Polaris Award Recipients

Each year, PRSA Inland Empire recognizes the best in public relations and communications through the Polaris Awards.  PRSA Inland Empire works with other PRSA member organizations to judge and score entries.  Based on final scoring, an entry may receive either a Capella, Polaris, or our coveted "Best In Show" award.

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2017 Award Recipients

Best in Show

Footsteps2Brilliance

San Bernardino County Human Services

 

Polaris Awards

Writing Category

 

CHOICE Administrators’ Employee Benefit Advisory Monthly Column

Westbound Communications

 

Annual Report Category

 

2017 Annual Report

SBCERA

 

Media/Press Kit or Online Newsroom Category

 

Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival Press Kit

Melody’s Ad Works

 

Marketing Communications Category

 

Footsteps2Brilliance

San Bernardino County Human Services

 

Media Relations Category

 

2017 NASCAR Victory Tour

Auto Club Speedway

 

Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival Media Relations

Melody’s Ad Works

 

Disabled Athlete Competes in the Mission Inn Run to Promote Workforce Inclusion

Robbie Silver

 

High Schoolers STEM into Buzzfeed Videos

Westbound Communications

 

Community Relations Category

 

Clearing the Smoke: You Don't Have to See it to Believe It

Westbound Communications

 

LSP-Community Relations

Western Municipal Water District

 

Special Events & Observances Category

 

Footsteps2Brilliance

San Bernardino County Human Services

 

Internal Communications Category

 

Westbound Finds a Creative Way to Tell #ExperianStories

Westbound Communications

 

The Splash

Western Municipal Water District

 

Newsletter Category

 

OnTap Hard Copy

Western Municipal Water District

 

Multimedia Communications

 

Making a Freeway Project in Planning

Westbound Communications

 

The Splash Video

Western Municipal Water District

 

Creative Communications Category

 

20th Anniversary Track Reunion Yearbook

Auto Club Speedway

 

Crisis Communications

 

Blue Cut Fire

San Bernardino County Human Services

 

Website Category

 

The Arc of Riverside County

Robbie Silver

 

Student Category

 

2016 Holiday PSA Campaign

CSUSH

 

Student Project So Cal Yard Handbook Proposal

Western Municipal Water District

 

Capella Awards

Writing Category

 

Michael Deatherage

California Baptist University

 

Coach Fleming

California Baptist University

 

Is tap Water Safe Blog Post

DeGrave Communications

 

Annual Report Category

 

Annual Report

The Community Foundation

 

Mt. San Jacinto College Annual Report

Mt. San Jacinto College

 

Media/Press Kit or Online Newsroom Category

 

Pechanga Resort Casino Newsroom

Pechanga Resort Casino

 

Marketing Communications Category

 

Our Program Has Stamina

California Baptist University

 

Media Relations Category

 

Gerdau Gun Melt 2016

OPR Communications

 

Morongo Thanksgiving Outreach

OPR Communications

 

Pechanga Resort Casino Chocolate Wine Festival

Pechanga Resort Casino

 

Altman Media Day

Western Municipal Water District

 

Community Relations Category

 

County Water Company Service Transition

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District

 

Special Events & Observances Category

 

Trade Show Booth

California Baptist University

 

Gerdau Gun Melt 2016

OPR Communications

 

Newsletter Category

 

San Manuel “Being A Good Neighbor”

Westbound Communications

 

Creative Communications Category

 

Conservation Rocks

CV Strategies

 

Fresh and Local Guide

Riverside County Resource Conservation District

 

Crisis Communications Category

 

City of Riverside Crisis Communications

City of Riverside

 

Magazine or Periodical Category

 

The Roundtable

California Baptist University

 

La Sierra University Magazine

La Sierra University

 

Social Media Public Relations Program Category

 

Social Media Public Relations Program 2017

SBCERA

 

Social Media Public Relations Tactics Category

 

Social Media Outreach

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District

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2016 Award Recipients

Best In Show

Mission Hospital Mental Health Stigma Reduction​

Westbound Communications

 

Polaris Awards

Brochure Category

 

SAWPA Infographic

DeGrave Communications

 

2015 Water Quality Report

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District

 

Mt. San Jacinto Viewbook

Mt. San Jacinto College

 

Annual Reports Category

 

2015 Annual Report

The Community Foundation

 

Mt. San Jacinto Annual Report​

Mt. San Jacinto College

 

2015 Financial Report

Riverside Public Utilities

 

2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report “Enjoying the Fruits of Retirement”​

SBCERA

 

Media/Press Kit or Online Newsroom

 

2016 Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival Press Kit

Melody’s Ad Works

 

Marketing Communications Category

 

Instant Hot Water Recirculating Pump Rebate Program​

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District​

 

91 Steer Clear​

Riverside County Transportation Commission​

 

Homeward Bound Project Adopt

San Bernardino County Human Services

 

Free Sprinkler Nozzles​

Western Municipal Water District​

 

