tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31508871.post-55980356407337107202008-03-08T16:55:00.008-05:002008-03-09T00:21:23.265-05:00<strong><em>American Advertising Federation – Fourth District Legislative Rally</em></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Hkyve-u_MV4/R9Nxz5BE8II/AAAAAAAAACE/MY_TASEK8Co/s1600-h/Rally_in_Tally_sml.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175605533071437954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Hkyve-u_MV4/R9Nxz5BE8II/AAAAAAAAACE/MY_TASEK8Co/s320/Rally_in_Tally_sml.gif" border="0" /></a>This week Tampa Bay Advertising Federation and Ad 2 Tampa Bay members (myself included) will head to Tallahassee to join with the other 20+ AAF chapters around the state to visit our local state legislators for the <a href="http://www.4aaf.com/event_details.cfm?id=140">Rally in Tally.</a><br /><br />Each year we make this visit on behalf of the advertising industry to talk with our elected officials about the various pro-bono public service advertising initiatives we take on each year.<br /><br />Each year countless hours and immeasurable creativity is donated to the promotion of non profits around the state by individuals and advertising agencies.<br /><br />These pro bono campaigns allow non profits to reach more people and assist in raising more private dollars for support.Ad 2 Tampa Bay this year is working with <a href="http://www.wheelsofsuccess.org/">Wheels of Success</a> and the TBAF is working with Hillsborough County’s <a href="http://www.cybersafeflorida.com/">Cyber Safe</a> initiative.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175602805767204930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Hkyve-u_MV4/R9NvVJBE8EI/AAAAAAAAABk/cu6aj1wIZbA/s200/Wheels.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175603608926089314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Hkyve-u_MV4/R9NwD5BE8GI/AAAAAAAAAB0/nQpQPrUoNDM/s320/Cyber-Safe.gif" border="0" />Vinny Tafurohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08204205365024021920noreply@blogger.com