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| A Cure for Your Sweet Tooth |
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October 1-3, 2009 in Hershey, Pennsylvania
 A visit to Hershey, Pennsylvania will not only cure your sweet tooth, but give you a taste of what America in Bloom is all about - planting pride in your community.
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| Community Champion Award Update |
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Leaders All, Champions Everyone |
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 As a member of the award subcommittee I recently reviewed the over 30 nominations received for our first annual John R. Holmes III Community Champion Award, and received a glimpse of the worthy characteristics each of the nominees possess.
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| The High Line - A Park in the Sky |
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 The High Line is a 1.45-mile section of a former elevated freight railroad that has been redesigned and planted as a greenway. The West Side Line railroad ran along the lower west side of Manhattan.
The park features naturalized plantings, pebble-dash concrete walkways, and stretches of track and ties that recall the High Line's former use. Read more about the project at www.thehighline.org. |
One Door Closes, Another Opens
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| By Evelyn Allemani, AIB Judge and Board Member
 In 2000, the Oppenheim's department store in North Manchester, Indiana, closed its doors after nearly 100 years. For this town of 6,000 residents, where the entire downtown is on the National Register of Historic Places, it was not just another door opening, but an entirely new adventure unfolding for the historical society. Museums need display cases, shelving, and of course, lots of space, all of which the defunct department store offered in amazing amounts and exceptional quality and the price was right, too!
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We would love to hear from you! Tell us about AIB activities in your community, or let us know about a community you have visited that should get involved with AIB. E-mail your story to Laura Kunkle, LKunkle@ofa.org. | |
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