Increase voter registration with an ultimate goal of the county having the largest percentage of registered voters in North Carolina.

5/10 - The GOTV (Get Out To Vote) committee has just started to meet and will have an event in the fall. POC- Mitch Guy

Through the Army Community Heritage Partnership, a cookbook of American recipies is in development.  "A Taste of Downtown"

Create a Collectiblle series of patritoic symbols that can be collected by those who visit locations or attend events.

All-American Cycling Tour throughout Cumberland County

Create an opening event for Fourth Friday.  Ideas could include posting of the flag, someone singing the National Althem, trumpeter playing revelrie

Old Gloryous Celebration.  Encourage residents to hang their flag on Flag Day.

Active Display of Flags & Buntings in Downtown

5/10 - Jami McLaughlin - flags will be up around downtown for Memorial Day weekend

Purchase the world's largest American Flag.

Hold a Great American Apple Pie Contest

Develop events where the community can express what it means to be an American.

Develop the Art in Public Places Program

Hold a Civics 101 Class Prior to each election. 

Next ICL meeting Feb 2010 - all local schools participate in this institute

Create a Cookbook of American Local Recipies.  This project is underway through the Army Community Heritage Partnership

5/10 Update from Jami McLaughlin - Committee is working on this project. The budget was just approved for it through downtown Alliance.

Create an Annual American Play Series.  Possibly tie it in with the Musical Series the Arts Council puts on each summer. 

Park Devoted to American Heroes is in the works - NC State Veterans Park. Target date for completion July 4, 2011.

Folow This Link to learn more.

Update 5./10 - construction moving along nicely. Walkway from ASOM to the park is completed.

Hold a Patriotic Marathon

Intiate Plan to Celebrate the 100th  anniversary of Babe Ruth's first home run.  Babe Ruth hit his first home run as a professional baseball in Fayetteville on March 7. 1914.  

Concepts could include: tie in with Boston and New York, state-wide baseball tournament, negro league exhibit, name change of current baseball team, local school team involvement