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Contact: Michelle Breeze, Erwin-Penland
(864)-672-5578
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Greenville Ad Club Launches 51st Year at Handlebar

Greenville, SC (September 14, 2004) – The Greenville Ad Club (GAC) will launch its 2004 – 2005 year at the Handlebar on Stone Avenue with presentations by President Ty Thornhill and Vision 2025 committee member Don Koonce. Koonce, a past GAC Silver Medal Winner (one of the most prestigious national advertising awards) is a principle and founding member of Envision, an interactive and broadcast company. Club President Thornhill is an Account Supervisor with Erwin-Penland Advertising and will speak briefly on the GAC mission for 2004-2005, including how the Greenville Ad Club and the advertising community at large plans to positively impact the growth of Greenville and surrounding areas.

The club will also be presenting Third District ADDY® awards to several local agencies, including Henderson Advertising, Erwin-Penland and Brains on Fire. Members are free and guests are $25. Any guest attending the kick-off party will receive a voucher redeemable for a future meeting.
All attendees will receive a 20% discount (non-transferable to other concert nights) to hear the Everyday Strangers, Barney's Jive Band, Alternative Solution & The Malah, as part of the Mountain Rocks Series immediately following the meeting at the Handlebar.

Other speakers expected throughout the year include world-renowned graphic designer David Carson, Ignition Consulting founder Tim Williams, Lou Carbone of Experience Engineering, and multi award winning speaker Robert Wilson, among others.

The Greenville Ad Club is an affiliate of the American Advertising Federation (AAF), the country’s leading professional advertising organization. Membership is made of professionals in the advertising and marketing communications industries. 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.