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May 2004 WWPR E-Newsletter

TOPICS:

• April "My Greatest Mistake and What I Learned From It" Luncheon Recap
• May Career Development Luncheon-Annual "Flack Attack" Program
• WWPR Committee Updates
• Membership News
• Woman of the Year
• Annual Happy Hour Save the Date

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April "My Greatest Mistake and What I Learned From It" Luncheon Recap

April's brown bag career development program, "My Greatest Mistake and What I Learned From It" featured a powerhouse panel of senior PR professionals sharing life-changing moments of failure along their paths to career success. In the interest of learning from others' experiences, the panel fostered an intimate dialogue with the audience, encouraging them to relate some of their mistakes as well.

Recurring themes in the discussion were:

• Be careful of what you say because you never know who's listening.
• Pay close attention to the little details and proofread, proofread, proofread!
• Never betray something told to you in confidence.
• Always be honest with your client even if the news is bad and they don't want to hear it.
  
  The panel included Lisa Ross, senior vice president of Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, Denise Graveline, director of communications for the American Chemical Society, Pattie Yu, one of the founders of GYMR, and Debra Cabral, executive vice president of Dittus Communications. Ross, Graveline and Yu are all winners of WWPR's PR Woman of the Year award. Special thanks to Lisa Ross for hosting the event at Ogilvy and to Denise Graveline for originating the topic idea and moderating the panel.
  
  
  

May Career Development Luncheon-Annual "Flack Attack" Program

WHAT: Flack Attack - - a lively panel discussion featuring members of the media who share do's and don'ts for pitching the press. This year's panel includes Herman Washington, Executive News Director for WHUR-FM, Tom Doggett of Reuters and Bara Vaida of the National Journal.

WHEN: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 from 12:00 - 2:00 PM

WHERE: The Arts Club of Washington, located at 2017 I "Eye" Street, NW. Closest Metro: Farragut West on the Orange/Blue lines.

COST: $35 for members; $45 for non-members (served lunch included).

RSVP: Response deadline is May 12. Please contact either Melanie Jordan at MJordan@PRStaffing.com or Jennifer Bolick at Jennifer@RichfieldProductions.com. A Mastercard or VISA number is required when making your reservation. If you are unable to attend on the day of the event, please send a colleague in your place as your credit card will be charged.

Pro Bono Committee

Thank you to everyone who helped to publicize, and participated in, the recent events for Safe Shores, the DC Children's Advocacy Center, highlighting April as Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month. The Austin Grill "First Monday" had a great turnout, despite it being a gray Monday, and the Race to Stop the Silence boasted over 1,000 people in attendance. Everyone at WWPR appreciates your continued encouragement and support!

If you would like to learn more about upcoming events, or how you can volunteer your time and expertise to help abused children in the Washington, DC area, please contact Lindsay Keller, WWPR's Pro Bono Director, at lindskeller@hotmail.com or 571-275-0994.

Background: Safe Shores - The D.C. Children's Advocacy Center (DCCAC), is a nonprofit organization working to minimize the trauma that children face by serving as a centralized facility through which abuse cases are handled. The DCCAC works in public/private partnership with a multidisciplinary team(MDT) of agencies including the Metropolitan Police Department, the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Office of the Corporation Counsel, Child and Family Services Agency, and Children's National Medical Center. A full listing of the services provided by the DCCAC is available at www.safeshores.org.

Membership
One of the many benefits of membership is FREE admission to Brown Bag Lunches! You'll also receive special member rates to other WWPR events and become part of a dynamic group of Washington PR pros!

HOW TO RENEW: If you haven't already renewed your membership for 2004, now is the time! Simply mail in your dues of $75.00 to WWPR, P.O Box 65297, Washington, DC 20035-5297.

HOW TO JOIN WWPR: Go to http://www.wwpr.org/info.shtml and complete an application, print it out and mail it in, along with your $75.00 dues to WWPR, P.O Box 65297, Washington, DC 20035-5297. Once your application has been reviewed, you'll be notified to confirm your membership. If you have any questions, please contact Amy McMillan at mcmillaa@fleishman.com.

Woman of the Year

Mark your calendars for the Woman of the Year luncheon- Wednesday November 10, 2004- 12-2:00 at the Grand Hyatt, located at Metro Center. Start considering who you would like to nominate and save room in your budgets for WOY sponsorships! If you are interested in sponsorship, donating items for the raffle or donating your time to work on the committee please contact Lisa Kelley, WOY Chair at lisak@career.org.

Save the Date--Annual Happy Hour

WWPR Annual July Happy Hour event will be held on July 22, 2004 from 6- 8PM. More information to follow in June. We hope to see you all there!

If you would like to be a sponsor or know a company that might want to be a sponsor, please email or call Torin Lee (torin_lee@yahoo.com or 703-625-6107).

Don't Miss AWC-DC Matrix!

The Association for Women in Communications, DC Chapter invites you to Our Big Event of the Year: Meet our amazing and dynamic Matrix Award winners, and learn how they achieved their success. Connect with other communications professionals. Celebrate with us!

AWC-DC 2004 Matrix Award Winners:

JAMIE FOSTER-BROWN
Publisher/Owner of Sister 2 Sister Magazine, radio and TV personality.

MARIA RODRIGUEZ
President/Founder of Vanguard Communications, who focuses her company's efforts to help affect social issues.

WHEN: Monday, May 17, 2004, 11:30-12:00 noon
Registration/Networking 12:00-1:30 p.m. Luncheon Program

WHERE: National Press Club, Washington, DC
Register now to make sure you get a seat! Go to: http://www.awcdc.net/program_matrix_may17.shtml


JOB SECTION
Coming Soon!

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