SANTA ANA, Calif., Nov. 27, 2006 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Members of the OCPRSA (Orange County Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America), OC Ad Club (Orange County Advertising Club), Ad2OC (Ad2 Orange County) will celebrate their first-ever collaborative holiday event at the new state-of-the-art Bowers Museum's Dorothy and Donald Kennedy Wing on Thursday, December 14, 2006.
The evening's festivities will begin at 7 p.m. in the beautiful central Atrium of the new Bowers Museum North Wing. Food will be provided by one of Joachim Splichal's famed Pinot Restaurants -- Tangata @ The Bowers. Drink specials, music, and libations will be sponsored by EFFEN Vodka and Red Bull. Tickets will be $35 per person for pre-registration and $40 at the door. All guests are requested to bring a toy or preferably a gift card for the Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC). Tickets for the event are limited.
There are a variety of featured activities throughout the evening, starting with the first annual OC Ad Club-sponsored Art Auction & Charity that will benefit the student scholarship funds of the OCPRSA and OC Ad Club, and CHOC. The auction will take place in the beautiful outdoor Sculpture Garden.
"The art auction is a new and unique way to involve our members, and allows them to use their own creativity to give back to the community," said Richard Wang, OC Ad Club president.
The holiday event will also include the county-renowned OCPRSA Holiday Gift Basket Raffle. "The OCPRSA Gift Basket Raffle has always been an exciting part of the evening at all past OCPRSA holiday parties. At prior raffles, OCPRSA members have donated extraordinary gift baskets, tickets for sporting events, gift certificates to OC's top restaurants and golf packages. We look forward to continuing this tradition with the OC Ad Club and Ad2OC," stated Kelly Teenor, president of the OCPRSA.
The most anticipated event of the evening will be the VIP tour of Mummies: Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt... Treasures from the British Museum, made possible by Ad2OC. This world-renowned exhibit features 14 actual mummies and sarcophagi from the ancient world, as well as more than 140 funerary artifacts. Admission for the VIP Mummies tour will be an additional $15 for members and $25 for non-members, and includes a holiday gift as well as "after hours" access to the Bowers Museum permanent galleries.
Throughout the evening, a Nostalgic Holiday Movie film festival will feature some of the most popular holiday films from the past -- all being showcased in the new 300 seat state-of-the-art Norma Kershaw Auditorium. In addition, attendees will be able to explore some of this holiday's new 2007 luxury and adventure vehicles, as they will be displayed throughout the event space.
For more information or to RSVP for the holiday event at the Bowers Museum, visit: http://www.ocprsa.org/holiday.html. For information on donating a holiday gift basket, contact Diane Forsythe by phone at 949-234-0140 or via email at forsythe@primezone.com.
About the OCPRSA
OCPRSA is the Orange County Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, the country's largest national association of public relations professionals. With more than 300 members, the Orange County Chapter offers monthly luncheons with engaging speakers, affordable professional development seminars, opportunities to work with other professionals on a variety of committees, and PROTOS, the organization's foremost public relations award program. Members have access to an agency and freelance referral service as well as a PRSA job line. Members come from business and industry, public relations counseling firms, government agencies, educational institutions, trade and professional groups, healthcare groups and not-for-profit organizations. For additional information on membership, contact Leisa Brug Kline at (949) 413-4447 or visit the OCPRSA website at www.ocprsa.org.
About the Orange County Ad Club
The OC Ad Club is the largest professional and nonprofit association dedicated to the ongoing development of Orange County's advertising community. It consists of more than 300 members, including industry leaders, decision makers and key influencers within advertising agencies, broadcast production houses, printers, and interactive shops. The OC Ad Club's objectives are to drive awareness of Orange County as a major ad market, unify and strengthen the community, and promote a friendly, informative, professional, and fun environment. For more information about the OC Ad Club, please call Julia Labosky at 949-387-1721 or visit www.ocadclub.org.
About Ad2OC
Ad2OC is a community of some of the most talented and brightest young advertising, public relations, media producers, and creative professionals as well as students. Ad2OC offers an array of opportunities -- from exciting networking events, members-only forums, resume posting, member directories, VIP webinars, and discounts, along with invaluable creative competitions, and a host of other member-exclusive services. For more information, visit www.Ad2oc.org.