The City of Newton was recognized at the sixth annual Social Media Club Des Moines’ Hashie Awards as a finalist for Best Use of Video and Danielle Rogers, Community Marketing Manager was named Social Media Professional of the Year. The City of Newton was named a third-place finalist in the Best Use of Video category for the use of two thirty-second videos to promote Newton as a place to live, work and play. Danielle Rogers, Community Marketing Manager, was named the Social Media Professional of the Year – Silver. The award recognizes a young professional who has demonstrated excellence in social media marketing and has positively influence the social media community. The awards took place on Thursday, August 22, 2019 at Jasper Winery and are the Social Media Club Des Moines’ way to recognize Iowa businesses, organizations and agencies who have demonstrated excellence in social media marketing.