ADDYAwards • February 12, 2009

2009: The Year of the ADDY®

Thanks to everyone who came for an evening of good food and celebration at the 2009 ADDY Gala, and congratulations to all of our ADDY Award winners! We were pleased that so many people turned out to celebrate the great advertising being created in the Abilene area.

The theme for the gala was Lunar (Chinese) New Year, which was reflected in the beautiful lanterns provided by the Grace Museum. I received many comments from people who enjoyed the great Chinese food provided by Alley Cats / Top Cat Catering, and beverages provided by Cypress Street Station. Special thanks go to Taylor and the rest of the staff at the Historic Paramount Theatre who helped us put such a great evening together, and to Mayor Norm Archibald for being such a consummate Master of Ceremonies.

Now that the local/regional level of the competition is complete, our Gold ADDY winners will proceed to the district level, where they will be competing against advertising from Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas (AAF-District 10). Silver winners also have the opportunity to participate in the district competition (Silver winners should receive information soon from the district ADDY Chair, Marc Eisenberg about how to participate). We wish them all luck at the judging in April!

- Kit Sweeney, ADDY Chair

Awards Book
A PDF version of the winners book is available online by clicking here. There are also original copies of the book available. If you would like an original book, please e-mail Kit Sweeney at for details.

Ordering Duplicate Awards
If you would like to purchase duplicate awards for your clients or partners, you can order them from Big Country Trophies. When you call, ask for Cody or Glenda; they will be able to look up your award. Be sure to let them know that you are ordering duplicates from the AAF-Abilene awards!

Big Country Trophies
935 Butternut Street, Abilene TX
325-672-3404

District Competition
The judging for the AAF-District 10 competition will be at the District Annual Convention in Houston April 23-25, 2009. AAF-Abilene will mail all silver and gold entries to the district level, and will pay the entry fee for the gold winners. If you have won a silver ADDY award in our competition and would like to request information about entering your piece in the district competition, please contact Marc Eisenberg (the District 10 ADDY Chair) at emarc213@yahoo.com. The deadline to enter the district competition is March 2, 2009.

 

Click Here to download the 2009 Winner's Book.
Click Here to download the 2008 Winners' Book.