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Brain Donor Appeal wins PR Week Award

21 October 2009

PR Week Awards 09 WinnerThe Parkinson's Disease Society's Brain Donor Appeal has won the PR Week Award 2009 for best not for profit campaign in the Corporate and Public category.

The award was presented last night to the charity's Communications team and public relations agency Trimedia, at The Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London.

Macmillan Cancer Support were given a high commendation.

The PR Week Awards are widely regarded as the 'Oscars' of the public relations world, with fierce competition between PR agencies, charities and companies.

Brain Donor Appeal a huge success

We are absolutely delighted to have won not one, but two highly prestigious awards for the Brain Donor Appeal.

Nicola Brian, Director of Communications

The Brain Donor Appeal, held in April 2009 during Parkinson's Awareness Week has been a huge success. It exceeded its target of doubling the number of people on the brain donor register and raising awareness of Parkinson's.

Nicola Brian, Director of Communications at the Parkinson's Disease Society said:

"We are absolutely delighted to have won not one, but two highly prestigious awards for the Brain Donor Appeal - a PR Week Award and a Third Sector Excellence Award

"It's wonderful that the hard work put in by everyone involved in making this campaign such a success has been recognised.

Parkinson's Disease Society staff with the PR Week Award"I'm already looking forward to what we can achieve in 2010."

Judge Lucy Harper, Managing Director of Healthcare for public relations firm Weber Shandwick said:

"An incredibly clever campaign, in terms of both the concept and the use of celebrities. Really well executed."

Image above: Parkinson's Disease Society staff with the PR Week Award