Yesterday at the Emerald Ballroom of The Regent Esplanade Hotel, the Ana Rukavina Foundation and Millenium Promotion received awards from the Croatian Public Relations Association for the project to expand the Registry of voluntary bone marrow donors and the stem cell bank.
The Grand PRix Award was presented to Mrs. Marija Rukavina by the Director of Croatian Television, Mr. Blago Markota. The decision had been made by an expert panel of judges that was comprised of a large number of experts from the field of public relations.
The Ana Rukavina Foundation and Millenium Promotion were awarded the PRix in the category of Public Relations in the non-government sector. Prizes were also awarded in five other categories. A special award for Communicator of the Year was presented to the Governor of the Croatian National Bank, Dr. Željko Rohatinski.