April 2003 eNews

The April 2003 PRSA-St. Louis eNews is sponsored by "Bacon's Media Pulse."
There's a lot to share in this late edition of PRSA-St. Louis eNews. A wine tasting social for members and guests, May 14. A program with the author and director of New York-based "The Holmes Report" one of the resources listed in our PRSA library. A May 1-31 new membership signup where National will pick up your first year chapter dues (see below). Plus, you'll find a link here to our investigative report on three investigative reporters who spoke before 115 attendees at our April PRSA luncheon. And of course, you find new members, renewals and members in new surroundings. Read on. Be sure to check out "What others are doing" for other PR growth opportunities coming in St. Louis.

Say Hello to these new members!
Maureen M. Bossch, Public Affairs Officer, Hines VA Hospital, Hines, Ill.*
Carrie A. Braswell, Public Relations Coordinator, St. Louis Family Church, Chesterfield, Mo.
Suzanne Corbett, Freelance-Self Employed, St. Louis
Tina A. Elliott, Public Relations Specialist, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., St. Louis
Bruce Nolan, Public Affairs Officer, St. Louis VA Medical Center, St. Louis*
S. Riffe, Coordinator, Marketing & Communications, Employee Education System, Department of Veterans Affairs, St. Louis*
Yuri Nicholas Walker, Public Affairs Officer & Voluntary Services Specialist, St. Louis VA Medical Center, St. Louis*
Carrie Wenos, Public Relations Coordinator, Six Flags St. Lous
*Joined National. Yet to pay chapter dues.

And welcome back to these renewals and reinstatements:
Rosemary A. Abendroth, APR, Abendroth Communication. Janice M. Armstrong, Monsanto. Robert N. Arrol, ESP Missouri Inc.** John G. Boul, Edward Jones. Kelly J. Ferrara, The Vandiver Group. Sarah Fuhrmann, v-Fluence Interactive Public Relations. Matthew C. Gerke, The Salvation Army. Suzanne M. Holroyd, PhD, APR, The Vandiver Group. M. Eilene Kerley, APR, Consultant. Louis S. Malnassy, APR, Consultant. James G. Mohan, National Imagery & Mapping Agency. Kelly Fitzgibbon O'Malley, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc. Danielle Oser, APR, BSW Consulting. Mary M. Phelan, APR, Patrick Davis & Associates. Stephen J. Robin, Executive Bridge. Rebecca Lynn Rodgers, St. Louis Public Schools. Sylvia D. Sharockman, BJC Health Care. David Strand, Lutheran Church, Missouri-Synod. Carrie Thearle, The Boeing Company. Ann Daly Tretter, Tretter Group. Cindy J. Underwood, Savvis Center/St. Louis Blues. Jeffrey R. Waldman, Missouri Baptist Medical Center. Marie K. Yancey, Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.
**May have been listed earlier with new national members

Familiar Faces in New Settings
Trudy Barthels from SSM St. Joseph Health Center & SSM St. Joseph Hospital West to Manager of Corporate Communications at SSM Health Care. Erin Condren from Consultant to Bond+Wolfe Architects Inc. as Director of Marketing. Jessica Little, from the Center for Plant Conservation to Ritenour School District as Communications Specialist (effective May 7). Rebecca Lynn Rodgers, from Freelance Consultant to Coordinator, St. Louis Public Schools. Kathy Siddens from Events Plus to Vice President/Community Relations Manager at US Bank. And Gini Arment from consultant (St. Louis) to Arment Dietrich Public Relations Strategy and Consulting, Chicago.

Join PRSA as a full member in May and Receive a free membership to your local Chapter
Use the special Chapter Appreciation application found at www.prsa.org or contact St. Louis PRSA membership chair Jim Braibish (314) 835-9883 or jbraibish@sbcglobal.net (This offer is valid only from May 1-31, 2003, for new members at full member rate only; $225 national dues plus $65 initiation fee. Applications must be completed and postmarked by May 31 in order to receive free chapter membership.) So why not consider joining PRSA? As a member, you'll save $10 on admission to monthly chapter meetings. Plus, you'll enjoy member benefits including publications PR Tactics and The Strategist, free use of the St. Louis chapter's Job Bank, free services of the Professional Resource Center, reduced rates on the International conference - this year in New Orleans in October - other seminars, and much more.

What Others are doing locally in May and June (of interest to our readers)
CSPRC - May 13
"Making the Most of Volunteer Resources" Managing, Coordinating and Working With Volunteers" featuring: Debbie Nash. Volunteer Resource Specialist, American Red Cross. Luncheon, St. Louis Sheraton Plaza (Clayton). For more information or to make a reservation contact the CSPRC office at 314.647.1000 and leave your name, phone and organization.

Ad Club & American Marketing Association - May 16
"Creativity 2003"  Half Day. 8A-1P, Maryville College Auditorium. Featuring two speakers and creative case studies (5). Pre-registered Ad Club and AMA members $70; Students $50. For more information check out the AMA web site at www.ama-stl.org. (NOTE: The Ad Club and PRSA-St. Louis will be having a co-op luncheon June 19 at the Junior League).

United Way of Greater St. Louis - June 5
"Annual Public Relations Workshop"All-day, 8:20A-3:30P. At the Missouri Botanical Garden. The workshop is designed to bring together representatives from area news media and communications authorities with communications professionals. The $65 cost of the workshop pays for lunch, space rental, a media guide and other materials for attendees.

And, just in case you missed it...
Finally, PRSA-St. Louis chapter member Christi Dixon, our May 28 speaker, Paul Holmes, and Jeff Clobes, of Bacon's Media Pulse, were all quoted in a story on PR and Wars in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 8.

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