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�FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE'
JANUARY 28, 1999 .
CONTACT: MARSHA BERRY
JULIE MASON
TOBY GRAFF
202/456-2960
FIRST LADY IDLLARY RODHAM CLINTON'S SCHEDULE
FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1999
WASHINGTON, DC -- First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will address the Winter Meeting
of the U.S. Conference of Mayors ,on Friday, January 29, 1999. The First Lady will
formally announce the Millennium Communities Program, a new initiative of the White Hou~e
·.Millennium Council to support the nation's communities as they develop local projects to
preserve America's cultural and historical legacy and prepare for the 21 st century.
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In addition, the First Lady and Mrs. Tipper Gore will host a White House ceremony to
announce new initiatives, as part of the FY 2000budget, to support foster care youth as they
transition to independent living~ This event builds on the Clinton Administration's efforts to
strengthen our nation's child welfare s y s t e m .
Foster cafe youth attending the ceremony include: Analeah Charles (New York,Ny),
Margaret Duarte (Tucson, AZ), Joe Forsythe (Springfield, MA), John Guitirrez (Santa.
Monica, CA), Terry Harrak (Alexandria, VA), Leah McBride (Cincinnati, OH), Alfred Perez
(El Sobrante, CA), Rico Shaw (Prince Georges County, MD), Terri :faye Yaden (Towson,
MD), and Joy Warren (New Haven, CT).
EVENT:
DATE:
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LocATION:
Address to the tJ .S. Conference of Mayors' Winter Meeting
Friday, January 29; 1999
1:30 p.m.
The Capital Hilton
Presidential Ballroom
16th and K,$treets, N.W.
Washington, D. C.
Press Notes:
This event is open press. No pre-credentialing is required. Press should use the main hotel
entrance. Press covering the First Ladies' speech should arrive by 1:00 p.m. Lighting and a
mult is provided. Throw is approximately 50'.
�EVENT:
Supporting Foster Care Youth Event
Friday, January 29,1999
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3:15 p.m.
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LOCATION: The East Room
The White House
Press Notes:
This event is open press. Any press who are not currently White House passholders, should fax
their name, date ofbirth and social security number on company letter head to 202/456-7805 no
later than 9:00 a.m. on Friday. January 29.1999 to be cleared to cover the event. There will
be an escort from the White House Briefing Room at 1:45 p.m to pre-set and at 2:50 p.m. for
final access. Lighting and amul~ is provided.
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Press interested in speaking with the former foster care youth after the event should contact the .
First Lady's Press Office at 202-456-2960.
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Office of the First Lady
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Friday, January 29,1999
Contact:
White House
Millennium Council
202/456-2000
First Lady Announces Millennium Communities Program
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New Initiative to Recognize and Stimulate Local Millennium Programs
and Celebrations in Cities and Towns Through the Nation
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Washington, D.C. -- In an address to the U$. Conference of Mayors Annual Winter Meeting in
Washington, D.C. today, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton called on the mayors and other
leaders to harness the millenniaI spirit as a force for positive change in every community across
the country.
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Building upon the President's invitation to all American citizens in his January 19 State
. of the Union address, Mrs. Clinton outlined the Millennium Communities Program, a 'new
initiative developed by the White House Millennium Council to make America' scelebration of .
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the millennium both memorable and me~gfi.l1. "This program gives us aD opportunity to unite
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our communities through local projects that preserve our historical and cultural legacy and
prepare citizens-- particularly youth -- for the 21st ce~tury,'; the First Lady said.
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recognize communities that undertake projects and activities that are consistent with the national
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theme,"Honor the Past ~fin~gine the Future." The program is a partnership of the White House
Millennium Council, the National Association of Counties, the National Association of Towns
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" and Townships, National League of Cities, U.S. Conference ofMayors and the Bureau of Indian
Affairs,with support from BellSouth Corporation, a national corporate sponsor.
Designated Millennium <:ommunities will be awarded lise of the national millennium
logo and motto to identify community projects and events as part of the national millennium '
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�.observance. They will be able to register their projects and events on a Millennium
Communities web site designed to allow the sharing ofideas and will also be honored by
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recognition events .and designation ceremonies .
