Kruckeberg and Starck (1988) stated that public relations is best defined and practiced as an active attempt to restore and maintain a sense of community and hence community-building must be regarded as the highest calling of public relations practice. Putnam (2000) with his views on social capital provides insight into understanding reasons behind the formation of communities. Social capital is referred to as, ‘connections among individuals or social networks and the norms of reciprocity and trustworthiness that arise from them’ (Putnam, 2000, p. 19). This is increasingly being seen as central to the generation of positive developmental outcomes in communities (Putnam, 2000). Leeper (2001) suggests a communitarian perspective to achieve a society in which values include, ‘social cohesion, citizen empowerment and acceptance of responsibility’ (p. 104).