Promoting social capital
Modeled on the theory of social capital, LEAD VIRGINIA is a nonprofit and non-partisan organization that educates proven leaders about regional differences, opportunities and challenges across the commonwealth. Caryn Foster Durham, class of 2008, was recently selected as the program’s Central Virginia Alumni Chair.
Caryn’s responsibilities will include maintaining communications and relationships with classmates and prior program graduates and to recruit prospective LEAD VIRGINIA candidates. Durham also serves on the Communications
Committee for the program and was a co-chair for the 2009 Richmond curriculum.
CRA medal count: gold, silver, silver
CRA took home some precious metal in the form of Addy Awards from the recent American Advertising Federation
– West Virginia annual awards dinner. The award count for CRA at the end of the evening included gold and two silver Addy Awards for work completed in 2009.
The top prize, gold, was awarded to CRA for its production of the “This is Our West Virginia” video. In
honor of CRA’s 35th anniversary, we produced this video and presented
it to the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce at its annual Business Summit
meeting. The video provides a showpiece tool to allow the State of West Virginia
and companies in West Virginia to utilize the video for recruiting businesses,
employees and investment. View the video.
CRA received a silver award for work completed for the second inauguration of West Virginia Governor Joe
Manchin. The Office of the Governor selected CRA to design and produce the collateral materials for the event including the invitation package, the guide book, RSVP card, map, event signage, inaugural program and all printed
elements (tags, car magnets, tickets and signage).
The additional silver award went to CRA for the “Bench Guys” television spot for the West Virginia Lottery Hot Lotto game. This spot also won a Batchy award last year at the North American Association of State
and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) conference. Read more about the NASPL awards.
View our complete portfolio of work.
Tell it like it is
To commemorate and celebrate Black History Month, the D.C. Lottery and Charitable
Games Board unveiled its annual Black History poster. The 24th
annual commemorative poster, designed by Charles Ryan Associates, features the
fitting theme of “Tell It Like It Is” and showcases seven African American media
industry pioneers.
Featuring founders of the Freedom Journal Samuel E. Cornish and John B. Russworm, publisher and suffragette Ida B. Wells, sports writer Sam Lacy, the poster also honors the contributions of Max Robinson, the first African American TV news anchor, Cathy Hughes, owner of Radio One and Dr. Calvin W. Rolark, founder of the Washington Informer.
Since 1986, the D.C. Lottery has produced the Black History poster and recognized the achievements of African Americans in occupations such as entertainment, sports, politics, business and the arts. Each year, 25,000 copies of the poster are published and distributed without charge to schools in Washington, D.C.,
libraries and the general public.
View the complete portfolio for the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board.
Beards for kids
Thanks to the overwhelming support from CRA friends, fifteen men with fifteen beards raised nearly $4,500 for CRA’s
first-ever No Shave November (NSN) fundraiser for Watts Elementary. CRA used the
donation funds to purchase winter coats, the original goal of the fundraiser for
Watts Elementary, and expanded the effort to include school supplies since
pledges exceeded expectations.
A special thanks to the men who took on the challenge (Matt Isner, Matt Fidler, Scott Castleman, Steve Gray, Thad Smith, Chuck Lilly, Robb Major, Matt Sutton, Chad Engle, Ryan Clark, Bruce Hobart, Mark Tubbs, Vince Harper, Chuck Hirst and John Auge) as well as to each person who pledged. This winter was warmer in more ways than one.
In addition to the NSN donation campaign, CRA has been involved with Watts
Elementary through tutoring, teacher appreciation, student-of-the-month lunches,
school improvements projects and much more.
If you or your organization would like to assist CRA and give back to Watts
Elementary, contact Allison McCarty.
Mr. Chairman
Joe Gollehon has been elected Chair of the East Central District of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
for 2010. Representing public relations professionals in Michigan,
Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky, the East Central District builds stronger PRSA chapters throughout the district by facilitating chapter leadership development and communication.
The East Central District currently includes 15 chapters.
An accredited member of the PRSA and offering more than three decades of experience, Joe is a tremendous resource to CRA clients and staff. His work with some of the nation’s largest manufacturers and Fortune 50 companies has put him at the center of some of the world’s highest-profile incidents and litigation cases. In addition, he has guided communications campaigns in some of the nation’s foremost labor-relations events and represented numerous companies before state government.
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