10 Communities Receive Nation's Most Prestigious Civic Award
ATLANTA, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The celebration begins for ten
communities that were honored this evening by The National Civic League and
Allstate Insurance Company during a ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.
They are recipients of the 2001 All-America City Award, the nation's longest
running and most prestigious civic recognition.
The "Top 10" All-America City award recipients are (in alphabetical
order):
Santa Clara, California Ocean City, Maryland
Delray Beach, Florida Independence, Missouri
South Miami, Florida Bozeman, Montana
Fort Dodge, Iowa Fayetteville, North Carolina
Howard County, Maryland Brownsville, Texas
The All-America City Award encourages and recognizes civic excellence,
honoring the communities in which citizens, government, businesses and
non-profit organizations demonstrate successful resolution of critical
community issues.
"People are concerned today about their democracy. They're frustrated
because infighting and partisan politics seem to dominate the political arena.
What happened in Florida during this past election only served to further
frustrated the American people with our political system," said Christopher T.
Gates, president of the National Civic League. "These communities we honor
here today, however, have found the antidote to American cynicism about
politics. These All-America Communities show that if people focus on their
shared values, the results they can achieve within their communities are truly
tremendous."
"On behalf of the people of Allstate, congratulations to the 'All-America
City Award' recipients," said Edward M. Liddy, chairman, president and CEO,
Allstate Insurance Company. "The winners as well as the finalists have
brought out the best in their communities. They've made our neighborhoods
stronger and safer places to live."
30 finalists participated in a final round of the All-America City
competition hosted by DeKalb County and the City of Atlanta, Georgia, June
21-23. A delegation from each finalist community presented to a 12-member
jury their innovative programs and local solutions addressing a wide range of
social and community issues, including crime, education, poverty, housing and
race relations.
The 30 finalist communities that participated in this year's All-America
City Award competition were: Tempe, Arizona; Bellflower, California; Santa
Clara, California; Deerfield Beach, Florida; Delray Beach, Florida; South
Miami, Florida; Region of Chatham County, Georgia; Nampa, Idaho; Muncie,
Indiana; Kosciusko County, Indiana; Fort Dodge, Iowa; Dodge City, Kansas;
Howard County, Maryland; Ocean City, Maryland; Holyoke, Massachusetts; Jackson
County, Michigan; Montevideo, Minnesota; Independence, Missouri; Kansas City,
Missouri; Bozeman, Montana; Roswell, New Mexico; Greater Syracuse, New York;
Huntington, New York; Region of Buffalo-Niagara, New York; Fayetteville, North
Carolina; Morganton, North Carolina; Oil City, Pennsylvania; Irving, Texas;
Brownsville, Texas and Port Arthur, Texas.
For more information, digital photos and supporting materials please visit
the National Civic League website at http://www.ncl.org or the Allstate media
newsroom at http://www.allstate.com .
The National Civic League is a 107-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.
The Allstate Corporation (NYSE: ALL) is the nation's largest publicly held
personal lines insurer. Widely known through its "You're In Good Hands With
Allstate(R)" slogan, Allstate provides insurance products to more than
14 million households and has approximately 13,000 exclusive agents in the
U.S. and Canada. Customers can access Allstate products and services through
Allstate agents, or in select states at allstate.com and 1-800-Allstate.
Encompass and Deerbrook Insurance brand property and casualty products are
sold exclusively through independent agents. Allstate Financial Group
includes the businesses that provide life insurance and investment products.
SOURCE The National Civic League and Allstate Insurance Company
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CONTACT:
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