Awards & Distinctions

     Beverly and Martin Paris, owners of Paris Productions in Vero Beach, were honored as Laurel Award Winners on March 25th. The 14th Annual Laurel Awards Celebration Dinner, hosted by the Cultural Council of Indian River County was held at Grand Harbor Club. The 2009 honorees represented a broad spectrum of cultural leaders in the Indian River County community who were recognized leaders, consistently supporting the cultural community in a variety of categories. The honorees were selected by members of the Cultural Council from a grouping of submitted nomination applications.
     The Paris' were nominated by Main Street Vero Beach (MSVB) for the Philanthropic/Business Leadership Award and cited by the non-profit organization for their consistent financial support to MSVB since 1994.
     "Their association with the downtown organization began out of their desire to help promote the historic sector of Vero Beach and make it their personal mission to see positive things happen for the downtown area," according to MSVB President Daniel Fourmont in his nomination of the Paris'. "In fact, their names are almost synonymous with downtown Vero Beach as far as the activities that take place there go."
     Paris Productions specializes in Public Relations, Advertising and Promotions for not-for-profit and for profit organizations and businesses. The firm was established in 1994 and Beverly and Martin are well known in the community for the handling of many local events, 24 non-profit events since last October.
     For more information on Paris Productions, call 772-234-4412 or email parisproductions@bellsouth.net.

 

     Beverly S. Paris, Owner and Operator of Paris Productions, a Consultant of Public Relations, Advertising & Promotions in Indian River County, is the proud recipient of an Award of Distinction from the State of Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA), for her work on the Mental Health Association’s TurtleTrax program. Tammy Adams and Mary-Ruth Foley of the Mental Health Association in Indian River County, Inc.(MHA) joined Paris at the Amelia Island FPRA Conference’s Golden Image Awards Ceremony earlier this week to receive the honored award. Paris was one of 277 submissions in the competition and was one of 117 individuals or companies to be selected.  The award was presented by Adrienne Moore, FPRA President and member of the Treasure Coast Chapter.

     The Golden Image Awards competition is conducted annually by the FPRA to recognize outstanding public relations programs in Florida and to encourage and promote the development of public relations professionals in our state. Winners demonstrate the very best examples of innovation, planning and design. To qualify for judging, an entry must incorporate sound public relations research and planning. Entries also must meet the highest standard of production, execution and evaluation of results and budget. The Award of Distinction is presented to an individual or company that meets the standard of excellence set by a panel of judges.
      The awards competition included four divisions of categories. Paris and the MHA were awarded for a Public Relations Institutional Program that created a public image for MHA. It was designed to generate support for and awareness of the organization’s mission , values, programs, plans or activities. MHA’s highly successful TurtleTrax program achieved all criteria.
      For more information on Paris Productions, TurtleTrax of the FPRA Award of Distinction, contact Beverly Paris at 772-234-4412 or parisproductions@bellsouth.net.

      Beverly S. Paris, Co-owner of Paris Productions, a Consultant of Public Relations, Advertising & Promotions in Indian River County, is the proud recipient of an Award of Distinction for Public Relations from the Treasure Coast Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA). The award recognizes Paris as the 2007 Communicator of the Year for a Nonprofit Organization; namely The Emerson Center’s 2006-2007 Celebrated Speakers Series. The award was presented by Beverly Bevis Jones, FPRA of the FPRA Treasure Coast Chapter at the Image Awards dinner held at the Schreiber Conference Center at St. Lucie West.
      The Image Awards competition is conducted annually by the FPRA to recognize outstanding public relations programs in Florida and to encourage and promote the development of public relations professionals in our state. The Award of Distinction is presented to an individual or company that meets the standard of excellence set by a panel of judges.
      The Celebrated Speakers Series, presented by the Emerson Center at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Vero Beach, was launched in late 2006 with Judy Woodruff as the guest Speaker. Other 2007 speakers included Dave Barry, George Will, The Motley Fool and Doris Kearns Goodwin.
     For more information on Paris Productions, or The 2007 Celebrated Speakers Series contact Beverly Paris at 772-234-4412 or parisproductions@bellsouth.net.