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Sustainable Communities

By Joel Mills While Congress continues to debate the merits of various policy proposals to address climate change and sustainability, a growing number of communities across the country are applying...

Ryan Lundquist

I figured the NCL might be interested in this.  Considering hoodies cost at least $10 and in many cases $12, $15 or $20, this drive represents a good $8,000+ in...

Neighborhood Power in El Paso

They say you can’t fight city hall, but in El Paso, Texas, you may not have to. The city’s local and appointed officials have gone out of their way to...

Hoody Drive in Rancho Cordova

By Ryan Lundquist The Folsom Cordova Unified School District Liaison for Homeless Services has informed Project 680 of a big need for hooded sweatshirts (otherwise known as “hoodies”) for homeless...

Gastonia, North Carolina: 2010 All America City

In honor of Gaston County’s upcoming community celebration, we made this short video about Gastonia’s All-America City Award-winning projects. A city of about 74,000 in the Charlotte region, Gastonia, like...

All-America City quilt makes public debut in Chandler

  Chandler, AZ – The 2010 All-America City quilt begins a 25-city tour Saturday, October 16, allowing each of the communities that participated in the annual civic recognition program an...

Celebrate Gaston!

The Gaston Regional Chamber of Commerce has announced plans for a new free community festival that celebrates Gaston County on Saturday, October 23, 2010 from 4:00 PM – 9:30 PM...

2010 All-America City quilt begins its national tour

The 2010 All-America City quilt began a 25-city tour today, allowing each of the communities that participated in the annual civic recognition program an opportunity to display the finished patchwork....