{"id":107361,"date":"2021-06-07T10:00:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T14:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=107361"},"modified":"2021-06-07T19:58:34","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T23:58:34","slug":"all-america-city-award-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2021\/06\/07\/all-america-city-award-update\/","title":{"rendered":"All-America City Award update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/All-America_City.jpg\" alt=\"All-America City\" width=\"550\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-107362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/All-America_City.jpg 550w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/All-America_City-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/All-America_City-150x109.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/All-America_City-324x235.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at 11:50 am, Fort Wayne, Indiana, will compete for the distinction of being named an All-America City. <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>All-America City Award Update<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne, Indiana (June 7, 2021) \u2013 On Wednesday, June 9 at 11:50 a.m., Fort Wayne will compete for the distinction of being named an All-America City. The public is invited to attend a virtual viewing party to watch Fort Wayne\u2019s LIVE presentation to the National Civic League\u2019s judging committee. The presentation will be recorded and available to view at a later time as well. <\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne also participated in the National Civic League\u2019s virtual Cultural Entertainment Showcase. The public is invited to view the videos and vote on their favorite. <\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne\u2019s submissions are titled: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fort Wayne: A Vibrant Community<\/li>\n<li>Defend the Fort: All In<\/li>\n<li>\u201cJohn Kanaka\u201d by Weisser Park Elementary 4th Grade Class<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Links to view the June 9th All-America City presentation, the Cultural Entertainment Showcase and Fort Wayne\u2019s Civic Action Booth: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityoffortwayne.org\/allamericacity.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cityoffortwayne.org\/allamericacity.html<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p>The City of Fort Wayne submitted its All-America City application for consideration in February. The spotlight for the 2021 Award is on building equity and resilience. The City of Fort Wayne\u2019s application highlighted three community-building projects as examples of its efforts: Riverfront Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne UNITED, and Fort Wayne Community Schools\u2019 Family and Community Engagement Center.<\/p>\n<p>The award, given to 10 communities each year since 1949, celebrates and recognizes villages, cities, counties, tribes and regions that engage residents in innovative, inclusive and effective efforts to tackle critical challenges. The finalist communities, representing 15 states, range in size from 9,000 residents to over 1.2 million. Fort Wayne was named an All-America City in 1983, 1998, and 2009.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/\">Return to the AroundFortWayne home page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='19a403b337014eabed8cb5f8b8d02390' data-image-id=\"199\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"199\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='19a403b337014eabed8cb5f8b8d02390' data-image-id=\"203\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71715.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71715.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\" data-description=\"Allen County Councilman Paul Moss makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='19a403b337014eabed8cb5f8b8d02390' data-image-id=\"204\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71717.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71717.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Dr. John Crawford and son Grant\" data-description=\"Former City Councilman Dr. John Crawford and son Grant attended the press conference in which Mayor Henry called for a referendum vote on the gaming issue. 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Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='19a403b337014eabed8cb5f8b8d02390' data-image-id=\"1694\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85080.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85080.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is on the left and City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner is on the right.  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Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='19a403b337014eabed8cb5f8b8d02390' data-image-id=\"1695\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85088.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85088.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry addresses the press about the City&#039;s hiring of lobbyists to promote a referendum vote on gaming.  Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell is in the background.  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Tim Haffner is on the right.  Photo taken May 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/01: Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/01: Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1698\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85095.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/harrison_street_explored.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Illustration from the Harrison Street Explored invitation. Courtesy image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='19a403b337014eabed8cb5f8b8d02390' data-image-id=\"1716\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/harrison_street_explored.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_harrison_street_explored.jpg\" data-title=\"Harrison Street Explored Illustration\" data-description=\"Illustration from the Harrison Street Explored invitation. 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