Brunet-García Advertising, Inc., announces the winners of the agency’s 2012 re:solve℠ grant program: Wounded Warrior Project, Riverside Avondale Preservation (RAP) and Greenscape of Jacksonville.

Wounded Warrior Project will receive a comprehensive ad campaign to help raise community awareness. Promotional materials will be created for RAP and its Riverside Arts Market. And for Greenscape, the agency will produce design templates for audiovisual presentations promoting a healthy tree canopy.

re:solve℠, a community service initiative, has become an important part of the agency’s donated in-kind creative services worth over $200,000 annually. In its second year, the competitive grant program received over 50 applications. A panel of Brunet-García employees selected the final organizations and awarded services based on the needs expressed in the applications submitted in September.

An awards luncheon will be held in January 2012 to kick off the new re:solve℠ projects and congratulate the winners. Brunet-García encourages all Jacksonville-based 501 (c) 3 organizations to apply for our 2013 grants beginning in September of 2012. Visit www.brunetgarcia.com/resolve/ for more information and www.culturefried.com/index.php/2011/10/03/resolve-reveal/ to view the results from some of last year’s grant recipients.

Brunet-García Advertising’s creative team was honored at the 2011 American Advertising Federation’s 4^th District ADDY Awards with two Best of Category awards, three Gold ADDYs and 15 Silver ADDYs at the event held recently in Miami.  The competition, which honors excellence in advertising, is the second step of a three-step journey, taking winning entries from the local level to the national level.

Brunet-García was the only local agency and one of only three agencies in the district to win two Best of Category awards, joining Disney’s Yellow Shoes Creative Group and SapientNitro. Brunet-García’s Players by the Sea Poster Series won Best of Advertising for the Arts and Sciences and the agency’s Block x Block Illustrations won Best of Elements of Advertising.

“Walking away with two Best of Category trophies and eighteen regional ADDYs – the most awarded to an agency from Florida and the Caribbean – was certainly quite an accomplishment,” said Jorge Brunet-García, president and chief creative director of Brunet-García. “I am very proud of our team and energized by knowing that a small agency from a town once known as Cowford can compete with and beat the big boys in Miami, Tampa, Orlando and the entire Caribbean region.”

The winning entries have the opportunity to advance to the National ADDY competition. To learn more about Brunet-García’s work visit http://www.brunetgarcia.com.

February 22, 2011, Jacksonville, FL – The Brunet-García Advertising team had great success this year at the Jacksonville Advertising Federation’s ADDY Awards gala held on February 19 at the Museum of Science and History.  The creative team was recognized with a coveted Judges Award, 17 Gold Awards and 13 Silver Awards. The ADDY awards honor excellence in advertising and cultivate the highest creative standards in the industry.

In addition to the creative awards, the AAF Silver Medal was presented to Jorge Brunet-García, agency partner and executive creative director.  This award is presented annually to an individual for outstanding contributions to advertising and active involvement in furthering the industry’s standards, creative excellence and responsibility in areas of social concern.

Each of Brunet-García’s winning entries now has the opportunity to advance to the Regional ADDY competition (one of 14 in the nation), and then those winners proceed to the national level.   To view all of the Brunet-García winning entries, go to www.culturefried.com.

For Immediate Release

Contact
Diane Brunet-Garcia
JPL Foundation Board Member
dbrunet@brunetgarcia.com

“Children’s Chapter” Event to Benefit the Jacksonville Public Library
-The Jacksonville Public Library Foundation Will Host the Event on March 19-

The Jacksonville Public Library Foundation announces its Children’s Chapter event will take place on Saturday, March 19, at the Main Library. The free event, presented by Target Corporation, will feature guest authors, meet-and-greets, book readings and art activities for children and will be held from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., at 303 N. Laura Street, Jacksonville, Florida.

Children’s Chapter is traditionally one of the best attended events of the Much Ado About Books literary festival. Sponsor dollars for this event will support ongoing programs of the Jacksonville Public Library System.

“Though Much Ado About Books is on hiatus for 2011, the Children’s Chapter is critical in drawing attention to early literacy,” said Barbara Gubbin, library director. “We are grateful to the Foundation and to Target for their continued support.”

This year through a new partnership with Duval County Public Schools, the event is expected to attract even more families. Dana Welcker with Murphy & Anderson, P.A., and Justin Taylor with Picture Happy Media will serve as co-chairs.

“We are as excited as ever about this year’s Children’s Chapter,” said Ms. Welcker, who has been previously involved with Much Ado About Books. “Volunteers will be working tirelessly for a couple months to make sure the event exceeds expectations.”

Booths with crafts and educational activities will line the conference level of the Main Library downtown. The event has been relocated from the outdoor courtyard to the conference level of the library to allow extra space for book readings and educational activities.

“Again this year, Children’s Chapter will host an exciting lineup of authors, exposing local children to the thrill of a good book,” said Howard Coker of Coker, Schickel, Sorenson and Posgay law firm and chair of the Jacksonville Public Library Foundation.

Guest authors have been invited and will be announced soon. Organizations interested in sponsoring this event, which is free to the public, should contact Diane Brunet-Garcia at dbrunet@brunetgarcia.com or 904-346-1977.

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Brunet-García has been named to the Jacksonville Business Journal’s 2010 list of the Coolest Office Spaces in the honorable mention category. Our office is a truly a reflection of how our agency operates. The entire staff shares one large open room that is ideal for collaboration. The kitchen and outdoor patio are popular spots to grab a snack or enjoy lunch with the BG team. We are honored to have our office listed among some of the most spectacular offices in the city.

View the full list of honorable mention offices.