Lynbrook an 'All-America City' finalist

The National Civic League announced that the Village of Lynbrook has been named one of its finalists for the 2010 All-America City awards, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious civic recognition award. Lynbrook was the only village that was chosen in the state of New York.

  To become a finalist, each participant completed an application documenting three community projects that address their communities’ most pressing challenges. Lynbrook’s Mayor Brian Curran, Village Administrator John Giordano, and Public Relations expert Damian Becker sent in the necessary application for consideration.

“These are some of the most innovative communities in the country,” said National Civic League President Gloria Rubio-Cortes. “They give us hope and inspiration and teach us important lessons about leveraging the civic energy of ordinary people to address difficult challenges during some very tough economic times.”

  The 2010 All-America City finalists are addressing such issues as: dversifying the labor force, providing affordable housing options in a tough economy, funding basic services to people of need in the recession, increasing tax base to fund schools, transitioning to a more diverse workforce, providing cold weather shelter for the increased numbers of homeless and overcoming financial hurdles to serve the needs of youth

The other 2010 All-America City finalists are: Chandler, AZ; Bentonville, AR; Dublin, CA; Lynwood, CA; Rancho Cordova, CA; Vernon Central (neighborhood) CA; Miami Lakes, FL; North Miami. FL; Acworth, GA; Belleville, IL; Canton, IL; Noblesville, IN; Des Moines, IA; Lenexa, KS; Scott County, KS; Bowling Green, KY; Salisbury, MD; Ferguson, MO; Riverside, MO; Lynbrook, NY; Gastonia, NC; West Chester, OH; Wyoming, OH; Mount Pleasant, SC; El Paso, TX; Abingdon, VA; Middleton, Wisconsin.

  More than 500 communities from around the country have earned this title. The program is sponsored by Prudential, MWH, Hyatt Regency Crown Center, Southern California Edison, Burns & McDonnell, Pforzheimer Foundation, and Southwest Airlines. Each community will send a delegation to Kansas City to tell their stories of positive community change to a jury of civic experts.