. Cities,counties, towns, townships and tribal governments/villages are eligible for the
· Millennium Community designation; Elected officials and tribal leaders should apply on behalf
oftheir community to their respective associations. The association or Bure~u oflhdian Affairs
will evaluate their plans to. commemorate the millennium and recommend the official
designation to the White House Millennium CounciL
Mrs. Clinton introduced two tools to help communities get started: the Millennium
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Communities Handbook developed by the White House Millennium Council, and an interactive
web page created by BellSouth Corporation. The Handbook offe~s ideas from communities that
have. millennium programs or plans· underway as well as national White House Millennium
. Council programs that communities can participate in or replicate at the local level. The web
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page will allow communities toshare ideas and projects, provide suggestions and recognize·
· communities that earned the Millennium Community designation.
The White House Millennium Council was established by President Clinton and the First
Lady in August 1997 to use the widespread interest in the millennium as a force for positive
· change and to unite citizens behind projects that preserve our historical and cultural legacy,
celebrate American achievement, and increase participation in civic life. National program
initiatives underway include Save America's Treasures, Millennium Trails, and the Mars
Millennium Project. The White House Millennium Council also sponsors Millennium Evenings
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. at the White House, seriesoflectures and cultural showcases that highlight creativity and
inventiveness through ide-as,
art and scientific discovery.
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�MILLENNIUM COMMUNITIES
WHITE HOUSE MILLENNIUM COUNCIL
FACT SHEET
PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION
The Millennium Communities Program is a national, noncompetitive
initiative de~ignedby the White House Millennium Co~cil, in collaboration
With major national intergovernmental organizations and the Bureau ofIndian
Affairs, to r~cognize communities across the country which are bringing citizens
together to celebrate the millennium by paying tribute to the ideals and creativity
that have shaped the past and by preparing their citizens -- especially children -
. for the 21st century.
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Criteria for designation as a Millennium Community include:
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Formation of a committee to plan and organize community-enhancing
millennium celebration events and programs
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Inclusion in the planning process of people and organizations which are
broadly representative of the community .
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Consistency of programs and events with the national millennilim theme,
"Honor the Past - Imagine the Future"
-Application submission and approval through one of the program's
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MILLENNIUM
COMMUNITIES
PARTNERS
The White House Millennium Council
U.S. Conference of Mayors
National League of Cities
National Association of CoUnties
National ASsociation of Towns and Townships
Bure~~ of Indian Affairs
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APPLICATION
PROCESS
Applications can be obtained from any ofthe Millennium Communities
partners, or from the White House Mill~um Communities website at
<http://www.millenniumcommunities.org>. Applications can be filled out and
electronically submitted through this website ..
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Any individual or group can be the catalyst for a community application.
Simply design a project in keeping with the criteria above and contact your local
elected official -- your mayor, county commission, selectman or tribal leader -
to encourage them to apply.
708 Jackson Place, NW
Washington DC 20503
phone 202 456-2000
fax 202 456-2008
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representing the community, and should. be sent to the appropriate partner
organization for review. Applications from governors will be reviewed by the '.
White House Millennium Council.
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TIMELINE
Communities will be eligible for the program throughout 1999 and 2000.
RECOGNITION
BENEFITS
Cities, townS, counties, states, and tribal reservations which are designated
Millennium Communities will receive the following:
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Award of the official designation "Millennium Community"
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Use of and identification with the national millennium logo and
motto:"Honorthe Past ~ Imagine the Future"
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Registry oflocal projects on the national Millennium Communities
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WEBSITE
Designated Millennium Comniunities will be registered on the Millennium
Communities website at <http://wwW.millenniumcommunities.org>. The
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website, which is being developed by BellSouth Corporation, 11 national --
corporate sponsor ofthe program, will profile each community's millennium
projects and events:
HANDBOOK
The Millennium Communities Handbook describes the program in greater detail
and offers sample projects which are consistent with the national millennium
theme. The handbook is available by writing to any of the Milleniuum
.Community .PartnerS, or on the Internet at the Millennium Communities website
at <http://www.millenniumcommunities.org>.
