[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10047]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2005 ALL-AMERICA CITY CIVIC AWARDS

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 17, 2005

  Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Western New 
Yorkers whose leadership and service has earned them well-deserved 
recognition by the Buffalo & Erie County All America City Committee.
  In 1995 the Greater Buffalo Region was chosen as one of ten 
communities nationally to receive the All-America City designation, a 
lifetime distinction.
  Greater Buffalo's All America City Committee has as its 2004-2005 
mission to: work with community leaders to strengthen Buffalo's 
national public image, promote the practice of ``civic journalism'' by 
the local media, prompt citizen involvement in their communities to 
build social capital and enhance community Democracy, and to develop 
resources to measure social capital and promote intersector civic 
capacity building activities in the region.
  The Committee has recently named Jack Connors, president and 
publisher of Buffalo Business First; Samuel M. Ferraro, Niagara County 
Commissioner of Economic Development; Philip L. Haberstro, founder of 
the Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo and the Belfast Summer Relief 
Program as this year's award winners, whose work embodies the spirit of 
the 2004-2005 mission.
  I am proud to stand here today and recognize the many contributions 
of these great civic leaders who have played a significant role in 
making Greater Buffalo the fabulous All-America City it is.

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