Turf Removal Program​

Western Municipal Water District​

 

Overall Public Relations Category

 

Drought Outreach​

Western Municipal Water District​

 

Media Relations Category

 

Taste of Auto Club Media Day​

Auto Club Speedway​

 

Morongo Thanksgiving Outreach 30th Anniversary​

OPR Communications

 

Chapman University Survey on American Fears​

Westbound Communications & Chapman University​

 

St. Joseph Hoag Health Plants “Wellness Corners”​

Westbound Communications​

 

Community Relations Category

 

“On Our Way to 28” ​Drought Outreach Campaign​

East Valley Water District​

 

Interstate 10/Tippecanoe Interchange Improvement Project​

Kleinfelder/Simon Wong Engineering and San Bernardino Associated Governments​

 

2015 State of Education​

San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools​

 

If You See Something Say Something​

Westbound Communications​

 

WRCRWA Community Outreach​

Western Municipal Water District​

 

Special Event and Observances Category

 

Inland Empire Fatherhood Conference​

San Bernardino County of Human Services​

 

Devore Interchange​

Westbound Communications

 

Newsletter Category​

 

2016 Temecula Balloon and Wine Festival Newsletter​

Melody’s Ad Works, Inc.​

 

Multi-media Communications

 

The Child Mindset

Westbound Communications

 

Using Video to Spice Up a 35-Year Tradition​

Westbound Communications & Mojave River Watershed Group

 

Creative Communications Category

 

Valuable Influencer I-10/I-15​

Westbound Communications

 

Big Blue

Western Municipal Water District

 

Crisis Communications

 

Drought Response​

Cucamonga Valley Water District​

 

December 2nd Crisis Response​

San Bernardino County Human Services​

 

A Slow Moving Crisis​

Western Municipal Water District

 

Website Category

 

WMWD Website

Western Municipal Water District

 

Social Media Public Relations Tactics Category

 

EVMWD Social Media Outreach​

Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District

 

Capella Awards

Writing Category

 

“A Learning Experience”

Pechanga Resort

 

Brochure Category

 

The Arc of Riverside County General Brochure

The Arc of Riverside County

 

Annual Reports Category

 

Riverside County Probation Department Services and Business Plan​

Riverside County Probation PR Division

 

Media Relations Category

 

Ultimate Trip to the Track Media Day​

Auto Club Speedway​

 

December 2nd Media Response​

San Bernardino County Human Services​

 

Community Relations Category

 

LESJWA Alum Application Outreach​

DeGrave Communications​

 

Water District Outreach Plan​

Eastern Municipal Water District

 

Special Event and Observances Category

 

Employee Recognition Award Ceremony​

Riverside County Probation PR Division​

 

Hadley Fruit Orchards Grand Opening

OPR Communications​

 

Government/Public Affairs Program Category

 

“Less Water, More Color” ​Drought Campaign​

Riverside Public Utilities​

 

Corporate Branding Category

 

Strategic Communication Branding​

Eastern Municipal Water District​

 

Newsletter Category

 

Quarterly Newsletter​

SBCERA

 

Creative Communication Category

 

You Can Never Be Too Prepared​

Westbound Communications​

 

Student Project Category

 

Tower Property Management

Jessica Sanchez – California Baptist University

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2015 Award Recipients

Best of Show

It’s a Stormwater Pollution Revolution: Protecting the High Desert Watershed

Westbound Communications

 

Polaris Awards

Writing Category

 

CHOICE Administrators "The Coming Age of Defined Contribution"

Westbound Communications

 

Brochure Category

 

Isagenix International Brochure

Westbound Communications

 

Annual Reports Category

 

Annual Report

Los Angeles County Fair Association

 

2013-14 Annual Report

Riverside Public Utilities

 

2014 CAFR, “Managing Your Retirement Resources”

SBCERA

 

Media/Press Kit or Online Newsroom

 

2015 Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival Press Kit

Melody’s Ad Works

 

Marketing Communications Category

 

Bear Valley Electric Service Holiday Light Exchange

OPR Communications

 

“Be A Hero”

San Bernardino County Human Services

 

Overall Public Relations Category

 

The CA Drought – A Slow Moving Crisis

Western Municipal Water District

 

Media Relations Category

 

Orthopedic Team Responds to Quake-Ridden Nepal

Loma Linda University Health

 

Fear Fuels National Attention for Chapman University

Westbound Communications

 

Community Relations Category

 

It’s a Stormwater Pollution Revolution: Protecting the High Desert Watershed

Westbound Communications

 

Corporate Branding

 

Western’s Branding Project

Western Municipal Water District

 

Internal Communications

 

Western’s Wellness Program

Western Municipal Water District

 

Website

 

BlueRiverside.com

Riverside Public Utilities

 

Social Media Category

 

BNSF Encourages Teens to Tweet for Rail Safety

BNSF Railway

 

“Be A Hero” Campaign

San Bernardino County Human Services

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