WHITEHOUSE
MILLENNIUM
COUNCIL
PROGRAM
The Millennium Communities Program is one of several initiatives
. developed by the White House Millennium Council to unite the nation
as it celebrates the next millennium.. Other programs include:
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Millennium Trails
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Mars Millennium Project
My History is America's History
International Projects
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WHITE HOUSE MILLENNIUM COUNCIL
.QUOTES FROM MILLENNIUM COMMUNITIES PARTNERS
"The Millennium Communities program provides us the opportunity to not only take a look at
how far commUnities have come, but also to examine how we will meet our future challenges.. The
nation;s mayors welcome this partnership with the President and First Lady to recognize communities'
. participation in the Millennium." ,
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Deedee Corradini
Mayor ofSalt Lake City, Utah·
President, United States Conference ofMayors
''The National League of Cities encourages all municipalities, large and small, to participate in the
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Millennium Communities program. It is a great way to connect with citizens, share success stories,
commemorate local history, and prepare your community for the challenges of the 21st century."
Clarence E. Anthony
Mayor ofSouth Bay, Florida
President, National League ofCities
''The Millennium CommUnities program is an excellent way to involve all of America in the
celebratioI! of the new century.. County officials are eager to participate in the program because they
know that the millennium offers a unique opportunity to reflect and preserve our rich history and to take
steps to ensure a bright future. The National Association of Counties is proud to serve as a partner in the .
Millennium Communities program and will work hard to promote it nationwide."
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"The theme ofthe Millennium Communities prograni - 'Honor the Past -- Imagine the Future' - is
especially meaningful to the nation's small communities. Few things are as valued as heritage in small
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towns, and in many, there is no challenge so great as the future."
Barbara Welty
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Board ofDirectors ofthe National Association ofTowns and Townships
''The Bureau of Indian Affairs supports the participation of the 558 federally recognized Indian
tribes ill the Millennium Communities program. because it will honor the contributions of our ancestors
and strengthen our ties to the future."
Kevin Gover
Assistant Secretary -Indtan Affairs, Department ofthe Interior
708 Jackson place, NW
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phone 202 456-2000
Fax 202 456-2008
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News Release
BellSouth Corporation
Suite 900
1133-21st Street, N.w.
, ' Washington, D.C. 20036-3351
, January 29, 1998
BELLSOUTH LAuNcHES WEBSITE FACILITATING NATIONWIDE
WHITE HOUSE "MILLENNIUM COMMUNITIES" PROGRAM
" WASHINGTON - BellSouth, provider of the premier Internet service in the Southeast,
BellSouth.netSM,anno,unced launch of an interactive, Internet website supporting the Millennium
Communities Program, a new White House Millennium Council national initiative which was,
announced today by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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,President and Mrs. Clintoh created the Millennium Council in 1997 to give all Americans
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strengthen communities and leave lasting gifts to the future.
"BellSouth is excited to be associated with the U.S. Conference of Mayors and all the other
, partners in this once in a millennium program," said Margaret Greene, BellSouth group president
regulatory and external affairs. ':
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Noting that BellSouth has been connecting indi~iduals and communities for..more than a.'
century, Greene said, "we look forwardto helping to connectthe Americans who live, work and
learn in the communities we serve-- both rural and urban, rich and poor -- not only to each other,
"but to the world." We are happy to "offer o~ expertise.in online communications to make the
program a, success."
"The Whit~ House and BellSouth both understand the power of the Internet in helping to
bring our nation closer together -'- allowing communities to share their histories and their futures in,
a way that truly makes a p~§itive impact on our society," said Ray Smets, president of
BellSouth.net Inc. "The design and hosting of the Millennium Communities Program web site is a
great example ofhow BellSouth 'enables customers to getthe most out of the Internet."
Community leaders will be able to use the website at http://www.millenniumcommunities.org
to seek recognition as aMillennium Community, search for examples of programs launched in similar '
communities and eventually post details of their own town or city's participation in this multi-year
project.
, Thetelephone industry volunteerorganizatioIi, the Telephone Pioneers of America, and a
citizen action group, the Alliance for Public Technology, are also part of the broad-based
community supporting BellSouth's Associate Partnership in this initiative.
