Annual ADDY® Awards

The annual ADDY® Awards honor excellence in advertising and cultivate the highest creative standards in the industry. Each fall the competition begins at the local level with the 210 AAF member clubs around the country. Entries must first be submitted in a local competition to be eligible for the ADDY® process. DME Studios, Shok Idea Group, Godonis & Company and Zgraph were big winners. Michael Benedict and Benedict Advertising received the Distinguished Service Award, new for 2012 in honor of their dedication to the event.

Teacher of the Year Award

Leslie Birney, a 4th grade teacher from Citrus Grove Elementary, was honred as Volusia County Schools’ Teacher of the Year for 2013. She will serve as Volusia County’s Teacher of the Year throughout this school year and next, representing all of Volusia’s teachers. Ms. Birney received her award before an audience of more than 900 friends of public education at the Hilton Daytona Beach Resort.

Feb Event | Regional Chamber Dinner

NBA Weekend by Neiman Marcus

Cookie Johnson founder of CJ jeans, and wife of Magic Johnson along with fellow fashionista and jewelry designer Simone Smith who is married to LL Cool J brought fabulous goodies to Neiman Marcus as they launched their spring collections in Orlando.