Thanks to the hard work of a team of local youth, Richmond was awarded the title of "All-America City" by the National Civic League on June 19, 2009.  The City celebrated the award and thanked the team for all their hard work with a parade, then free cake and ice cream at the City Building.  This is the second time the City of Richmond has received this designation.  The first time was in 1987.

All-America City Award Criteria

• Participation of the public, private and nonprofit sectors and key constituencies to the maximum extent possible;

• Recognition and involvement of diverse segments and perspectives (ethnic, racial, socio-economic, age, etc.) in community decision-making;

• Creative use and leveraging of community resources;

• Significant and specific community achievements;

• Projects that address the community’s most important needs;

• Cooperation across jurisdictional boundaries;

• Clear demonstration of project results and impacts (dollars raised or lives impacted);

• Projects which have impacted the community significantly within the last three years, and have potential to continue improving the quality of life; and

• At least one project should document ways in which the lives of children and youth have been tangibly improved.
   

View the Palladium-Item articles about this effort.
 

2009 All America City Team
(Photo by Sarah Mitchell)

View the full set of photos on our Flickr feed.