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�. In addition to BellSouth md the U~S. Conference of Mayors, other partners in the
Millennium Communities Program are the Federal Bureau ofIndian Affairs, the National
Association of Counties, the National League of Cities, and the National Association of Towns an<,i
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. BellSouth is a $23 billion communications services company. It provides
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publishing, and Internet and data 'serVices to nearly 34 million customers in 19 couritries worldwide.
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. For information: Bill McCloskey - BellSouth Corporation -(202) 463-4129
Ted Creech - BellSouth;net -(404) 927-7428
NOTE: For more information about BellSouth,visit the BellSouth Web page at
htlp:llwww.beIlsouth.com. BellSouth news releases dating back one year are available
by fax at no charge by calling 1-800-758-5804, ext. 095650.
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U.S. Conference of Mayors
1620 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
http://www.usmayors.org.
(202) 293-7330
National League of Cities
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 550
Washington, DC 20004-1763
http://www.nlc.org
(202) 626-3000
National Association of Counties
440 1st Street, NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20001
http://www.naco.org
(202) 393-6226
National Association of Towns and Townships
444 N. Capitol Street, NW
Suite 208
Washington, DC 20001-1202
http://www.natat.org
(202) 624-3550
Bureau of Indian Affairs
1849 C Street, NW
MIB - 4140
Washington, DC 20240
http://www.doi.govlbureau-indian-affairs.html
(202) 208-7163
708 Jackson Place, NW
Wa~hington DC 20503
phone 202 456-2000,
fax 202 456-2008
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WHITE HOUSE MILLENNIUM COUNCIL
LOCAL EFFORTS UNDERWAY
Wyandotte, Michigan .
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Among the plans of the Wyandotte Millenniwn Committee to mark this historic moment is the
dedication of the "Wyandott Indian Family Statue" along the town waterfront to honor the area's
first inhabitants.
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Phone (734) 324-4506 (Leslie Lupo)
Fax (734) 324-4552 .
Allentown, Pennsylvania
The Allentown Millenniwn Year 2000 Committee sponsored a contest to create a theme for the
· city's celebrations. Ads for the contest ran in the local papers to promote greater public
. awareness and community support for millenniwn events and activities. The final theme chosen
. s "Embrace Our Heritage - En-Jision Our Future." One of the city's projects will be. a speCial .
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millenniwn contest in which a college scholarship will be awarded to a young woman in the area.
Phone (610) 432-6881 (Mary Ann Heydt)
Fax (610) 432-7853
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· Naperville residents are planning Celebration2000, a celebration ofcommunity and life. Over
i50 people in fue·community are involved in the developmenfand implementatioii of the three-
day project, which will begin with a city wide ecwnenical prayer breakfast. The breakfast will be
followed by a series ofevents including a theatrical performance entitled, "One Community, ..
One World" marking a thousand years of dance, music and famous individuals. As a legacy to
the community a labyrinth wilI'be installed in the floor of the town's Riverwalk amphitheater to
provide a quiet spot for spiritual renewal and contemplation...
Phone (630) 369-0423 (Mary ~llingson)
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The town ofWoodbury has a rriillenniwn project in the works that will link the city to its English
roots. In the spring of2000 a I12-foot replica of a 1725 brig, the Phoenix, will retrace the
historic voyage ofHemy Wood, the man credited with founding Woodbury. Wood, a Quaker
from Bl!fY, England, sailed to America at the age of 80, after repeatedly being jailt;ld for his
religious beliefs. On July 1,2000 the new ship's crew, partly made up of young people from
Bury and Woodbury, will arrive in Woodbury Creekfor a week long millenniwn celebration.
Phone (609) 845-1300 (Thomas Bowe)
Fax (609) 845·J309
708 Jackson PI~ce, NW
Washington DC 20503
phone 202 456·2000·
fax 202 456·2008 .
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Ocean County will publish a histbry of the county, "Ocean County: Four Centuries in the
, Marking,"which will be presented to the community at a special ceremony on February 15,
, 2000, to mark the county's sesquicentennial and the new millennium. The county is also
planning to publish a children'seoloring book that will highlight places and ,events ofhistoric
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Phone (732) 929-4779
FaX (732) 506-5000
McKeesport, Pennsylvania.
