Do You Know a Hero With a Heart?
Are you up for helping a non-profit volunteer win a $5,000 award? If yes, read on.
If you’re like most people, you get most of your inspiration from people who are quietly changing the world each and every day. I know I do.
They’re not on the front page of the newspaper, and they’re not mingling with the Gates and Buffets of the world… or heck, even the Shankmans and Brogans of our world.
They’re everyday people like you and me who have shown extraordinary commitment to making this world better than when they found it.
Image: Lel4nd via Flickr, CC 2.0
Well, here’s your chance to shine a spotlight on them.
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It really does take a village
This past Tuesday saw the culmination of IABC/DC Metro’s 2010 Silver Inkwell awards.
And by that I mean the result of the blood, sweat and tears of the 130+ entrants, the two co-VPs of the program, our chapter administrators, my entire board… and me.
Boy, am I glad it’s over!
Not because it was something I was dreading
but because it took a LOT of work to coordinate and pull off.
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After I moderate today’s #measurePR chat, I’ll be heading out to the Hyatt Regency, Bethesda, where IABC/DC Metro is holding its annual Silver Inkwell awards gala.
We say the Silver Inkwells are the “signature of excellence” for area communicators.
Why?
Because when they submit their entries, they are judged not just on how beautiful or creative they are,
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