Each year the Neighborhoods, USA Board of Directors recognizes the commitment and work of neighborhoods in awarding the “Neighborhood of the Year” recipients. The “Neighborhood of the Year” award has been presented since 1984 as a collective “thank you” for the hard work undertaken by neighborhoods to improve their communities. The 2012 winners for these awards are as follows:
Physical Revitalization – Single Neighborhood
First Place & Grand Prize Winner
California Heights Home & Garden Tour
California Heights Neighborhood Association
Long Beach, California
Second Place
Bungalowfest – A Children’s Cancer Center Charity Event
Historic Kenwood Neighborhood Association
St. Petersburg, Florida
Third Place
Densmore Pathway Project
Echo Lake Neighborhood Association
Shoreline, Washington
Finalist
Shaw Clarke Underpass Project
Shaw Clarke Neighborhood Association
Fort Worth, Texas
Social Revitalization – Single Neighborhood
First Place
Pancakes in the Park
Fairmount Neighborhood Association
Fort Worth, Texas
Second Place
Movies on the Boulevard
Wright Avenue Neighborhood Association
Little Rock, Arkansas
Second Place
Shadow Wood Neighborhood Watch
Shadow Wood Neighborhood
Coral Springs, Florida
Finalist
A World of Difference…International Parade & Taste the Difference
Lafayette Square Area Coalition
Indianapolis, Indiana
Multi-Neighborhood Partnerships
First Place
Neighborhood University
Wichita Independent Neighborhoods, Inc.
Wichita, Kansas
Second Place
Millersville Project Greenspace: Gateway & Village Transformation
Millersville at Fall Creek Valley, Inc.
Indianapolis, Indianaa
A neighborhood that has long suffered from urban decay decides to take back its streets, create a positive new neighborhood identity,
and pull everyone together to create new and uplifting celebrations and traditions.
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