BOSTON (PRWEB) February 28, 2018
Winners have been announced for Aquent and Vitamin T’s second-annual Designing for Good. The program awards $5,000 design grants to five creative professionals who create proposals to use their skills in making a difference for a nonprofit organization of their choosing.
“Great design is a cornerstone of any successful marketing campaign, whether for a global corporation or a local pet shelter,” says Cheryl King, president of Aquent. “We’re proud to support the important work these designers are doing.”
This year’s winners include:
- Becca Rand for World Care, which recycles and repurposes everything from wheelchairs to computers for people in need in her hometown of Tucson and around the world.
- Roberta Morris for Career Girls, a San Francisco-based organization that inspires girls to pursue STEM careers.
- Chris Ballasiotes for Northwest Adoption Exchange. This Seattle-based nonprofit helps youth in the foster care system connect with potential adoptive families through personal storytelling.
- Jacquie Cheek for City Heights Coffee Shop. A specialty tea and coffee house, this San Diego gathering place employs at-risk youth, giving them on-the-job training, life skills guidance, and job placement services.
- Keir Janey for Write Boston, which encourages writing and critical thinking for teens, many of whom are new to the United States.
Winners were chosen based on creativity, feasibility, and the potential to make the strongest impact for good. Four industry experts generously offered their time to judge: Marianne Dear of Wellcome, Gerry Scullion of Humana Design, Jason Pamental of Isovera, and Carla Silvey of BusinessBlocks.
"As a company committed to helping people, Designing for Good is a truly rewarding program for us,” says Vitamin T President, Susie Hall. “For the second year in a row, we received applications from around the world, filled with inspired ideas for incredible causes. We can’t wait to see how these five $5,000 grants will make a difference!"
Winning submissions can be viewed at designingforgood.com.
About Aquent
Aquent offers a broad range of staffing services to help global companies add technical expertise to their marketing and creative departments, increase the bandwidth of their in-house teams, and achieve higher quality creative work. To learn more about Aquent's full range of services—including Aquent Studios, Aquent Gymnasium for online training, and our cloud-based solutions— please visit: http://aquent.com.
Contact Details:
Tim Donnelly, Media Contact
Phone: 323.475.7372
Email: tdonnelly(at)aquent.com
Address:
Aquent
5670 Wilshire Blvd #1000
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Web:http://aquent.com
Source: Vitamin T, Aquent
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