CAROL FRANCIS WINS CLARION

Kansas City chapter member Carol Francis, Creative Communications, took home a Clarion at AWC's national conference in September. "A Walking Tour of Lawrence, Kansas" earned AWC's prestigious honor for an ongoing public relations campaign.

The Senior Council of the Lawrence, Kansas, Chamber of Commerce suggested recognizing and marking historic buildings in its downtown. Downtown Lawrence is one of few cities in the nation with a REAL downtown. It's what many cities lost when big boxes lured businesses away from its core. Research also generated a "walking tour", now on i-Pod that can be checked out from the Visitor's Center, carried along, listened to, stopped to shop, paused to rest, replayed whenever.

"I was tickled to death," said Carol. "I had a lot of fun with it."

Congratulations, Carol!

Posted 11/12/08