National Honor for My IPMS/Gateway PR Work

While riding back to St. Louis from Branson late Saturday afternoon (19 May), I checked my Facebook feed and read of some great news. It was a posting from the Missouri Professional Communicators (MPC) (http://www.mpc-nfpw.org/cpsiteframepage.lasso?-token.lpuserref=113815.113118) regarding the Communications Contest by the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) (https://www.nfpw.org/), of which MPC is an affiliate. Seven MPC members, whose entries won first place in various categories in the MPC contest, placed in the NFPW contest.

One of those who placed was yours truly. My press release "Gateway Chapter IPMS Donates $661 to Toys for Tots" took third place in Category 48--News or feature release-single release. This was done on a volunteer basis for the Gateway Chapter of the International Plastic Modelers' Society (http://www.ipms-gateway.com/) (https://www.facebook.com/IPMSGateway/). The award is the first national level honor I have received for my professional work, and I am so pleased to be recognized by the NPFW for my work. This recognition should be of much help as I seek full time opportunities in the communications field.

I also salute my MPC colleagues were were also honored last week: Emily Klein, Deborah Reinhardt, Susan Fadem, Kathie Sutin, Suzanne Corbett, and Alice Handelman. My congratulations to them all. The awards will be handed out at the NFPW Conference this September in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Later.