Saturday, April 25, 2009

Lauderhill Finalist for US Conference of Mayors City Livability Award

It has just been announced that Lauderhill is again a Finalist for the US Conference of Mayors, City Livability Awards, for its "Jazz Picnic in the Park" and "Jazz Under the Stars" concert series, presented by Florida Medical Center, and sponsored by the Inverrary Vacation Resort Hotel and Inverrary Association.

Fifteen programs from cities throughout the US have been selected as Finalist in the category of "Cities under 100,000 in population." Hundreds of cities apply each year for this prestigious award. Each of the finalist must now complete a second part of the application for further review to select the winners.

On June 13, at the US Conference of Mayors Annual Conference, 10 cities will be selected Winners. The First Place Winner, 4 Outstanding Achievement Awards, and 5 Honorable Mentions. This is Lauderhill's 4th time applying. Previously from its 3 prior applications, it was named as a Finalist, and once in 2006 achieved an Honorable Mention for the "Lauderhill Hurricane Preparation Program."

For more information about our "Jazz Picnic in the Park" and new night time "Jazz Under the Stars" concert series, see: http://www.lauderhill-fl.gov/docs/jazz.pdf

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