As everyone knows by now, Family Circle magazine named St. Charles #1 in its Annual Survey of Best Towns and Cities for families. The comprehensive survey included communities from across the country and is featured in the magazine’s August 2011 issue. You can read more about the recognition here.
Since the award was announced, there has been quite a bit of discussion about what it means for our community and how we, as a city, should celebrate.
Representatives of several organizations have gathered to discuss this. We have also secured the needed permissions from Family Circle to use their logo and other information for our promotional efforts.
At this time, the following items are being pursued:
- banners for Main Street
- signs for the gateways to St. Charles
- reprints of the article for distribution at local facilities
- buttons
- a brochure that could be used by realtors and others to help market St. Charles to prospective homeowners
- a “badge” that can be used on publications and other documents used by government and civic organizations
Before we finalize our plans, we’d like to hear from you. What do you think that St. Charles should do to commemorate the Family Circle recognition? How should we make sure that St. Charles capitalizes on the award to ensure that it is not just a “flash in the pan,” but has a lasting impact and remains a source of pride?
You can submit your ideas to Lisa Garhan, the City’s Community & Public Affairs Coordinator. She can be contacted via e-mail here.