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The Dick Pope/ Polk County chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association welcomed one new member at its monthly professional development meeting in February. Cora Ligon, Director of Creative & Client Services at Trinity Marketing Group, was welcomed into the chapter during February. The new member will receive her FPRA pin at the next FPRA…
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The Dick Pope/ Polk County chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association welcomed one new member at its monthly professional development meeting in January. Cathryn Lacy, Independent Public Relations Contractor, was welcomed into the FPRA chapter during its January meeting. The new member received her FPRA pin from President-elect/ Membership Chair, Erin Knothe, who is…
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BARTOW, FL (July 22, 2016) – The Dick Pope/Polk County chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) donated $4,000 to the George W. Harris, Jr. Runaway and Youth Crisis Shelter during a meeting of the shelter’s Leadership Board onTuesday, July 12 in Bartow. The shelter is an initiative of Youth and Family Alternatives, Inc. (YFA).…
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LAKELAND, FL (June 28, 2016) – Three members of the Dick Pope/Polk County Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) will attend FPRA’s 78th Annual Conference at Innisbrook Golf & Spa Resort in Palm Harbor, FL, August 7 to 10, on professional development scholarships awarded by the local chapter. Sheila Skipper, assistant professor of…
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(May 19, 2016) – The Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA), the oldest public relations organization in the United States, has announced the launch of LeadershipFPRA, a new program developed as an exclusive premium member benefit for those who wish to take their leadership skills to a new level. The Florida High Tech Corridor Council, long an investor in…
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LAKELAND, FL (Feb. 17, 2016) – The Dick Pope/Polk County Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) welcomed three new members during a professional development meeting on February 17 at the Cleveland Heights Golf & Country Club in Lakeland. Kate Whitaker, director of marketing and communications at Florida Southern College; Samara Anarbaeva, assistant professor…
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Bob Gernert of Winter Haven was honored by the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) with Lifetime Membership in the organization for his near four decades of service to the public relations profession and FPRA, the nation’s oldest and largest of public relations professional organization. Gernert, who joined the Dick Pope/Polk County FPRA chapter in 1978…