Bart Stupak: “I would like to commend all 10 recipients of the 2003 All-America City Award, and Representative Hayes for bringing…”

“I would like to commend all 10 recipients of the 2003 All-America City Award, and Representative Hayes for bringing forth this resolution in their honor. I am especially supportive of this resolution because one of the honored recipients, Marquette County, Michigan, hails from my district of northern Michigan, lying on the southern shore of Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. On June 14, 2003, Marquette County was selected as one of 10 communities in the United States to receive an All-America City designation from the National Civic League at a ceremony in Washington, DC. I was privileged recently to personally congratulate the citizens of Marquette County for this achievement when I visited there on the 4th of July at the International Food Fest. This festival is yet another example of the diverse and worthy activities in which Marquette County excels. The National Civic League has been recognizing civic excellence for 53 years and evaluates how well a community exemplifies grass roots citizens involvement and cross-sector problem solving requiring collaboration among citizens, government, business and nonprofit organizations.”