Bridge Communities Earns Gold Hermes Creative Award for Annual Report

GLEN ELLYN, Ill. - May 7, 2013 - PRLog -- Bridge Communities earned a Gold Award from the international Hermes Creative Awards competition for its 2011 Annual Report.  The annual report was released in Spring 2012 to inform donors of Bridge’s accomplishments throughout the previous year.  The annual report was entitled “Family and Friends” and depicted a scrapbook that shared reflections on various aspects of the program.  

The publication earned this high acclaim for its creativity, visual appeal and clarity in reporting.

“What a thrill to be recognized internationally for the work we’re doing in DuPage County,” said John Hayner, Bridge Communities’ Chief Executive Officer.  “We received an incredible volume of compliments on this piece, and earning a Gold Hermes Creative Award reaffirms what our supporters had already told us.  I’m excited to see our work elevated to this level.”

“Family and Friends: Bridge Communities 2011 Annual Report” was designed by Lloyd Lemna Design in Glen Ellyn and can be viewed at http://www.bridgecommunities.org/uploads/cms/documents/bridgeannualreport_2011_final.pdf.  Print copies are available on a limited basis upon request.

         Hermes Creative Awards is an international competition for creative professionals involved in the concept, writing and design of traditional materials and programs, and emerging technologies.  Hermes Creative Awards is administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals, an international organization consisting of several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, media production, web and free-lance professionals.  The Association oversees awards and recognition programs, provides judges and sets standards for excellence.  The competition has grown to one of the largest of its kind in the world.  A look at the winners shows a range in size from individual communicators to media conglomerates and Fortune 500 companies.  The competition is so well thought of in the industry that national public relations organizations, local ad clubs, and local business communicator chapters are entrants.