[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 144 (Wednesday, September 26, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1983]
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CITY OF CLINTON, NORTH CAROLINA, FOR THEIR 2007 
                      ALL-AMERICA CITY DESIGNATION

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                           HON. MIKE McINTYRE

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 26, 2007

  Mr. McINTYRE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 
community and citizens of Clinton, North Carolina, for being named an 
All-America City by the National Civic League. Clinton has earned a 
place among the ranks of more than 500 other communities across the 
country that have achieved this distinction. In honor of this 
accomplishment, I am entering into the Congressional Record this 
special tribute which details the extraordinary efforts made by the 
people of Clinton and the strong example they have set for other cities 
in North Carolina and our Nation to follow.
  Fully incorporated in the year 1822, Clinton has become a community 
dedicated to progress, development, and civic engagement. It has become 
a community committed to a strong system of values and faith. And it is 
this powerful combination that has helped earn the City of Clinton its 
All-America designation.
  Three community projects in particular set Clinton apart from the 
other cities in the competition.
  First, through the Technology Project at the Butler Avenue School, 
both students and adults have been given greater access to computers 
and the World Wide Web. After-school programs and ``how-to'' classes 
can now give underserved segments of the community access to modern-day 
technologies and the advantages that come with them.
  Second, the March to a Million campaign raised over $2 million in 
donations in just 3 months from professionals, corporations, churches, 
civic clubs, teachers, alumni associations, and other citizens to help 
pay for the construction of a new Clinton High School. Students even 
sold Valentines to help pay for the auxiliary gym, auditorium, and 
academic programs that could not have otherwise been built and 
implemented.
  Third, the city of Clinton has tackled the obesity crisis head-on by 
implementing the Fitness Renaissance program in school physical 
education classes, as well as building a Center for Health and 
Wellness. These two efforts have given the citizens of Clinton the 
proper tools to begin and maintain a healthy way of life.
  The city of Clinton will be recognized and congratulated for their 
designation as an All-America City on October 24, 2007, here in 
Washington, DC. Its citizens are to be commended for this 
accomplishment. May God bless the people of this great community for 
the very positive example they have set for the cities around our great 
Nation.

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