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Mason Onofrio Public Relations Honored For Strategic And Creative Communication Excellence For National Clients
Agency receives four Mercury awards for Bruegger's and Bigelow Tea's Charleston Tea Plantation

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (June 8, 2007) – Mason Onofrio Public Relations earned four Mercury Awards during the Public Relations Society of America's (PRSA) statewide award ceremony held at Anthony's Ocean View Restaurant in New Haven, June 7. The agency received one gold and three silver awards in multiple categories, including strategic campaigns and creative tactics.

Mason Onofrio received a gold award in the institutional programs category for "Bruegger's Emerges as a Quick, Casual Industry Leader", a public relations program developed to position Bruegger's as a leader in the quick casual dining industry.

In the creative tactics category, Mason Onofrio earned silver awards for "Bruegger’s Patriotic Bagels," a program designed to help raise money for a national nonprofit organization, and for "Bruegger's Grand Opening: Charleston, South Carolina." The agency also received a silver award for the grand opening ceremony of the Charleston Tea Plantation, America's only tea plantation where visitors can witness how tea is grown from the leaf to the cup.

"We are honored by the awards that we have earned this year," said Francis Onofrio, APR, president, Mason Onofrio Public Relations. "These awards demonstrate hard work, commitment and the partnership we have with our clients to develop strategic public relations campaigns." Onofrio also is a member of PRSA's national board.

The Mercury Awards recognize outstanding work in public relations, communications and marketing professions throughout Connecticut and are sponsored by the Connecticut Valley, Southern Connecticut and Westchester/Fairfield Public Relations Society of America chapters.

About Mason Onofrio
Bethany, Conn.-based Mason Onofrio Public Relations provides its clients with strategic communication programs including marketing communication planning, public relations, issues and event management and interactive services. Clients include Bruegger's, Innovation Group, Bigelow Tea, Charleston Tea Plantation, The United Illuminating Company, Sylvan Learning Centers and InsurBanc. Please visit www.masononofrio.com for more information.