Congress Celebrates All-America City Award Winners
October 24, 2007
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October 24, 2007
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Congress Celebrates All-America City Award Winners

Oct 24, 2007 -- /prbuzz/ --Washington, D.C. – Twenty winners of the prestigious All-America City award title were honored today during a celebration on Capitol Hill.

Mayors, county commissioners, city managers, and business leaders from all over the country gathered for this national recognition of their innovative, inclusive, and successful efforts to develop local solutions to the tough problems facing American communities. Several U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives were also present.

“Today we recognize America’s local heroes,” said U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (Colorado), who hosted the Congressional celebration. “Our country is fortunate to have these local elected officials, business leaders and community visionaries working in their communities to solve some of our country’s most complex issues.”

• Seward, Alaska
• Canoga Park, California
• Santa Rosa, California
• Sierra Madre, California
• Longmont, Colorado
• Dubuque, Iowa
• Hollywood, Florida
• Miami Beach, Florida
• Polk County, Florida
• Lewiston, Maine
• Barnstable, Massachusetts
• Kansas City, Missouri
• South Sioux City, Nebraska
• Clinton, North Carolina
• Hickory, North Carolina
• Laurinburg, North Carolina
• Maumee, Ohio
• Georgetown County, South Carolina
• DeSoto, Texas
• Spokane, Washington



“These All-America cities symbolize the spirit of grassroots democracy and community problem solving,” said Gloria Rubio-Cortés, president of the Denver, Colorado-based nonprofit organization that awards communities for outstanding civic accomplishments. “Their award-winning efforts addressed some of the most difficult challenges facing communities today.”

All-America Cities tackle tough community issues such as healthcare, environmental protection, demographic change, economic development, promotion of the arts, innovations in parks and recreation programs, cultural diversity, education, neighborhood revitalization, youth involvement in local decision-making and public safety.

The winners are selected in part for their ability to engage a broad cross section of the community, including youth, business leaders, elected officials, city staff and nonprofit groups in civic dialogues leading to tangible results.

“You are among the best communities in America,” said NCL Board Chairman, Robert Rawson, Jr.

Now in its 58th year, the award is an honor achieved by more than 500 neighborhoods, villages, towns, cities, counties, and regions across the country. Some have won the award multiple times.

The AAC awards are sponsored in part by MWH, Jones Day, Prudential Financial, Southwest Airlines (The Official Airlines of the All-America City Awards). AAC winners are nationally recognized and realize significant economic impacts and increased civic engagement.

The National Civic League (NCL) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that accomplishes its mission of strengthening democracy at the local level through training, technical assistance, publishing, facilitating community-wide strategic planning and awards programs. NCL publishes research on government structures and reform and community building innovation (The National Civic Review, The Civic Index, and The 8th Edition of the Model City Charter). In addition to the All-America City Awards, NCL conducts the MetLife Foundation Ambassadors in Education Awards--announced April 10, 2007. For more information, visit www.ncl.org.
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Twenty winners of the prestigious All-America City award title were honored today during a celebration on Capitol Hill.


 
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