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Buncombe County Government was among 22 North Carolina governments to earn recognition in the Tenth North Carolina City & County Communicators’ (NC3C) Excellence in Communications Awards. Buncombe took away four awards.
The awards were presented Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the NC3C’s annual Spring Conference in Charlotte during which the organization celebrated 10 years of existence. More than 133 entries were received.
“Our organization is full of city and county government communicators who are excellent at what they do. They are innovative, creative, passionate, and dedicated, and that shows in their work,” said NC3C President Glenn Hargett. “It was an honor to preside over the program, viewing these exciting demonstrations of work to communicate the stories of the jurisdictions they serve.”
Categories included TV & Videos, Communication Technology, Special Events, Printed Publications, Most Creative Project for the Least Amount of Funds, Citizen Participation, and Marketing Tools.
Buncombe County Government received two first place awards. One for the Brochure, Citizen Reappraisal Guide and the other for the Public Service Announcement about a Survivor’s Story. Survivor’s story advanced awareness of the Family Justice Center where survivors only have to take one step rather than many to find justice for domestic or sexual assaults. The created graphics were highly praised.
Two other second place awards were for the Popular Annual Financial Report and a special edition of Buncombe Life video program. Of that program, the judges praised the opening montage and animation as beautiful and created the music choices as perfect. From the judges: “Videography was beautiful; color, composition and location were spot on. Loved the old photos too!”
Judges for the NC3C Excellence in Communications Awards were government communication professionals from Kansas, Arizona, Texas, Michigan, Maryland and Oregon. Each judge has previously won state or national awards.
The purpose of North Carolina City & County Communicators is to encourage professional development and networking among local governmental communications professionals. The organization was formed in March 2007 and is made up of government professional communicators from around the state. For more information about NC3C, visit the website, www.nc3c.com.