Chrysler Financial – News
November 1, 2007
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National Newspaper Publishers Association Members Vie for $10,000 Prize in Chrysler Financial/NNPA Foundation Entrepreneurial Award
- Entrepreneurial Award Applications Open to All National Newspaper Publishers Association-member Publications
- Applications Now Available Online
- Winning Publisher Receives $10,000; Honorable Mention Receives $2,500
- Deadline for Entries is February 15, 2008
Farmington Hills, Mich. – For the fourth consecutive year, Chrysler Financial and the NNPA Foundation are partnering to sponsor the Chrysler Financial/NNPA Foundation Entrepreneurial Award. One publisher will walk away with the grand prize of $10,000 by demonstrating their business savvy and community-minded spirit.
Winners of the 2007 DaimlerChrysler Financial Services/NNPA Foundation Entrepreneurial Award proudly display their award after being announced at the National Newspaper Publishers 2007 Newsmaker Awards Dinner at the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. The Washington Informer newspaper (Washington, D.C.) won the grand prize of $10,000 for its Financial Literacy Campaign. Pictured are Denise Rolark Barnes, publisher, The Washington Informer and Ron Burke, advertising and marketing director for The Washington Informer.
Chrysler Financial is now accepting applications for the 2008 Chrysler Financial/NNPA Foundation Entrepreneurial Award program. This program was created to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of the nation's Black Press. Open to members of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), also referred to as the Black Press of America, the program is designed to encourage publishers to seek alternative and innovative ways to promote and build their publication's business.
"The Entrepreneurial Award is a unique program and a departure from the usual awards program that generally focuses on the editorial content of a publication," said William F. Jones Jr., Chief Operating Officer -- Chrysler Financial. "Our program is business-focused and awarded to those publications who can demonstrate creative business campaigns while remaining relevant to their readers and the communities they serve."
The winner of the 2008 Chrysler Financial/NNPA Foundation Entrepreneurial Award will be announced at the News Maker Awards Dinner during NNPA's Black Press Week in Washington, D.C., scheduled for March 13, 2008.
The winning publication will receive a cash prize of $10,000, travel and accommodations to Black Press Week in Washington, D.C. and the use of a Chrysler LLC vehicle for one week. In addition, the winning publication will receive an originally designed sculpture commissioned by Chrysler Financial especially for the Chrysler Financial/NNPA Foundation Entrepreneurial Award.
Chrysler Financial also presents an Honorable Mention Award at the News Maker Awards. The winner of that award receives $2,500, a plaque and travel and accommodations to Washington, D.C. for Black Press Week.
The Data News Weekly (formerly of New Orleans, La.) won Honorable Mention for its campaign to "ReBuild New Orleans". The paper won $2,500 for its campaign to "ReBuild New Orleans". Pictured are Terry Jones, publisher, Data News Weekly and Data News Weekly general manager Cheryl Mainor.
Past winners of the Chrysler Financial/NNPA Foundation Entrepreneurial Award include Dr. Donald Suggs, publisher of the St. Louis American newspaper (2005) and Raymond H. Boone, Sr., publisher of the Richmond Free Press (2006). Mason McCullough, publisher of The County News in North Carolina received Honorable Mention in 2006, the first year for that category. The 2007 grand prize went to Denise Rolark-Barnes, publisher of the Washington Informer newspaper, with Honorable Mention going to Terry Jones, publisher of the New Orleans Data Newsweekly.
The Chrysler Financial/NNPA Foundation Entrepreneurial Award is open to all NNPA member publications. Interested publications can receive a copy of the official rules and entry form online at www.nnpa.org or by visiting the Chrysler Financial contest Web site at corp.chryslerfinancial.com/NNPA . Deadline for entries is Friday, February 15, 2008 . The winners will be notified by Friday, February 29, 2008. Entries should be delivered or mailed to:
Chrysler Financial and NNPA Foundation Entrepreneurial Award Contest
13 Knodishall Way
Hampton, Va. 23664
About Chrysler Financial
Chrysler Financial offers automotive financial products and services to both dealers and consumers of Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. In addition to offering vehicle wholesale and retail financing to more than 4,400 Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge dealers, Chrysler Financial also provides fleet management and lines of credit to dealers. Currently, nearly three million drivers in the United States enjoy the benefits of leasing or financing with Chrysler Financial. Chrysler Financial has an employee base of 4,200 and supports a global portfolio of $75 billion. For more information visit corp.chryslerfinancial.com.