AAF - Cleveland

Calling All Chefs - 4th Annual AAFCLE Chili Cook-Off

Entries are $75

Tickets are just $10 and include one drink 

Order tickets here 

To enter the competition email AAFCLE Executive Director Dan Leibundgut 

AAFCLE Announces ADDY Winners

Over 250 people attended the 2011-2012 AAF-Cleveland ADDY Awards at Quicken Loans Arena and the club handed out over 130 ADDY Awards including three Judge's Choice Awards, SofA Awards and the Best of Show Award.

Judges Choice #1

Little Jacket for “Anything They Want To Be” Annual Report, done for Open Doors Academy.

Credits:
Christian Woltman, Designer
Andy Hendricks, Designer
Roger Frank, Writer/Creative Director
Ken Hejduk, Creative Director
Paul Sobota, Photographer 

Judges Choice #2

Little Jacket for “Client Feedback and Appreciation System,” done for Little Jacket.

Credits:
Roger Frank, Writer/Creative Director
Christian Woltman, Designer
Andy Hendricks, Designer
Ken Hejduk, Creative Director 

Judges Choice #3

Doner for “Travaasa Photography,” done for Travaasa Destinations.

Credits:
Mark Masterson, Senior VP/Creative Director/Art Director
Chris Crisman, Photography 








SofA Awards

Best of Show

“Hebrew Beer Ad Campaign.”

Credits:
Brendan Hayes, Kent State University









Best of Show

Marcus Thomas LLC for “Marcus Thomas Holiday Card” 

Credits:
Jim Sollisch, Creative Director
Jonathan Schmitt, Art Director
Anthony Pichotta and T.J. Prochaska, Copywriters
Laurie Znidarsic, Producer 

Flourish Inc. won the most awards with 39 including 3 Gold and 9 Silver.  Marcus Thomas LLC was next with 30 awards including 8 Gold and 5 Silver.  All Gold and Silver winners will have their entries forwarded to the district competition next month.  All Gold winners at district will be sent on to the national competition which culminates at the AAF National Conference in June in Austin, Texas.

Congratulations to all of our winners.

February Portfolio

The February issue of Portfolio is now available for download.

Cover courtesy of Toomey & Friends Advertising. 

We're Moving Our FaceBook Page

Our new home on FaceBook will be at www.facebook.com/AAFCLE.  Be sure to stop by and "like" us.  We'll be shutting down the old AAFCLE Fan Club Page shortly.

Member Benefits

As a member of AAF-Cleveland you also become a member of AAF National with its 40,000+ members and 200 local clubs nationwide.  You're eligible for these national and local benefits.

Click here to see the list and to take advantage of your membership in AAF-Cleveland.

AAFCLE Seeking Volunteers

AAF-Cleveland is seeking volunteers to serve on its various committees.  Get the most out of your membership by serving with like-minded professionals and help to enhance the industry in the region.

Click here to see the list of committees.

Get Your AAF-Cleveland Gear

We've opened up our new AAF-Cleveland Merchandise Store online.  Now you can get all of you AAF-Cleveland gear like hats, shirts, mugs and even stuff for your pets.  Check out the new store by browsing here.

In your Facebook

Join the AAFCLE Fan Page. It's social. It's networking. It's oh so 2.0.

Get LinkedIn

You're LinkedIn, right?

You ought to be.

There's now an AAF group on Linked In and I think you should to.  Joining will allow you to find and contact other AAF members on LinkedIn.

The goal of this group is to help members:
• Reach other members of AAF
• Help officers from various clubs network to find help, speakers, ADDY judges and more
• Accelerate careers/business through referrals from AAF Group members
• Know more than a name – view rich professional profiles from fellow AAF Group members

Here’s the link to join.

Take a look.  It should be a useful tool for you.