{"id":14542,"date":"2012-04-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-15T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soundpr.it\/post_news\/il-public-relations-global-network-celebra-il-20-anniversario\/"},"modified":"2012-04-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-15T22:00:00","slug":"il-public-relations-global-network-celebra-il-20-anniversario","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.soundpr.it\/en\/news\/il-public-relations-global-network-celebra-il-20-anniversario\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Relations Global Network Marks 20th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gala Celebration to be Held in Cape Town, South Africa, in a few days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prgn.com\/\"><strong>Public Relations Global Network<\/strong><\/a> (PRGN), the world&#8217;s fourth largest network of independent public relations firms, will commemorate its 20<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary this year with a year-long series of events, including the underwriting and building of a house for an impoverished family inCape Town,South \u00a0 Africa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Partnering with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmtownshiptrust.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Niall Mellon Township Trust<\/strong><\/a>, PRGN members from around the world will gather inCape Town on April 18 to complete and present &#8220;The PRGN House&#8221; to a needy family. The build will occur the day before the Network&#8217;s semi-annual business meeting begins. The Network&#8217;s 41 member agencies have pledged more than $7,000 and will volunteer their &#8220;handyman services&#8221; for a day in order to present a township family with a new home.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;When we considered how to mark our 20<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary, our members were unanimous in wanting to create something of lasting value,&#8221; said Francine Robbens, president of the Network and head of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prp.be\/en\/public-relations-brussels.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>PRP<\/strong><\/a> inBrussels. &#8220;What better way to give back than to donate our time and talent in the city in which we have chosen to celebrate our anniversary.&#8221; The Niall Mellon Township Trust is a house-building charity started by Irish philanthropist Niall Mellon. While on a visit toSouth Africa, he was so moved by the poverty he saw that he used his own funds to establish the charity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The day after they complete the house Network members will begin their three-day business meeting in Cape \u00a0 Town. The Network will be addressed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westerncape.gov.za\/eng\/pubs\/public_info\/P\/163379\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Premier<br \/>\nHelen Zille<\/strong><\/a>, leader of the opposition party; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldpress.org\/Africa\/1847.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ferial Haffajee<\/strong><\/a>, Editor of the City Press, one of South Africa&#8217;s major newspapers; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/?ref=hp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tim Hughes<\/strong><\/a>, managing director of ReadDillon International.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">PRGN was formed in 1992 when Edelman Public Relations decided to disband its affiliate network. Some of those affiliates chose to continue their partnership by forming a new organization. Started inPhoenix,Ariz., the group adopted the name The Phoenix Network, as a nod to its rebirth from the ashes of a disbanded group and the city of its founding.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When the Network reached its 10-year mark in 2002, it began recruiting members internationally and changed its name to the Public Relations Global Network to better reflect the strategic growth of the Network.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Five of the original founding member agencies \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hmapr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>HMA Public Relations<\/strong><\/a> (Phoenix), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stevensstrategic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Stevens Strategic Communications<\/strong><\/a>, Inc. (Cleveland), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buchananpr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Buchanan Public Relations<\/strong><\/a> LLC (Philadelphia), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.feareygroup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Fearey Group<\/strong><\/a> (Seattle) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DVL Public Relations &amp; Advertising<\/strong><\/a> (Nashville) \u2013 still remain active in the organization.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The mission of the Network is to serve as a resource to one another, openly sharing knowledge and contacts, in order to promote best practices and to provide global support for clients.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":14543,"template":"","news_categories":[134],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Il Public Relations Global Network celebra il 20\u00b0 anniversarioPublic Relations Global Network Marks 20th Anniversary - soundPR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.soundpr.it\/news\/il-public-relations-global-network-celebra-il-20-anniversario\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Il Public Relations Global Network celebra il 20\u00b0 anniversarioPublic Relations Global Network Marks 20th Anniversary - soundPR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Gala Celebration to be Held in Cape Town, South Africa, in a few days. 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