Submitted by Olympia Harbor Days
Carol Riley, Executive Director of Olympia Harbor Days, an Olympia Kiwanis event, on March 14 accepted 2 Pacific Northwest Summit Awards for the 2016 Annual Olympia festival at this year’s Washington Festival & Events Association Annual Conference, at Hotel RL, Olympia. Hundreds of festivals and community events were represented by over 85 festival producers, promoters, cities, and vendors.
Olympia Harbor Days received the GOLD Award for the Best Printed Material. Riley partnered with Kendra Albrecht of Parachute Technology of Olympia, a locally owned small business providing modern, professional graphic design and IT support services in the Thurston County area. Olympia Harbor Days also won the SLIVER Award for the Best Multi-Media category, for social media such as Facebook, promotional videos, and radio advertising. Fletcher Ward, owner of Straight Light Studio, a film and music company, produced promotional and sponsor videos.
Riley thanks Mixx 96.1 KXXO for producing the radio ads. “We’re pleased that we could contribute to the success of Harbor Days,” said Mixx 96.1 sales manager Keri Murphy. “Carol’s [Riley’s] multi-media marketing approach is what we advise for all of our clients. Fortunately, in this case we had a visionary marketing partner.”
The 2017 Olympia Harbor Days festival is planned this year for September 1 – 3, Labor Day weekend at the Olympia waterfront. Riley says “Olympia Kiwanis now claim the fame of not only hosting Washington’s only tugboat races but also holding the World’s Largest Vintage Tugboat Races!” Over 55,000 attended the 2016 festival.
For more information about Olympia Harbor Days please contact Carol Riley at 360-556-0498 or visit www.HarborDays.com. The festival is still accepting sponsors and vendors.
