[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[House]
[Page 16062]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATING CAROLINE COUNTY

  (Mr. WITTMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to express my sincere 
congratulations to Caroline County, Virginia, recipient of the 2009 
All-American City Award for its outstanding civic accomplishments. This 
recognition is well deserved, and rightly honors Caroline County, which 
has long been dedicated to meeting the needs of its community.
  Established by the National Civic League in 1949, the All-American 
City Award recognizes localities for community projects involving 
grassroots civic engagement and cooperation between public, private, 
and nonprofit sectors that best illustrate community-based problem 
solving. Each year, the National Civic League honors 10 communities 
throughout the country for effectively addressing the most critical 
challenges facing America's communities.
  Caroline County submitted three community-based projects, including 
the Dawn Rehabilitation Project, the Caroline Library, and the Caroline 
Dental Program. These projects blend public, private, and civic 
resources to address specific challenges of the community.
  I am proud to see our citizens and local government work in concert 
to meet community needs. Caroline County was the only city or county 
from Virginia in a field of 32 finalists from across the country. The 
Caroline County delegation traveled to Tampa, Florida, to present the 
challenges and solutions for its community to a panel of national 
experts, and I am proud to recognize Caroline County as a wonderful and 
unique community of Virginia's First Congressional District for 
receiving the 2009 All-American City Award.

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