 Atlanta is the capital and most populous city of Georgia, in the United States. Atlanta boasts a variety of museums on subjects ranging from history to fine arts, natural history, and beverages. Atlanta features the world's largest aquarium, the Georgia Aquarium, which officially opened to the public on November 23, 2005. Adjacent is Underground Atlanta, a historic shopping and entertainment complex situated under the streets of downtown Atlanta. Atlanta has a rich sports history. The city is host to four different major league sports. (Information provided by Wikipedia .)
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The City of Atlanta Proclaims Olympic Day and Hosts City Celebration |
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As the host city for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, the City of Atlanta and Mayor Franklin are proud to celebrate World Olympic Day on June 23, 2009 during a special event at Centennial Olympic Park featuring three very special Olympic athletes.
In observance of the day, 100 children from several Atlanta summer camps will participate in a series of Olympic Day activities from 11:00 a.m. - 12 noon. At 12:00 noon, Mayor Franklin and our invited Olympic athletes will speak with the children during a news conference about the importance of excellence, friendship and respect.
At the urging of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, during the U.S. Conference of Mayors in January in Washington, D.C., Mayor Franklin joined with fellow mayors across the country in a collective pledge of support for hosting the Olympic Games in Chicago in 2016. Today’s community celebration all across the nation will send a clear message to the International Olympic Committee that Atlanta and the United States of America support the Chicago 2016 bid for the Olympic Games. An official announcement of the site for the 2016 Olympic Games is forthcoming in October 2009.
Olympic Day is a worldwide commemoration of the founding of the Modern Olympic Games. National Olympic Committees throughout the world will also participate in the international celebration.
WHO: Mayor Shirley Franklin
Invited Olympic Athletes
Atlanta Area Children
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Mayor Shirley Franklin Among Mayors to Discuss Priorities in Public Education |
Mayor Shirley Franklin Among Mayors to Discuss Priorities in Public Education with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Members of congress and Public School Superintendents
U.S. Mayors from across the country will convene with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and members of Congress for the Mayors’ National Forum on Education on Tuesday March 31, at the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. This meeting is OPEN to the press; Sec. Duncan and the Mayors will also hold a PRESS AVAILABILITY at 10 a.m. for questions from the media.
Mayors will hear presentations from the following during the Forum: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (CO), U.S. Senator Patty Murray (WA), U.S. Congressman & Urban Caucus Chair Chaka Fattah (PA), and School Superintendents from the District of Columbia, New Haven, CT and Trenton, NJ public school systems.
Made possible by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Forum will provide an opportunity for mayors to dialogue with Department of Education officials about mayoral priorities in education. The Forum will also cover topics such as early childhood education, high school dropout prevention and afterschool programming.
For a full meeting agenda, please visit www.usmayors.org.
MEETING ATTENDEES:
Mayor Sam Adams, Portland, OR
Mayor Tom Barrett, Milwaukee, WI
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, New York, NY
Mayor Kevin Burns, North Miami, FL
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