If you are responsible for handling a crisis, or if
you’ve ever been interviewed by a newspaper or
television reporter and were more than slightly
disappointed by the resulting story, then you won't want to miss the November meeting. “Bruce Hennes is both a crisis communication practitioner as well as a professional lecturer, so

his presentation is not only animated and engaging, it’s also extremely helpful,” said Kathie Pohl, who attended a similar presentation last January with fellow member, Barb Snow.

Bruce Hennes is president of Hennes Communications, a crisis communications, media training, media relations and litigation communications firm based in Cleveland. He counts among his current and former clients businesses such as The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, Avery-Dennison, NASA, Forest City Enterprises, The Westfield Group, and The Summit County Children’s Bureau.

Hennes is a Graduate Lecturer in Advanced
Communications/Media Relations for Public Officials in the Levin College of Urban Affairs at
Cleveland State University. He also is a member of the board of The Press Club of Cleveland and a

member of the Public Relations Society of America and frequently speaks before bar and trade associations across the United States.

Attendees will receive handouts including tips on
how to better prepare for the reporter’s interview and checklists that can be used prior to consenting to the interview. Video clips of case histories also will be shown.

With so much material to review, this will
be a 90-minute presentation. Plan on
arriving at 11:30 to register. Lunch will be
served beginning at 11:45, and Bruce’s
presentation will begin at noon, ending promptly at 1:30 p.m.

This special presentation is geared towards
anyone with limited experience facing the press;
however, even seasoned practitioners will find
Bruce’s review of the basics to be of value.
Reservations are due by Friday, November 4 by
calling Diana Lewis at (440) 255-8932 or emailing Shirley Wolfe at wolfeshirley@yahoo.com.

Lake Communicators’ members will receive
their renewal invoices in November. Dues remain
at $100 for 2006; 2nd member from the same
business or organization may join for $25.00.
To be included in the 2006 Membership Directory,
dues must be paid by February 15, 2006.

New for 2006, Student Memberships will be
available for $25.00 as well as Associate Member-

Heisley Road, Mentor. Lunch cost is $15 per
member and $20.00 for a guest who are welcome twice. Dianne Myers, president of Marketing With Vision, is VP-Public Relations for the group, 440-205-1592. For more info, contact John Bogert, president of the club at 440-946-8850 or jbcpa@sbcglobal.net.

Ernst Weninger, regional marketing for
University Hospitals, 6210 Colleen Drive,
Concord OH 44077; Phone: 440-639-1833
Email: efweninger@sbcglobal.net. 

will be on your own. There will also be door
prizes.

So, come to relax after work and mingle ... you
also might invite your marketing friends and
business associates and help increase membership. Who knows? Maybe there will even be a prize to the member who brings in the most new members. (Are you listening Dick Fraser?)

Reservations are required by December 9th by
calling Diana Lewis at 255-8932 or emailing
Shirley Wolfe at wolfeshirley@yahoo.com.

For the past two years, Erica Kosinski of
Lake County Council on Aging has been editor.
Tom Ruffner of Villa Beach Communications
has handled the graphic design and layout of the
newsletter while Jim Jones of Jones Printing
Services, Inc. has donated the printing and
mailing services have been provided by Shirley
Wolfe of Jaye Wolfe Enterprises.

Board members Kathie Pohl and Annemarie Donnelly have chosen not to run for another term so that other members have the opportunity to serve the organization. We have been assured that even though Kathie and Annemarie will not be on the board, they will remain involved.

And the winners are:

Advertising:
First place: SiD Studios, Omnova ads
Second place: Walter Greene & Co., World Class/Breakthrough ads
Special recognition: Steris Corporation, Chameleon ad

Collateral:
First place / Best of Show: Walter Green & Co., The Enemy Within
Second place: Walter Greene & Co., Taking Flight
Special recognition: Villa Beach Communications,
New Student Orientation - John Carroll University; Laketran, Ride Guides

Copywriting:
First place: Effective Training & Communications, Inc., "Administrative Assistance" column in Government Video magazine (4 articles)

Corporate Identity:
First place: SiD Studios, Pierre's Smooth Churned Light
Second place: Marous Brothers Construction, Corporate Identity Package

Graphic Design:
First place: University Hospitals Health System,
MacDonald Women's Hospital Web Announcement
Second place: Walter Green & Co., Maltz Museum Grand Opening Gala
First place-student: Maria Iafelice, Ashland University student "90,000"

MultiMedia Advertising Campaign:
First place: University Hospitals Health System / Brown Memorial Hospital, The Ohio Bone & Joint Institute at UHHS Brown Memorial Hospital

Photography:
First place: Skip Trombetti, Night Patrol

Publications:
First place: Lake Erie College, Lake Erie Magazine-Summer 2005
Second place: Marous Brothers Construction, Structures Newsletter
Special recognition: Kaiser Permanente, Partners in Health
Special recognition: Villa Beach Communications, John Carroll University Magazine

Publicity Efforts/Special Events:
First place: Walter Greene & Co., This Will
Change the Way You Think
The News-Herald Public Information Award:
First place: Lake Metroparks, A Report to the
Community
Second place: McKinney Advertising & Public
Relations, Everybody Works Public Information
Campaign

Video/Audio:
First place: Auburn Career Center,
Discover Auburn
Second place: Fraser Video Productions, All Types
Special recognition: City of Mentor, BBC/Mentor
Channel Promo; Perry Public Schools,
Science Rocks (Children)

Website:
First place: Thom Zahler Art Studios,
www.thomz.com
Second place: Thom Zahler Art Studios, www.barbaraferrer.com

Monthly Meetings
Membership meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month at the Comfort Inn & Conference Center, 7701 Reynolds Road, just south of Rt. 2. Lunch meetings are held from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. and include networking and a half hour program. Breakfast meetings are held from 7:45 to 9 a.m. Guests are always welcome.

Advance reservations are required by replying to Shirley Wolfe's e-mail at wolfeshirley@yahoo.com or by calling Diana Lewis at (440) 255-8932 by the Friday prior to the meeting. You may send a substitute; no-shows will be billed. Members $10, guests $15.

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