Time to Toot Our Own Horn (a little)

We've always been a little disappointed that non-profits can't win Oscars. Nonetheless, we do have Donatella Versace on speed dial, just in case we need a last-minute awards ceremony gown. And this morning, we came close.

SLDN has received word that our 2005 annual report has won two gold MarCom Creative Awards: in the best 2005 non-profit annual report category, and the best annual report photography category. More than 5,000 entries were judged by several thousand marketing, communication, advertising, public relations, media production and free-lance professionals. And we won!

Like any good award recipient, we have a few people to think, especially our talented and well-hydrated designer, Audrey Denson, and our beach-livin' photographer, Judy G. Rolfe. They did an extraordinary job on the report, and we wouldn't have won without them.

So today, for just a few minutes, we toot our own horn . . . just a little.

- Steve Ralls