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	All-America City Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The All-America City Award is given by the National Civic League annually to ten cities in the United States.
		The award is the oldest and most respected community recognition program in the nation and recognizes communities whose citizens work together to identify and tackle community-wide challenges and achieve uncommon results.
		Cities receiving the award three or more times are as follows, with number of times received indicated in parentheses:
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/All-America_City_Award (133 words)

	Lancaster City: All-American City Award
		The All-America City Award is the oldest and most respected community recognition program in the nation.
		However, the All-America City Awards are more then just winning, it is how you go about your application and presentation process and who in your community gets involved.
		Each year, only ten cities are selected as All-America City winners.
	www.co.lancaster.pa.us /lancastercity/cwp/browse.asp?a=671&bc=0&c=42769 (920 words)

	Public celebration set For All-America City Award; County to officially receive award From National Civic League chair
		The "All-America Community Celebration," to be held - rain or shine -- on October 15, from 3 to 7 p.m., at Westfield Shoppingtown in Wheaton, will include the presentation of the All-America City Award by National Civic League Chair Scott Fosler to County Executive Douglas M. Duncan.
		Public celebration set For All-America City Award; County to officially receive award From National Civic League chair
		Montgomery County was one of only 10 communities from across the country to be selected as an All-America City at a national conference held in Louisville, KY this past summer.
	www.montgomerycountymd.gov /mc/news/press/00-364.html (320 words)

	All-America City Application Form
		That alliance grew to become Fayetteville United, and ultimately encompassed African-American, Caucasian, and Latino community leaders as well as an existing and revitalized City Human Relations Commission.
		The city contracted with nationally recognized urban planner Robert Marvin to help the community come up with a vision of a livable community, one that could be created within the next two to three decades.
		The city and Chamber in recent years have commissioned surveys to determine what is important to the community and have partnered to respond to those surveys.
	www.fayettevilleallamerica.com /application.htm (7393 words)

	COLUMBINE ANTIDOTE: ALL-AMERICA CITY AWARDS
		One reason for the "youth tilt" of the All-American City Awards is that the two sponsors -- the National Civic League and Allstate Insurance -- accepted the challenge of General Colin Powell's "America's Promise" by asking that at least one of the three programs each applicant city makes focus on children and youth.
		But the All-American City Awards have historically focused on the most compelling grassroots needs of the times, from bucking political bosses to environmental clean-ups to neighborhood rejuvenation efforts.
		Watch the contestants move across the All-America City Awards stage -- blacks, whites, Latinos, Asians, each admiring each others' efforts, their interaction a harbinger of the profoundly multi-cultural century to come.
	www.citistates.com /prevpub/npc071199.htm (780 words)

	Fountain Named All-America City
		The All-America City Award encourages and recognizes civic excellence, honoring the communities (neighborhoods, towns, cities, counties and regions) in which citizens, government, businesses and non-profit organizations demonstrate successful resolution of critical community issues.
		Since 1949, the All-America City Award has encouraged and recognized civic excellence, annually honoring ten communities of all sizes (cities, towns, counties, neighborhoods and regions) in which citizens, government, businesses and voluntary organizations work together to address critical local issues.
		"The accomplishments of these 10 All-America Cities serve as an inspiration to communities across the United States that are facing similar challenges."
	www.ci.fountain.co.us /all-america-city.htm (1362 words)

	Valley's All America City Effort 2000
		The All America City Committee is already hard at work planning a year of activity to keep the spirit moving and to market our All America City.
		After three days of hard work in Louisville, Kentucky in quest of one of ten coveted All America City designations, the Valley delegation exploded in pandemonium as they were announced as one of the ten winners in this year's competition.
		We want to thank everyone in the community who has rallied behind the 2000 effort and encourage everyone to stay involved in the community life of our All America City.
	www.electronicvalley.org /allamerica (502 words)

	Valley All America City Saturday
		All-America City Award since 1988, emphasizing the company’s commitment to supporting communities across the nation in their efforts to make their neighborhoods better places to live and do business.
		The All-America City Award is a program of the National Civic League, a 105-year-old national non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to strengthening citizen democracy by transforming democratic institutions.
		"The accomplishments of the ten All-America City Award recipients serve as an inspiration to other communities across the United States that may be facing similar challenges."
	electronicvalley.org /allamerica/1999/Saturday.htm (612 words)

