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The National League of Cities (NLC) and CH2M HILL announced today that the City of Lakewood is one of 35 finalists for the 2007 Awards of Municipal Excellence for its Help to Others (H20) Program. The awards recognize outstanding programs that have improved the quality of life in their city or town.
"Lakewood has demonstrated the leadership, creativity and innovation that the Awards for Municipal Excellence promote," said Donald J. Borut, NLC's executive director. "NLC applauds America's cities and towns for continually striving to find new ways to meet the diverse needs of their citizens."
Nominated programs are judged on successful public-private partnership ventures; productive citizen and community collaborations; effective management of municipal resources; innovative government policies; project implementation with tangible results; and/or the ability to replicate the project in other cities.
"We are extremely proud that H20 has made it to the finals to receive a 2007 Award of Municipal Excellence," stated Mayor Thomas J. George. "H20 is an outstanding program which is certainly deserving of this national recognition."
H2O "Help to Others" is a service learning program for middle and high school students. It is a collaborative effort between the Department of Human Services/Youth and Lakewood City Schools. This program is dedicated to strengthening and enriching the community by engaging its young people as community builders.
The H20 program that was nominated for the Award for Municipal Excellence is H20's Summer Service Camp. During the two-week camp session, Lakewood residents entering grades 6-9 spend the morning performing activities at various service sites and the afternoon is spent on game time and team building activities. Trained high school students act as service mentors for the younger participants. These skilled counselors supervise, instruct, motivate and empower their teams of five to six campers through a rich variety of hands on activities and learning experiences.
NLC received 168 nominations from cities and towns in 37 states and Puerto Rico. A complete list of finalists can be found at www.nlc.org/resources_for_cities/awardsrecognition.aspx. The winners of the 2007 Awards for Municipal Excellence will be announced at NLC's Congress of Cities and Exposition to be held November 13-17, 2007 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
In 1989, NLC partnered with CH2M Hill to create a recognition program, then named the James C. Howland Awards for Urban Enrichment. The awards honored a founding partner and chief executive officer of Ch2M Hill, James C. Howland. Today, NLC's Awards for Municipal Excellence continue the tradition of this prestigious recognition program.
The National League of Cities is the nation's oldest and larges organization devoted to strengthening and promoting cities as centers of opportunity, leadership and governance. NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans.
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For more information, contact Dottie Buckon, Director of Human Services, at (216) 529-6685.
"Lakewood has demonstrated the leadership, creativity and innovation that the Awards for Municipal Excellence promote," said Donald J. Borut, NLC's executive director. "NLC applauds America's cities and towns for continually striving to find new ways to meet the diverse needs of their citizens."
Nominated programs are judged on successful public-private partnership ventures; productive citizen and community collaborations; effective management of municipal resources; innovative government policies; project implementation with tangible results; and/or the ability to replicate the project in other cities.
"We are extremely proud that H20 has made it to the finals to receive a 2007 Award of Municipal Excellence," stated Mayor Thomas J. George. "H20 is an outstanding program which is certainly deserving of this national recognition."
H2O "Help to Others" is a service learning program for middle and high school students. It is a collaborative effort between the Department of Human Services/Youth and Lakewood City Schools. This program is dedicated to strengthening and enriching the community by engaging its young people as community builders.
The H20 program that was nominated for the Award for Municipal Excellence is H20's Summer Service Camp. During the two-week camp session, Lakewood residents entering grades 6-9 spend the morning performing activities at various service sites and the afternoon is spent on game time and team building activities. Trained high school students act as service mentors for the younger participants. These skilled counselors supervise, instruct, motivate and empower their teams of five to six campers through a rich variety of hands on activities and learning experiences.
NLC received 168 nominations from cities and towns in 37 states and Puerto Rico. A complete list of finalists can be found at www.nlc.org/resources_for_cities/awardsrecognition.aspx. The winners of the 2007 Awards for Municipal Excellence will be announced at NLC's Congress of Cities and Exposition to be held November 13-17, 2007 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
In 1989, NLC partnered with CH2M Hill to create a recognition program, then named the James C. Howland Awards for Urban Enrichment. The awards honored a founding partner and chief executive officer of Ch2M Hill, James C. Howland. Today, NLC's Awards for Municipal Excellence continue the tradition of this prestigious recognition program.
The National League of Cities is the nation's oldest and larges organization devoted to strengthening and promoting cities as centers of opportunity, leadership and governance. NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans.
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For more information, contact Dottie Buckon, Director of Human Services, at (216) 529-6685.
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