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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Jennifer Bennerotte, Communications & Technology Services Director
Phone 952-833-9520 • Fax 952-826-0389 • www.EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City receives six communications awards from MAGC
Edina, Minn., May 21, 2012 – The Minnesota Association of Government Communicators (MAGC) on
May 21 presented the City of Edina with six awards for work completed in 2011.
The City was presented five Awards of Merit and one first-place Award of Excellence in the 30th-annual
Northern Lights Awards competition. “It Will Blow Up In Your Face,” a public service announcement about
responsible hosting, received an Award of Excellence. The City received Awards of Merit for the quarterly
magazine About Town, news program “Agenda: Edina” and internal newsletter City Slick. The Communications
& Technology Services Department also received two Awards of Merit for “Halloween 16” – one in the “Use
of Social Media” category and another in the “Public Information Projects – Special Events” category.
“Our department is honored to have been recognized by MAGC. It is humbling to receive awards from our
peers in government communications for the work we do,” said Communications & Technology Services
Director Jennifer Bennerotte. “Staff works hard to produce high-quality communications and marketing
materials that reinforce the City’s brand and educate and inform our residents, businesses and visitors.”
More than 150 entries in 13 categories were received and judged by a prestigious panel of experts. Of those
entries, 67 were deemed award-worthy. The City of Edina received more awards than any other agency in the
2011 competition.
For more information on the City’s publications or communications projects, contact Bennerotte, 952-833-
9520.
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