BOISE - The Idaho Housing and Finance Association recently won seven awards from the Idaho Press Club (IPC) for various media campaigns and efforts during the 2001 year, and two first-place Silver Rockie awards from the Idaho Ad Federation (IAF), IHFA officials announced. IHFA has garnered 33 IPC awards since the Association started entering the contest in 1995. The two Silver Rockies were the first ever won by the Association; IHFA also received a pair of IAF Citations of Excellence for 1998.

For the 2001 IPC contest, IHFA competed in the Public Relations category with other Idaho companies and agencies.

• 1^st Place, Annual Report for FY2001 Annual Report
• 1^st Place, Web site for www.ihfa.org
• 1^st Place, Newsletter for Cornerstones
• 2^nd Place, Newsletter RentSense
• 2^nd Place, Newsletter for HomeSense
• 2^nd Place, Special Purpose Publication for 2000 Regional Profile Report
• 3^rd Place, Video News Release for "Balmoral Family Community Development"

This year’s Idaho Press Club Awards received 909 total entries. Other divisions of competition included Daily and Weekly Newspaper, Magazine, Television, Radio, Student and Arts in Idaho.

The Idaho Press Club’s membership includes media and communication professionals around the state. To review all winners of the 2001 Idaho Press Club Awards, visit www.idahopressclub.org.

IHFA won first-place Silver Rockie awards from the IAF for its 2001 Annual Report and for the HomeSense newsletter, both in the Public Service category. The Rockie Awards Show recognizes creative excellence in all areas of advertising, throughout the state. The Boise Advertising Federation, which hosts the awards show, is a nonprofit volunteer organization, and is the local arm of the Idaho Advertising Federation, a branch of the American Advertising Federation. The AAF serves more than 50,000 advertising professionals nationwide. For more information on the Boise Ad Federation, visit www.boiseadfed.org.