[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 108 (Monday, July 21, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1546-E1547]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              CONGRATULATING OF THE CITY OF TEMPE, ARIZONA

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                          HON. J. D. HAYWORTH

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 21, 2003

  Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the City of 
Tempe, Arizona, one of ten communities in the United States selected to 
receive an All-America City Award from the National Civic League. The 
All-America City program recognizes civic excellence in communities in 
which citizens, government, businesses and non-profit organizations 
work together to address critical local issues.
  This award is yet another recognition of what Tempe has achieved 
through innovative public-private partnerships that have made it one of 
the nation's finest cities. Dynamic collaboration on the three projects 
presented--Tempe Town Lake, Riverside Sunset Neighborhood and the 
Tumbleweed Youth Services--has enabled the city to successfully address 
important issues like crime, education and poverty. In this respect, 
Tempe is certainly a model for other cities.
  Tempe Town Lake was a dry riverbed and crime magnet that has been 
cleaned up and is now the location of community festivals, athletic and 
cultural events, and development. Additionally, partnership with the 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will restore 170 acres into a natural 
habitat preserve.
  To address the decline of the Sunset/Riverside Neighborhood, the city 
developed a series of partnerships with organizations and groups such 
as the Boys and Girls Club, the Riverside/Sunset Neighborhood 
Association, Scales Elementary School, and the Arizona State University 
College of Nursing. This collaboration successfully revitalized the 
neighborhood by building the Westside Multigenerational Center and 
offering numerous services including crime prevention services and new 
housing.

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  The final project recognized for its outstanding contribution to the 
community of Tempe is one that is close to my heart because we had to 
defend it when its mission came under attack. The Thomas J. Pappas 
School for the Homeless is not only an outstanding success as an 
educational institution, it is currently expanding its facilities to 
teach, feed and clothe even more homeless children. Moreover, the 
Pappas School, Tumbleweed Youth Services, the Tempe Community Council, 
and the First Congregational Church partnered to create Tempe's first 
homeless resource center for teens.
  Mr. Speaker, through commitment to collaboration between the private 
and public sector, the City of Tempe has once again proven itself to be 
a model community. Mayor Neil Giuliano also deserves commendation for 
his leadership of the Tempe delegation as well as his work to encourage 
private sector investment in, and cooperation with, the City of Tempe.
  I am proud to represent this great community and I am honored to co-
sponsor House Concurrent Resolution 230 congratulating each of the All-
America cities for their exemplary grassroots community-oriented 
problem solving efforts. Please join me in congratulating the City of 
Tempe and all of the 2003 All-America cities.

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