[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1826]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            IN RECOGNITION OF THE CITY OF VALDOSTA, GEORGIA

 Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize the city 
of Valdosta, which received the Audrey Nelson Community Development 
Achievement Award for its outstanding administration of the 2006 
Southern Hospitality Workcamp. The city of Valdosta is 1 of 11 cities 
from across the Nation to receive this award. I am very proud of its 
accomplishments, and I would like to commend all of the people involved 
in this effort.
  The Audrey Nelson Community Development Award is presented by the 
National Community Development Association in recognition of 
outstanding achievements and exemplary uses of the community 
development block grant funds. In the spirit of this program, which 
assists the needs of low-income families and neighborhoods, the city of 
Valdosta has set a goal of eliminating substandard housing by the year 
2010.
  Through its 2006 Southern Hospitality Workcamp, the city gathered 
over 350 youths from across the country to repair 46 homes for low-
income and disabled individuals and families. This annual program has 
also earned the city of Valdosta the State of Georgia's Magnolia Award 
for excellence in affordable housing. The city has won this award in 3 
of the past 6 years.
  The honorable work by these students exemplifies the dedication the 
city has to its goal of eliminating substandard housing. I would like 
to thank the city of Valdosta for its efforts as well as encourage the 
city to keep working on this outstanding goal in the future.

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