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October 28, 2024, Glenview, Illinois – The Adrian Dominican Sisters received an award for “Outstanding Achievement in an Integrated Media Campaign” for its 2023 Christmas appeal, which included a video series, print and electronic communications, and social media posts. 

The award was announced during the 2024 conference of the Communicators for Women Religious (CWR), held October 8-11, 2024, in Glenview, Illinois. CWR “provides networking and education to members who communicate and advance the mission and ministries of women religious.” 

A collaboration of the Office of Communications, the Office of Development, and the Congregation’s Archive, the year-end appeal centered on the theme, Believe. As the Adrian Dominican Sisters celebrated 100 years of being an independent Congregation, the idea was to show both the historical impact of Adrian Dominican Sisters and how their inspiration, legacy, and impact are being carried forward today and into future generations. The campaign included social media posts, enewsletters, printed materials, and five videos that were released between Thanksgiving and the end of the year. 

“We are honored to be recognized by our colleagues for this work,” said Angie Kessler, Director of Communications for the Adrian Dominican Sisters. “More than the end products themselves, this award celebrates our collaborative efforts and recognizes the individual gifts of our Co-workers.”

Many Adrian Dominican Sisters Co-workers were involved in making the project a success, from concept to final product, including those details not as visible such as preparing mailing lists, digitizing archival materials, and making sure the technology worked as intended.

Department members involved in the Believe project were:

•    Archive: Lisa Schell, Sister Beverly Bobola, OP, Sister Joy Finfera, OP, Erin Blohm, and Adam Nortley. 

•    Communications: Angie Kessler, Kari Brogan, Ashley Duke, Barbara Kelley, OP, Jakob Smith, and Sheila Wathen.

•    Development: Amy Palmer, Diane Bach, Laura Brosamer, Sister Kathleen Schanz, OP, Tracy Schultz, and Sarah Veres.

The Believe videos can be viewed on the Adrian Dominican Sisters’ YouTube channel. 

 

Caption for above feature photo: Members of the Archive, Communication, and Development teams are, from left, Angie Kessler, Lisa Schell, Laura Brosamer, Sister Beverly Bobola, OP, Sarah Veres, Ashley Duke, Tracy Schultz, Amy Palmer, Sister Barbara Kelley, Sheila Wathen, Sister Joy Finfera, OP, Jakob Smith, and Ashley Concord.