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The Greenville Ad Club Hosts Prestigious Annual Advertising Industry Event
--The ADDY ® Awards Gala Draws the Who’s Who in Upstate Communications --

GREENVILLE, S.C. (February 24, 2006) – The Greenville Ad Club (GAC), a local chapter of the American Advertising Federation, will recognize creative advertising achievement at the annual GAC ADDY ® Awards Gala, sponsored by National CineMedia, on Saturday, March 4, 2006 from 6:00-10:00 PM at the Embassy Suites in Greenville, South Carolina.

Recognized as the advertising industry’s equivalent to the Academy Awards, the prestigious ADDY Awards ceremony is a black-tie event that attracts the who’s who of the Upstate’s communication world to showcase their best work. Entries will be on display in the “winners gallery” from 6:00-7:00 PM followed immediately by an awards ceremony announcing Gold and Silver winners in each category.

Over 600 pieces were entered in 78 categories in this year’s local Greenville Ad Club ADDY competition and judged by a selection of advertising industry professionals from around the United States . Judges included Tim Sabo from GSD&M in Austin , Texas ; Laura Powers from Lewis Communications in Nashville , Tennessee ; and Tim Hamill from Bernstein-Rein in Kansas City , Missouri .

“Winning an ADDY Award is one of the most prestigious marks of distinction that a communications professional can earn,” comments Ty Thornhill, President of The Greenville Ad Club. “Having your work recognized by a panel of your own peers as an example of artistic excellence is a true honor.”

The three-tier ADDY competition recognizes achievement on a local, district and national level. Those entries that earn Gold at the local GAC ADDY Gala will advance to the Third District judging competition to be held in Greenville on March 24 & 25, 2006. District level Gold winners will advance to national competition and be honored at the AAF National Conference in San Francisco on June 11, 2006 .

The ADDY Award Gala, sponsored by National CineMedia, is open to the public. Advance ticket sales are required and can be purchased online at www.gvilleadclub.org or via phone at (864) 298-1337 for $55.00.

National CineMedia, which develops pre-feature cinema entertainment for 13,000 screens nationwide, is the premier GAC ADDY Gala sponsor. For more information about

cinema advertising, please log on to www.ncm.com. Additional sponsorship supporters include

Corbis, CSI Printing, Sandy Alexander, Skyline Post, TPM-The Color Lab, and Greenville Fulfillment .

The Greenville Ad Club is an affiliate of the American Advertising Federation (AAF) and is comprised of nearly 100 members who work in advertising, marketing, public relations and other related industries throughout Greenville , Spartanburg , Anderson and Asheville , North Carolina . Founded in 1953, The Greenville Ad Club encourages professional development through seminars, award presentations, networking and industry leader recognition. Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month, September – June. For more information, call (864) 371-8214 or log onto www.gvilleadclub.org.