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McKeesport's mayor has organized a Millennium Committee to develop the town's projects and
events. Among the, plans under consideration are a Community Clock to symbolize time past and
, time future, a reunion of all McKeesport High School classes during the 1900's and a special
publicationrecounting the area's'past and projecting ideas for its,future.
Phone (412) 675-5020
Fax (412) 675-5049
Hendersonville, Tennessee
Hendersonville's project for the millex:mium is the dredging ofDrakes Creek, the city's focal'
, point. The four-mile long creek, which was once a popular fishing spot and swimming hole
where'residents met and children played, is now full ofsediment and debris. Geese, ducks and '
cranes make their home in the surrounding area. The completion of the restoration project will
improve the aquatic'envrronment, provide an ideal fish habitat and restore the beauty, of the area.
,Phone (615) 822-1000 (MayorR.J. "Hankn'thompson)
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Westport, Connecticut
Westport, Connecticut, population 25,000, demonstrates how a small town can make big plans
for the millennium. A group ofCivic minded volunteerS has gotten together to plan activities
around the historic event. The in'itiallist of42 committee members has grown to more than 70
and the projects keep growing the excitement mounts for projects celebrating Westport's rich
history ,of civic and artistic involvement. Among the projects underway are a Community Gift
Catalogue, which will list items needed by the town that people can donate; digitizing the town's
archives and preserving and ca~oging the art in town buildings.
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Phone (203) 227-5522 (Ann Sheffer)
Fax (203) 227-2767
Web: http://tmn.coml-westport '
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To empower its community and its children for the new millennium, the Alaska Federation of
Natives will journey in the folldwing directions: hold an extensive series of discussions and
visioning efforts with Native communities and leaders throughout Alaska~ encourage all Native,
ethnic, 'and geographical groups to participate; draw on the wisdom ofNative elders and the
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Phone (907) 274-3611 (Julie Kitka) ,
Fax (907) 276-7989
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Burlington, Vermont
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The City ofBurlington is using the millenniUm as an action forCing deadline to look.at the long
. term sust;rlnability oftheir community. They are putting together a grant application with the·
Vermont Based Institute for Sustainable~titutions for sustainable communities. Their goal is
to use the grant to develop a long-term plan to ensure Burlington's environment, democracy etc.
are sustained into the future. They will use these planning document to lead their way into the
new millennium. (www.cLBurlington.VT.us)
Phone (802) 865-7275 (peter Clavelle)
Fax (802) 865;.7024
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Rockford, Illinois
Plans·are underway for Rockford, IL to commemorate the millenniUlll in meaningful ways.
"Rockford 2000-- A Tapestry ()fPossibilities" is a year-long celebration which focuses on
Rockford's passage into the millennium, highlighting their rich history and heritage, while
. exploring possibilities for their community's future, They are planninga "First Night" New
Year's eve celebrations in 1999 and 2000. Some ofthe exciting proj~ts underway in Rockford
include "Friends ofCoronado" group that is raising $14M to renovate the community theater.
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Grand Island; Nebraska
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The city of Grand Island plans on becoming a "sister city" with Holsteiri, Germany. Inaddition,
the city has planned several events, which will be announced next month (January).· Ideas for.·
celebrating the millennitim include youth predictions for the future, stories of the dec~e, stories
of the century, and honoring the most important "Islanders". Corporate sponsors include: The
Grand Island Independent (newspaper), Allant, Equitable Building and Loan and the Monfort
and St. Francis Medical Center.
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Phone (308) 385-5444 ext. 128 (Cathy Foster)
Fax (308) 385-5486
Richmond, California
The city ofRichmond has fOI'lfled a Millennium Committee to plan for projects highlighting our
history and our vision for the future as well as celebrating the riew century. Richmond will,iJe
.. proViding an opportunity for (amilies to record their histories, highlighting the new "Rosie the
Riveter" Park -- a tribute to the women who contributed to.the wwn Shipyards, and will partner
With schools on a projecHo enhance the educational opportunities ofRichmond's children.
