Monday, December 7, 2009 - Media Relations Staff Earns 10 FGCA Awards
For the second consecutive year, St. Lucie County's Office of Media Relations received recognition from the Florida Government Communicator Association (FGCA) at the group's annual Crystal Awards.The Office of Media Relations submitted six entries in this year's annual FGCA Crystal Awards competition earning 10 total awards, including four Crystal Awards, the top award in each category. The County also won five Judges' Awards, which recognize projects achieving maximum results with minimum expenditures. The winners were announced last week at the FGCA's annual conference held in Palm Beach Gardens.
- Public Relations Program: Special Event - Opening of the Douglas M. Anderson Emergency Operations Center - Crystal Award and Judges' Award
- Printed Tools of Public Relations: Brochure - Parks and Preserve Brochure - Crystal Award
- Printed Tools of Public Relations: Press Release - "New Bunks at the EOC" - Judges' Award
- Audio/Visual Tools: Public Service Announcement More Than One Minute - St. Lucie County's Spay and Neuter Program - Award of Excellence and Judges' Award
- Audio/Visual Tools: Public Service Announcement Less Than One Minute - FHSAA Baseball State Playoffs - Crystal Award and Judges' Award
- Audio/Visual Tools: Promotional Video - St. Lucie County Regional History Center - Crystal Award and Judges' Award
Since 2005, the St. Lucie County Office of Media Relations has received 36 regional, state and national awards for its video production, brochures, press releases and other communications projects.
The Florida Government Communicators Association (FGCA) grew out of an organizational meeting of city and county public information officers in Tampa in 1987. FGCA became an official organization in 1989 and is open to any government communicator in the state of Florida, including those working for city, county, school board, public utility, water district and state agencies. For more information visit: http://www.fgca.org/.