’s Civil Rights Story"

Research

First Place and Best of Show
Crossroads Hospice
"Are Physicians and Patients on the Same Page About Hospice?"

Special Purpose Publications

First Place
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT)
"One Practical Tool: Crisis Communications Guidelines for PREIT Shopping Center Properties"

Editorial/Op-Ed

First Place
Crossroads Hospice
Crossroads Hospice National Healthcare Decisions Day Op-Ed
"We Do More" to Give Top Advice on a Tough Issue

Special Events and Observances - Seven Days or More; Budget Under $15,000

Second Place
Wawa Welcome America!
"Wawa Welcome America!: Celebrating America’s Birthday in America’s Birthplace"

Community Relations

First Place
Shire Pharmaceuticals
"Shire Shows that Kids Count with 3 Causes in 3 Months"

Internal Communications

Second Place
Shire Pharmaceuticals
"A Brave New Brand for Shire"

Special Events—Seven Days or Fewer (Budget under $15,000)

Second Place
PNC
"PNC Premieres Arts Alive with Show-Stopping Celebration"

Single Piece: Newsletters

Second Place
Shire Pharmaceuticals
"The Shire Inquirer: News for a New U.S. Headquarters"

Internal Communications

Second Place
Shire Pharmaceuticals
"Building a Top Team, Communicating a Fantastic Future"

Editorial/Op-Ed

First Place
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI)
"Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI) Predicts Pennsylvania’s Care Gap: A Home Healthcare Crisis"

Audio/Visual Program

First Place
Child Care Matters
"Child Care Matters- A Teacher on Tape for Parents and Providers"

Internal Communications

First Place
Rohm and Haas
"Employing the 4 R’s to Help Rohm and Haas Keep its Promise"

Public Service

Second Place
YMCA of Philadelphia & Vicinity
"YMCA Water Safety Service is a ‘Splash’ Hit"

Community Relations

Second Place
Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions
"Nursing North Philadelphia Back to Health"

Limited Budget

Third Place
School District of Philadelphia
"Urban Family Conference Rocks Philadelphia"

Community Relations

First Place
PNC Bank
"PNC and Camden: Banking on Community"

Internal Communications

First Place
PNC Bank
"PNC Bank’s Chairman’s Challenge"

Limited Budget Communications

First Place
Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey
"Teachers Head to 'Summer School' to Learn About Business"

Special Events – Seven Days or Fewer (Budget under $15,000)

First Place
Willow Grove Park
"Willow Grove Park’s Spring 2003 Prom Dress Collection Event"

Audio/Visual Programs

First Place
PNC Bank
"Live from Philadelphia: The 12 Days of Christmas"

Editorial/Op-ed

First Place
YMCA of Philadelphia & Vicinity
"Passing the Torch for Fitness"

Special Public Relations Programs

Second Place
Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children 
"DVAEYC’s Early Childhood Conference: Creating a Better Future for Children"

Singe Piece Communications

Second Place
Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
"Living Longer, Living Better, Parners in Discovery: An Annual Report for Lankenau Institute for Medical Research"

Grand Openings

Third-Place
The Career Wardrobe
"Opening the Doors for Women to Succeed- The Working Wardrobe Becomes the Career Wardrobe"

Special Events – Eight Days or More

First Place
Willow Grove Park
"Willow Grove Park’s Grand Re-Opening Benefiting Fox Chase Cancer Center"

Marketing Communications- Established Services

Second Place
MHI Hotels
"Bringing Hospitality and History to Life"

Internal Communications

First Place
PNC Bank
"PNC Passport to the Arts"

Community Relations

First Place
PNC Bank
"PNC and People for People"

Limited Budget

First Place
Susquehanna Valley Mall
"Dinomania at the Susquehanna Mall"

Marketing Communications

First Place
Prince Music Theater
"Creating a Starring Role for the Prince Music Theater"

Institutional Programs – Three Months or Less

First Place
PNC Bank
"PNC - Banking on Cultural Collaboration for Philadelphia"

Marketing Communications

Third Place
Melitta Coffee
"Brewing Up Consumer Interest in Melitta Coffee"

Institutional Programs- Four Months or More

Third Place
Children’s Seashore House
"From Sea Air to Biofeedback: Raising Visibility of Children’s Seashore House in Honor of 125 Years of Caring"

Single-Piece Communications (Print)

First Place
Rohm and Haas
"Eureka! Rohm and Haas Research Laboratories Strikes Gold with Community Newsletter"

Limited Budget Programs

First Place
The Down Town Club

Community Relations

Third Place
Prudential
"Trading Concrete for Crickets- A New Partnership Between Prudential and The Police Athletic League of Philadelphia"

Special Events (Seven days or fewer)
First Place
Melitta North America & Hotel Atop the Bellevue
"Melitta’s Fabulous Philadelphia Dessert Bash"

Employee Communications Campaign of the Year
Shire Pharmaceuticals
"A Brave New Brand for Shire Pharmaceuticals"

Community Affairs
Shire Pharmaceuticals
"Giving Big to Help Those Less Fortunate in 2008"

Internal Communications
Shire Pharmaceuticals
"Orbit: An Out of this World Intranet Relaunch for Shire Employers"

Gold Award

Campaign/Public Affairs
Hotel Atop the Bellevue

Silver Award

New Opening  
Hotel Atop the Bellevue

Silver Jasper Award – Media Relations Print Placement
Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey
"Summer Institute for Educators"

Pinnacle Small Business Award
Simon Public Relations Group, Inc.

Bellringer Award of Merit

Overall Community Relations Program by a Company
Rohm and Haas Company, Research
Rohm and Haas Community & Education Programs

Clarion Awards
External Newsletter – Corporate/For-Profit
Rohm and Haas
"Eureka! Rohm and Haas Strikes Gold with Newsletter"

Outstanding Achievement in Visual Communication – Bronze Award
Rohm and Haas
"Eureka! Volume 2, Number I, Winter ‘96"

Rohm and Haas Company

S.J. Talucci Quality Award- Membership on a Quality Team

Outstanding Achievement & Best in Show
Melitta & Hotel Atop the Bellevue
"Melitta’s Fabulous Philadelphia Dessert Bash"

Special Events
Melitta North America
"Melitta Coffee Chefs Challenge at the Hotel Atop the Bellevue"

ACE Competition Award of Excellence
Four-Color Special Publication
Rohm and Haas Company
"Bristol Plant 75th Anniversary Bash"

Gold Bell Ringer
Rohm and Haas Company Bristol Plant
Special Brochures