Phone (510) 620-6972 (Mayor Rosemary Corbin or James Teixeira) .
Fax (510) 620-6583
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Boston,MA
Boston 2000, a Board ofcivic leaders assembled by Mayor Thomas M. Menino, issued a "Call
for Creativity" inviting the citizens ofBoston to. submit ideas for projects and events to mark the
Year 2000. Under the theme ','So much History, So Much Future" eight different working groups,
inlvoving over 500 community .leaders, will review these proposals and select projects which
celebrate diversity, involve the youth and elderly, involve the neighborhoods and advance the
reputation ofBoston as a citY in which to live and do pusiness. (www.boston2000.org)
Phone 617-439-5200 (Mich~l Taylor) Fax 617-439-5205
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Little Rock, Arkansas
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In the Spring of 1998, Mayor Jim'Dailey appomted a 17-member Millennium Commission to
facilitate the planning and coordination ofthe "Millennium Celebration" for the C;ity ofLittle .
Rock. Commission members represent various sectors ofthe community including business
sectors, education and private citizen sectors, neighborhood/community organizations and faith
communities. The. Coriunission has established an overall theme of "Reflect, imagine, Celebrate"
and is considering such projects as establishing a monument to symbolize Little Rock's history,
reconstructing the original City Hall dome, exhibiting the work of local artists and developing an
educational program to implement into the public school curriculum.
. Phone (501)374-4871 (paul Patterson)
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Kansas City,MO
The Year 2000 will mark the 150th Anniversary ofKansas City, Missouri, and plans are
underway for a year:;'long commemoration entitled"KC150:.A Celebration oftheH~art."
Established in 1997, the Kansas City Sesquicentennial Celebration, Inc.will facilitate, track and
recognize civic projects and events created to honor ofthe 150th anniversary ofthe birth of·
Kansas City and the. coming millennium. To accomplish this, several all-volunteer working
committees have been formed to assist schools, neighborhoods, organizations and businesses as
they plan their activities. Preliminary ideas .include setting up historical trails, creating outdoor
murals depicting the culture and history of various city districts, and collecting and compiling
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Phone (816) 274-8007 (Bob Klpp)
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Seattle, Washington
The Seattle Millenniuin Project, "Imagine What We Can do Together/' will bring logether the-'
citiZens of Seattle for a unique series of events, programs and activities which will 'run from
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 14, 1999, until Earth Day, April 2000. Several programs
underway. A tripartite "Light, Water, and Woods"legacy initiative will enhance energy
efficient lighting on the city bridges, restore the largest urban cr:eek watersheds,and enhance
urban forests by adding over 2Q, 000 tress to the city landsCape. "Service Corps 2000" will work
'. with existing programs to encoUrage all citizens to volunteer within their communities.
Phone (206) 684-8818 (Terry Wittman)
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Dallas, Texas
In the Closing weeks of 1999, pallas will celebrate the turn of the centUry by presenting The.
Turn: America at the Millennium, a five-week, $30·million'gtand exposition that commemorates
human triumphs and potentiaL Headquartered at Historic Fair Park near downtown Dallas, The
Turn will feature hundreds of ~ttractions - from videotape i'etrospectives of American culture, to
views ofearth.as seen from space, to opportunities for visitors to participate in a perpetual.video
tim~ capsule. The Turn hopes to attract a million visitors between ~riday, November 26, 1999
and Sunday, January 2,2000.' (www.The-Turn.com)
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Chicago,IL
"Chicago: For the time of your life" will set the theme for Chicago's three-year millennium
celebration. City departments and agencies are working together and with private partners and
'cultural organizations to develop: an extensive series of programs and initiatives which will
celebrate the millennium downtoWn and in neighborhoods throughout Chicago. The celebration '.
