Ad Club’s Summer Splash III – A Good Time for A Good Cause!

Due to the State of California budget crisis, San Diego State University must cancel numerous classes. One program that was due to be cancelled is the two-semester class tied into the American Advertising Federation’s National Student Advertising Competition (NSAC). As you probably know, each year national advertisers sponsor this competition and Yahoo! will be the sponsor for the coming year. Past sponsors have included Chrysler, Hallmark, Kodak, Bank of America, just to name a few. Last year the sponsor was the State of Florida Tourism and the SDSU team won the district competition and placed 11th in the nation at the finals last June.

As you know, this is a major project of the Ad Club and the students tell us this is the singularly most beneficial class they have taken in their college experience. It is a real world case study judged by the clients and agencies responsible for developing the brand. And employers tell us that when they see on a resume that a student has competed at the NSAC, they know that this is a candidate for serious consideration.

The San Diego Ad Club has been working with Dr. Joyce Gattas, Dean of the School of Fine Arts and Professional Studies as well as Bill Eadie, Director of the School of Communication to keep this program on the schedule. As a result, the Board of Directors of the Ad Club voted to underwrite this program. Our commitment is $6000 due September 1.

Our Summer Splash III fundraiser will help us meet this financial obligation so do your part and join us aboard the beautiful Hornblower Yacht High Spirits for a great evening of fun for a good cause.

For more information call the Ad Club office at 858.576.9833.