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Ginny Richardson Public Relations (GR-PR) is recognizing Earth Day 2010 by partnering with a green web hosting provider for GR-PR and dozens of GR-PR clients’ websites. Ginny Richardson Public Relations is located at 15 Salt Creek Lane, Suite 317, Hinsdale, IL.

The new web hosting company works with Green Mountain Energy to purchase carbon credits to offset the emissions of hosting operations. Green Mountain will invest in renewable energy sources like wind and solar power as well as biomass facilities. Funding will also go toward reforestation projects through the Pacific Forest Trust.

“Years ago, in an effort to be more environmentally friendly, GR-PR replaced hard copy press releases and press kits with virtual newsrooms and electronic press kits,” said Ginny Richardson, president of GR-PR. “Today we are taking steps to make our virtual world greener, which translates into real world carbon credits and reforestation projects.”

Ginny Richardson Public Relations is a PR firm specializing in social media and media relations for business, healthcare, not-for-profit, arts and entertainment.

For more information, call 630-789-8555 or visit http://www.gr-pr.com.

Case Study

The DuPage County Fair, had a record year as attendance grew 16.6% and introduced a new style of music for a local county fair. GR-PR’s public relations program generated more than 52 million impressions in Chicagoland through strong strategic planning and creative positioning.

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Case Study

The DuPage County Fair is the only county fair in Illinois located in a completely urban setting. Historical research showed that when the first DuPage County Fair was held in 1955, the county was 85% farmland. By 2000, the last farm vanished as DuPage County was absorbed into Chicago’s urban sprawl.

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