As reported by: The Charleston Regional Business Journal Staff
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The Charleston School of Protocol and Etiquette has announced that, once again, Charleston has been voted America's Most Mannerly City of 2007. The general public determined winners with votes cast online and by mail to the school over the past year. Savannah, Ga., and New York City placed second and third, respectively. The competition has been ongoing for more than 30 years.
After winning the America's Most Mannerly City designation for the 11th time, Charleston received the Lifetime Achievement Award last year. "Charleston is firmly established as a stronghold of manners," said Cindy Grosso, owner of Charleston School of Protocol and Etiquette.
The founder of the competition, etiquette expert and author Marjabelle Young Stewart, died in March at age 82. Grosso secured the endorsement of Stewart's family to carry on the contest. "It fits. It seems proper for (someone from) the Most Mannerly City for all these years to take it over," said Stewart's husband, William Stewart of Kewanee, Ill.
Charleston won by a landslide with 219 votes. Forty-four votes came from South Carolina residents, including 19 from Charleston. Votes for America's Most Mannerly City 2008 will be accepted by the Charleston School of Protocol and Etiquette from Feb. 1 through Dec. 31, 2008, on its Web site at http://www.charlestonschoolofprotocol.com or by mail at P.O. Box 41113, Charleston, SC 29423-1113. Voters are invited to submit mannerly cities and to convey stories in support of their chosen locales.
The Charleston School of Protocol and Etiquette was established in 2000 and specializes in corporate etiquette programs for groups and coaching for individuals.
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