AAF of The Midlands Announces 2009 ADDY® Awards Gala
February 18, 2009
COLUMBIA, SC – February 18, 2009 – The American Advertising Federation (AAF) of The Midlands has just announced that the 2009 ADDY® Awards Gala will be held Saturday, March 14 at 300 Senate at the Canal in downtown Columbia. Festivities will begin at 6:30 p.m.
The mission of the ADDY Awards is to recognize and reward creative excellence in the art of advertising. The awards, which are open to all advertising professionals and students, were due in early January. On March 14, more than 100 ADDY Awards will be presented to members of our local advertising industry for their talents.
The ADDY competition in Columbia is the first of a three-tiered national competition. Winners at the local level can proceed to the district-level competition, and if successful there, can proceed to compete for a National ADDY Award.
For more information, or to purchase tickets, visit http://www.aafmidlands.com/. Advance ticket prices are $55 for AAF of The Midlands members, $65 for non-members, and $25 for students and can be purchased online by March 4. Tickets will also be available at the door for $75. Reserved tables are available for groups of eight with advanced payment.
About AAF of The Midlands
The Columbia Ad Club was founded in 1955 and is affiliated with the American Advertising Federation (AAF), which is the oldest national advertising trade association, representing 50,000 professionals in the advertising industry worldwide. By vote of the local organization’s Board of Directors, the affiliate’s name was changed in 2007 to AAF of The Midlands in order to enhance branding on a local, regional and national level. AAF of The Midlands is a member of the Third District of the AAF, which represents South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. Membership is open to any individual or company involved in any way in advertising, communications or marketing. For more information on AAF of The Midlands, visit http://www.aafmidlands.com/.
About the ADDYs
With over 60,000 entries annually, the ADDY® Awards are the world’s largest and arguably toughest advertising competition. The ADDY Awards represent the true spirit of creative excellence by recognizing all forms of advertising from media of all types, creative by all sizes and entrants of all levels from anywhere in the world. The American Advertising Federation, a not-for-profit industry association conducts the ADDY Awards through its 200 member advertising clubs and 15 districts. It is the only creative awards program administered by the advertising industry for the industry.
