Mel Bower: Hello Nobles, Ladies and Friends! Welcome to the presentation of the 2022 Dromedary Awards winners! I’m Mel Bower, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for Shriners International and Shriners Children’s. I’m also a member of Ainad Shriners of East St. Louis, Illinois.
The first Dromedary Awards was presented at the 1989 Imperial Session, and so much has changed since then! In the early years of the awards, we honored print communications including newspapers, newsletters and magazines. Since then, the way we communicate with each other has evolved drastically, and the Dromedary Awards has added four categories to reflect that.
The tagline for the awards is “Excellence in Communications,” and I’m proud to say that we received a lot of submissions that live up to that statement. Please keep in mind that excellence isn’t just about having the perfect communication piece, it’s also about constantly striving to improve, learning about your audience and adapting to new styles of communication as needed.
Our panel of impartial judges had a difficult time choosing the winners, and all of our entrants should be proud of their efforts!
Let’s get started with the Awards!
In the Magazines category our Winners are:
Asiya Shriners
San Mateo, California
Salaam
Syria Shriners
Cheswick, Pennsylvania
Voice of Syria
And the Honorable Mentions are:
Ansar Shriners
Springfield, Illinois
Ansars
Kena Shriners
Manassas, Virginia
Kenagram
In the Newspapers category the Winners are:
Ismailia Shriners
Buffalo, New York
Shrine Smile
Oasis Shriners
Charlotte, North Carolina
Desert Dust
And the Honorable Mentions are:
Syrian Shriners
Cincinnati, Ohio
The Shriek
Zelzah Shriners
Las Vegas, Nevada
Zelzah News
In the Websites category, the Winners are:
Aloha Shriners
Honolulu, Hawaii
Boumi Shriners
Rosedale, Maryland
And the Honorable Mentions are:
Alee Shriners
Savannah, Georgia
Zor Shriners
Madison, Wisconsin
In the Facebook category, the Winners are:
El Riad Shriners
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Zor Shriners
Madison, Wisconsin
And the Honorable Mentions are:
Aleppo Shriners
Wilmington, Massachusetts
El Zaribah Shriners
Phoenix, Arizona
In the Instagram category, the Winners are:
Abou Saad Shriners
Panama City, Panama
Anezeh Shriners
Mexico City, Mexico
And the Honorable Mentions are:
El Riad Shriners
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Kazim Shriners
Roanoke, Virginia
In the Email Communications category, the Winners are:
Aad Shriners
Hermantown, Minnesota
Circus Volunteer Appreciation Email
Zembo Shriners
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Zembo & the National Historic Registry Email
And the Honorable Mentions are:
Aleppo Shriners
Wilmington, Massachusetts
Wicked Important Stuff
Medinah Shriners
Addison, Illinois
Mighty Monday Newsletter
Mel: Congratulations to all our winners and honorable mentions, and thank you again to everyone that submitted entries. We will send the judges’ comments for all entries to Temple Potentates via regular mail.
Also, look out for the email announcement coming soon that has photos and links to the winning communication pieces. Be sure to check those out, and maybe even find some inspiration for your future communications. Thank you.