	All America City -- City of Buffalo
		All-America City Award applicants are initially judged on an 11-page application, which profiles their community and three community improvement projects that reflect a spirit of cooperation, collaboration, creativity, and results in solving essential community challenges.
		Greater Buffalo, which encompasses the City of Buffalo and all of Erie County, NY (population 954,000) was first selected as an All America City and Community in 1996, at the National Civic League's All-America City Awards competition held in Fort Worth, Texas.
		The Buffalo-Niagara All-America City Committee is happy to share its story of its efforts to strengthen democracy in our community and encourages all communities in America to apply for the AAC award.
	www.ci.buffalo.ny.us /document_246.html (1095 words)

	Fayetteville, North Carolina - Fayetteville Wins All America City Award
		The All America City designation is among the oldest and most prestigious civic awards annually presented to cities and communities in the United States.
		Winning the All America City award does not mean we can sit back and rest on our laurels, rather winning the award means we need to keep the momentum going and make Fayetteville an even better place for people to work, play and raise a family," Mayor McBryde said.
		George Breece, Fayetteville's All America City Committee chairman, said Fort Bragg and our community's military played an important role in presenting Fayetteville as a caring community to the National Civic League judges.
	www.fayettevillenc.net /News/allamerica.htm (662 words)

	Montgomery County Named All-America City Award Finalist
		The All-America City award recognizes outstanding grassroots community problem-solving programs and communities that cooperatively tackle challenges and achieve results.
		For more than 50 years, the All-America City Award has encouraged and honored communities - cities, towns, counties, neighborhoods and regions - in which residents, government, businesses and non-profit organizations work together to address critical local issues.
		The County will compete with communities from throughout the United States for one of the 10 All-America City Award designations to be announced on June 3 in Louisville, KY.
	www.montgomerycountymd.gov /mc/news/press/00-155.html (525 words)

	THE ALL-AMERICA CITIES AWARD RECORDS COLLECTION
		This series is comprised of All-America Cities Award memorabilia.
		This series is made up of the presentations by representatives from the finalist cities for the All-America Cities Award.
		The award, which was co-sponsored by the National Municipal League and Look Magazine from 1952 through 1970 (and more recently by the National Civic League and the Allstate Insurance Co.), is intended to honor those cities which have utilized citizen teamwork to undertake community improvements.
	carbon.cudenver.edu /public/library/archives/aac/main.html (1314 words)

	Press Release: Dayton Supports Senate Resolution Honoring Montevideo, Winner of National Civic League 2004 All-America City Award
		The prestigious All-America City Award is presented annually to communities in which local residents, elected officials, businesses, and nonprofit organizations work together to address critical local issues.
		The All-America City Award is the nation's longest running and most prestigious civic recognition program.
		The National Civic League, founded in 1894 by Theodore Roosevelt, presents the All-America City Award each year to communities that demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to civic excellence and community improvement.
	dayton.senate.gov /news/details.cfm?id=230030&& (250 words)

	All-America City
		The prestigious All-America City award encourages and recognizes civic excellence, honoring the communities in which citizens, government, businesses and nonprofit organizations demonstrate successful resolution of critical community issues.
		Pass it on: The City of Spokane is a 2004 All-America City!
		The City received this honor from the National Civic League on Saturday, June 12, in Atlanta, Ga., and now is ready to tell the world about its winning ways.
	www.spokanecity.org /services/articles/allamerica (759 words)

	Mililani Interactive!/Stories/All American City
		Quinn was the foreman of the All-America City jury of the Citizens Forum on Self-Government of the National Municipal league in Washington, D.C. The All-American City Awards are intended to be reminders of the standards a city hopes to live up to, according to league officials.
		Last year, John Evans, then a board member, suggested we apply for the All-America City Award.
		Mililani is one of nine areas selected for the award, sponsored by the Citizens Forum on Self-Government/national Municipal League, and the national newspaper USA Today.
	www.opihi.com /mililani/Community/stories/american.htm (1484 words)

