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November 6, 2003 – Received U.S House of Representatives
Proclamation from Congressman Jack Quinn praising the accomplishments of
our community-wide character initiative.
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February 2004 – Hamburg’s character initiative highlighted in Character
Matters: How to Help Our Children Develop Good Judgment, Integrity, and
Other Essential Virtues © 2004, by Thomas Lickona, Ph.D., an
internationally-acclaimed character development expert.
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September 21, 2005 – Presented Hamburg’s community-wide
character initiative to an international audience of the “Building
Cities of Character” annual conference of the International
Association of Character Cities in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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December 6, 2007 – Presented Hamburg’s community-wide character
initiative as an invited participant in the University at Buffalo Graduate
School of Education’s Education Outreach Series on “Character
Education: Fostering Respect, Responsibility, and Citizenry in Our Youth”.
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May 27, 2008 – Approved a three-year strategic plan
designed to thoughtfully guide our community’s character initiative.
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– Because we recognize the fundamental relationship between our
community’s potential and the character of its citizens, we see our
community as an extraordinary place because our leaders and citizens dare
to understand this relationship and boldly act upon this vision.
Our vision is to build a stronger community by building stronger
character.
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