Welcome to my portfolio!
Here are some of my pieces that were published.
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Make-A-Wish® Michigan, Wish Ball Press Release
During my time at Make-A-Wish Michigan, I wrote a variety of press releases. One of those I wrote was about Wish Ball 2015, where a wish was granted and Olympic Gold Medalists were in attendance. The press release includes all the details of that event.
Make-A-Wish Michigan, Wish-A-Mile Rider Press Release
I did a lot of work on the Wish-A-Mile bicycle tour which included writing press releases on some of the riders. The press releases offered an opportunity for the public to learn more about the tour as well as some of the reasons why riders choose to support Make-A-Wish Michigan.
Love Your Melon, Ferris State Campus Crew Press Release
As the PR Manager for the Love Your Melon Ferris State University Campus, I wrote a press release about how the campus crew that was established. This informed the community of the new organization and how it will impact the community.
Make-A-Wish Michigan, Media Advisory
As an intern at Make-A-Wish Michigan, I wrote many media advisories, including this one about a wish kid departing on her wish trip. The media advisory includes important information, such as who will be there and the details of the event.
Make-A-Wish Michigan, Wish-A-Mile Video
During my internship at Make-A-Wish, I created a video to show to our supporters. This video played on the the bus that send the Wish-A-Mile bicycle riders when they traveled to Traverse City to ride 300 miles to raise money for wishes!
Make-A-Wish Michigan Volunteer Voice
I wrote many stories about the experiences families had on their wish trips. While many of my stories were featured in the Volunteer Voice, this was the first one I had published.
Ferris State PRSSA Newsletter
As the Vice President of Chapter Development for Ferris PRSSA, I completely redesigned our newsletter, making it more digital-friendly.
Look Good, Feel Better Newsletter
For one of my PR classes, we were challenged to create a newsletter for an organization of our choice. I created a newsletter for the organization Look Good, Feel Better, discussing what they had accomplished in recent months.
Comprehensive PR Campaign for The Animal Rescue Coalition of Mecosta County
For my capstone PR class at Ferris State University, I had launched a Public Relations campaign for the Animal Rescue Coalition of Mecosta County. The campaign can be found in the file below. In the campaign, the client was very interested in consistent infographics, so they have been added to the PDF as well.
The Sankofa Center
During the summer of 2014, I was a PR intern at The Sankofa Center.
My articles can be found at: http://thesankofacenter.org/?s=mari+ann+loucks
The Ferris State Torch
For about a year, I was the Lead News Reporter at the Ferris State Torch.
My articles can be found at: http://fsutorch.com/author/mariannloucks