	All America City, Monrovia, CA
		The payoff for one of last year's All America City winners, Porterville, in the San Joaquin Valley, has been international recognition and interest from companies and businesses all over California, said Robert Engle, Chamber of Commerce executive vice president.
		"I can see it now - Monrovia, All-America City boxer shorts," joked Assistant City Manager Don Hopper.
		The award draws attention, says this is a place where things get done," he said.
	www.wemweb.com /traveler/towns/32monrov/allamer.html (596 words)

	Montgomery County To Learn Status Of All-America City Award Entry
		The All-America City Award, a program of the National Civic League sponsored by Allstate Insurance Company, is the oldest and most prestigious civic recognition award in the country.
		In announcing the 30 national finalists in this year's All-America City Award program, the National Civic League, for the first time, will provide satellite and phone bridge connections for local TV, radio and newspapers, so local media can track the status of their local entrants live.
		Montgomery County has applied for a 2000 All-America City Award, and if selected as a finalist, will compete for the 10 top awards in Louisville in June.
	www.montgomerycountymd.gov /mc/news/media/00-35ma.html (171 words)

	All America City
		The All-America City Award, which since 1949 has recognized the efforts of extraordinary communities, recognizes exemplary grassroots community problem solving and is given to communities that cooperatively tackle challenges and achieve results.
		Capping off months of community-wide effort, the City of Worcester was named a winner of the 2000 All-America City Award by the National Civic League on June 3, 2000.
		Hoover credited the spirit and dedication of all the participants on Worcester's All America team with the victory, which is the City's fifth such award.
	www.assumption.edu /NHTML/about/abtlinks/AllAm.html (370 words)

	National Civic League
		Since 1949, the All-America City Award has encouraged and recognized civic excellence, honoring communities of all sizes (cities, towns, counties, neighborhoods and regions) in which community members, government, businesses and non-profit organizations work together to address critical local issues.
		The award honors middle school, junior high, and high school educators who are making an impact beyond their schools for the betterment of the entire community.
		Is it because New York City is known for the 'high-culture' of theater and the arts, and New Orleans is known for the 'low-culture' of the French Quarter and Mardi Gras?
	www.ncl.org (1678 words)

	Town of Ocean City, Maryland: All-American City Award
		The All-America City Award encourages and recognizes civic excellence, honoring communities in which citizens, government, businesses and non-profit organizations demonstrate successful resolution of critical community issues.
		Ocean City won this prestigious award in the National Civic League's All-America City Award 2001 competition.
		Ocean City, Maryland, long known as the East Coast's Finest Family Resort, is proud to be an All-America City.
	www.town.ocean-city.md.us /aac.html (193 words)

	City of South Miami
		Recognition as an All-America City was the pinnacle of a year of excellence, leadership and accomplishment.
		The All-America award celebrates communities that face issues of concern and solves them successfully through civic action and cooperation between citizens and their local government.
		South Miami’s selection is a credit to the City’s leadership as well as the dedication, hard work and talent of the men and women who work for the City and the support and involvement of its citizens and businesses.
	www.cityofsouthmiami.net /inside.htm (369 words)

	Community Invited to Pancake Breakfast May 25th
		A program of the National Civic League, the All-America City Award encourages and recognizes civic excellence, honoring communities (neighborhoods, towns, cities, counties and regions) in which citizens, government, businesses and non-profit organizations demonstrate successful resolution of critical community issues.
		The community is invited to a pancake breakfast in front of the Sunnyvale City Hall on Saturday, May 25 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
		Kids will enjoy climbing on the fire trucks and meeting Teddy, affectionately known as the City's "bomb-sniffing dog." For a suggested donation of $5 for adults and $3 for children and seniors, attendees will be treated to a breakfast of pancakes, sausage, juice, milk, and coffee.
	sunnyvale.ca.gov /news-releases/0205161.asp (346 words)

	County News Online
		For further information on the All-America City Award contact Sharon Hartman at (303) 571-4343 or sharonh@ncl.org.
		ewer questions and more flexibility are two of the new changes to this year’s All-America City (AAC) Award application.
		Community challenge section: Communities will describe two of their most pressing challenges and why they should be selected as an All-America City.
	www.naco.org /cnews/2000/00-11-6/textonly/all.htm (271 words)

