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Character Week 2010 ~ March 13-19 ~ Hamburg, NY

*Date*	*Time*	*Location*
Sat. March 13 *Character Carnival* Target audience: Families >>info.	10am-3pm	The Hub Wesleyan Church Of Hamburg S. 4999 McKinley Pkwy., Hamburg

Tues. March 16 Nick Vujicic Community Event Target audience: Community See flyer for ticket availability>>info.	7pm-9pm	William E. Swan Auditorium Hilbert Collge. 5200 S.Park Ave., Hamburg

Weds. March 17 *Champions for CHANGE Youth Rally Day* Free Target audience: High School Registration Form	8am-2pm	Michael's Banquet Facility 4855 S. Western Blvd., Hamburg

Weds. March 17 Nick Vujicic Community Event (Faith-Christian) Free tickets available at the Hub, Wesleyan Church Of Hamburg Target audience: Community >>info<<	7pm-9pm	The Wesleyan Church Of Hamburg S. 4999 McKinley Pkwy., Hamburg

Thurs. March 18 Tom Hill Founder, Character First! Hamburg Chamber Luncheon Event Target audience: Business, government, education >>info Please register with the Chamber for this event 649-7917	11:30am-2pm	Michael's Banquet Facility 4855 S. Western Blvd., Hamburg

Fri. March 19 Michele Borba Conference Target audience: Educators Registration Form	7:30am-2pm	Michael's Banquet Facility 4855 S. Western Blvd., Hamburg

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Moral and ethical strength.
Doing what is right at any cost.
A life of right conduct.
Seeing the wise decision in every situation and using it.

Our mission... Excellence in character is the principal foundation for enduring personal, familial, and organizational success. More>>

~ The Character Council of Hamburg, Inc. Presents ~

The 2^nd Annual �Creating a Culture of Character� Week

March 13^th-19^th, 2010

Featuring

Nick Vujicic

Nick Vujicic ~ Bio

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Dr. Michele Borba

Dr. Michele Borba ~ Bio

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Building Moral Intelligence ~ The Workshop

Celebrating 8 years of service to the Hamburg Community

March Virtue of the Month ~ Tolerance

Born of a community-wide desire to build better character in October of 2000, our organization is dedicated to building a culture of character in our town and its incorporated villages. Our volunteers are our greatest asset as we undertake this all important goal.

Please feel free to browse this site for suggestions and examples of ways that you can implement character building in your life - at home, at work and in your community.

Join us in our effort - join a committee or consider other ways to help develop character in our community. If you like to make a donation by check, click here.

Major Accomplishments: April 30, 2003 Winner of a 2003 Civic Empowerment Award from the Buffalo/Niagara All America City Committee. This award honors individuals and projects that identified a community need or opportunity and created a successful solution to the challenge they faced.

~ November 6, 2003 � Received U.S House of Representatives Proclamation from Congressman Jack Quinn praising the accomplishments of our community-wide character initiative.

~ 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.

~ 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.

~ 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�.

~ May 27, 2008 � Approved a three-year strategic plan designed to thoughtfully guide our community�s character initiative.

~ On-going � 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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