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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Glendale Water & Power Annual Report is Winner in International Communications Competition

PASADENA, CA, June 27, 2003: The 2000-2001 annual report for Glendale Water & Power, conceived, written and designed by Geltz Communications, has won an honors award in the League of Communications Professionals' "2003 Vision Awards."

The annual report was termed "excellent - among the competition's best" in an announcement of winners by Christine Kennedy, the League's competition director.

Based on the theme "Managing Change, Meeting the Challenge," the publication was one of nearly 1,000 nationwide entries. Entries were judged on eight criteria, including first impressions, creativity, message clarity, information accessibility and narrative.

Established in 2001, the San Diego-based League of Communications Professionals provides a forum within the public relations industry to facilitate discussion of best-in-class practices and to recognize exemplary communications capabilities.

Geltz Communications, certified by the California Public Utilities Commission as a woman-owned California small business, worked with Glendale Water & Power to provide concept, content and project management. Geltz, founded in 1990, is a full-service integrated marketing communications company with a focus on the energy, water and environmental industries.

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