	Rocky Mount - An All-America City
		To win the 1999 award, the All-America City Task Force prepared and presented a ten minute on-stage presentation of Rocky Mount area achievements before National Civic League judges and then answered ten minutes of penetrating questions.
		Rocky Mount first achieved All-America City status 30 years ago when the awards program also was held in Philadelphia.
		On winning the award, Rocky Mount City Manager Stephen W. Raper said, "After many years of continued progress, cooperation and consensus building between the city and Edgecombe and Nash counties, the Rocky Mount area continues to be a place where problems are solved and needs are met.
	www.ci.rocky-mount.nc.us /allamerica.html (408 words)

	What is the All-America City Award?
		For over 53 years the All-America City Award has encouraged and recognized civic excellence, honoring communities of all sizes (cities, towns, counties, neighborhoods and regions) in which community members, government, businesses and non-profit organizations work together to address critical local issues.
		The All-America City application asks the community to assess its strengths and weaknesses using the Civic Index, a 10-component tool developed by the National Civic League to evaluate a community's civic infrastructure.
		On the evening of June 12, 2004 the National Civic League presented the City of Springfield and its citizens with the honor of being a 2004 All-America City.
	www.springfieldnet.com /aac/whatisAAC.html (377 words)

	New Haven Register - News - 06/04/2000 - All-America City Award puts a new face on Valley
		"I think we can now put to rest forever the image problem and lack of self-esteem the Valley has had since I was born there 60 years ago," said William Powanda, who served as chairman of the Lower Naugatuck Valley All-America City Committee.
		This was the second year in a row the Valley has competed for the coveted award that was won by New Haven in 1958 and in 1998.
		The Valley — Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Seymour, Shelton, Naugatuck and Oxford — was one of 10 cities and regions across the country that received the prestigious award, which is a program of the National Civic League.
	nhregister.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=499646&BRD=1281&...&dept_id=7581 (753 words)

	All-America City
		For over 53 years the All-America City Award has encouraged and recognized civic excellence, honoring communities of all sizes (cities, towns, counties, neighborhoods and regions) in which community members, government
		” award is the nation’s most recognized, coveted and respected civic recognition award.
		” award encourages and recognizes civic excellence, honoring communities in which members, government, businesses, and non-profit organizations demonstrate successful and collaborative resolution of critical community issues.
	www.evansvillechamber.com /UserArea/StaticPages/AllAmericaCity.asp (262 words)

	Sunnyvale Named 2002 All-America City Award Finalist
		For a complete list of the 30 Finalist communities please visit the National Civic League web site at www.ncl.org. Sponsors of the 2002 All-America City Awards include: Convention and Visitors Bureau of Greater Kansas City, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the City of Kansas City, Missouri.
		A program of the National Civic League, the All-America City Award encourages and recognizes civic excellence, honoring communities (neighborhoods, towns, cities, counties and regions) in which citizens, government, businesses and non-profit organizations demonstrate successful resolution of critical community issues. Since 1949, more than 4,000 communities have competed and nearly 500 have been named “All-America Cities.”
		The National Civic League is a 108-year-old non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to strengthening citizen democracy by transforming democratic institutions. NCL accomplishes its mission through technical assistance, training, publishing, research, and the All-America City Award. The National Civic League is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, and has an office in Washington, D.C.
	sunnyvale.ca.gov /news-releases/0205011.asp (470 words)

	Two Florida Communities Among 10 Sharing All-America City Award - from TBO.com
		ATLANTA (AP) - Two neighboring Florida communities were among 10 co-winners named in the All-American City awards ceremony Saturday night.
		Among the 30 finalists, the top winners were awarded with a special plaque by the National Civic League.
		Each was honored for its success in community issues, including crime, education, poverty, housing and race relations.
	ap.tbo.com /ap/florida/MGBXWAGOEAE.html (151 words)

	All-America City Pride Week Scheduled for October 19-25
		The week is designed to promote the All-America City award, which Fort Wayne won in June.
		Mayor Paul Helmke's All-America City Committee is planning an "All-America City Pride Week" the week of October 19, 1998.
		Tbroughout the week, the All- America City logo will be displayed throughout Fort Wayne.
	www.usmayors.org /USCM/this_week_with_mayors/documents/109thisweekb.html (171 words)

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