will begin on January 1, 1999 with a year-long "Project Millennium" initiative to explore six
themes that are relevant to citizen's lives through exhibits, performances, lectures and special
events. The Year 2000 will be welcomed by a "2000-Minute Party", a family-oriented
celebration amidst the city's architectural treasures and illuminated skyline. They rest of the year
-- and through 2001 --the city will host a series of major events to highlight the city's peopl~,
their history, and their shared futUre. .(www.chicagotime.org)
" Phone (312) 744-2390 (Heidi K.ooi)
Fax (312) 744-2359
Fort Wayne, IN'
The City ofFort Wayne will design, implement, and coordinate community efforts to honor the
conclusion of a century and the birth of anew millennium by appreciating the common heritage
of its citizens and building on shared values and an existing cooperative spirit. Preliminary
project themes include historic preservatio~ environmental beautification, and neighbor~ood
collaboration:
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Phone (219) 427-1130 (Barbara Schoppman)
Fax (219)427-1115
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis will host the Minnesota Millennium Celebration (tm), a statewide celebration that
will work to build a better future for Minnesota children. Comprised of three programs, the
Minnesota Millennium Celebration (00) begins in mid-1999 with Millennium Encore!, a,
showcase of the state's creative 'and diverse cultural venues. The Millennium Expo, held at the'
Minneapolis Convention Center, will feature interactive displays and exhibits by leading
corporations and community organizations.'Finally, Festival2000! opens the streets of
Minneapolis on December 31, 1999 through January 1,2000 for a grand celebration with local
and regional talen~ and familY-Oriented fun. (www.millenniumproject.net)
Phone (612) 252-7854 '(Angel~ Garrett)
Fax (612) 522-0006
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to celebrate the new millennium. The commission has a myriad of plans to capture the spirit of, '
the 21st century with an overall goal of trying to unite communities and business organizations.
The 2000 Commission plans to ignite community spirit by introducing a civic pride marketing
campaigned aimed at entertaining, educating, and motivating citizens of the Ciricinnatil Northern
Kentucky region. Another objective set by the organizers ofMillennium 2000,Commission is to
facilitate and promote regional partnerships and events that celebrate and sustain the spirit of the
new century. The commissions message is best understood in their theme "Cooperate.
Collaborate. Celebrate!"
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The San Diego Exposition 2000 ~as launc.hed to increase the awareness ofBalboa Park - the
"Heart of San Diego" in the minds of local, state, national, and international visitors. The
Balboa Park: Exposition 2000 Project is a year long Millennium Celebration to include
educational programs, special events and a fully integrated marketing campaign to renew and
revitalize the public awareness and interest in the park. This millenlrlum event will begin in June
of 1999 and end on January 2, 2001. The millennium event series will incorporate over 100
institutions and Museums originally established for the 1915 Panama and 1935 World
Expositions into its theme: "Past,Present, Future."
Phone (619) 685-1331 (Carolyn Wormser)
Fax (619) 615-1099
Newport, Kentucky
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The Millennium Monument, an approximately 1000 foot tall ~tructure being built in Newport
.' Kentucky, features an international cultural exchange between France and Kentucky.. A
highlight ofthis project is the 66,000 pound World Peace Bell, which will be decorated with
designs representing the contributions ofman over the last 1,000 years. The most significant
events and people of-the last millennium will also be the focus of the Millennium Experience, a
major permanent exhibit at the Monument. The bell, which will be castin France, willbe
inscribed with the message: 'The World Peace Bell is a symbol of freedom and peace honoring
. our past, celebrating our present:and inspiring the future." The casting of the bell will also
'commemorate the 50th anniversary ofthe adoption ofthe Universal Declaration ofHuman
Rights by the United Nations Assembly. C'flminating the creation ofthe bell will be a
community to community viewing ofthe bell as it makes its way from France up the Mississippi
.' River to the Millennium Monument site, inKY. On New Year's Eve 1999, the bell will be rung
once every hour so that it will ring in the New Year for the people ofthe world in alltinie zone.
Phone (606)655-9500 (Jennifer Frutkin)
Fax (606) 655-9577
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Pinellas County Government. An advisory board ofmore than 90 community leaders and a
diverse array of committees will plan the Millennium Celebration year, which will run from July
4, 1999 to July 4,2000. The advisory board is pursuing a variety ofprojects including Scrapbook
2000 commemorating Pmellas organizations and people in the year 2000;. a sports and etltics
forum; Millennium Park featuring a time capsule; art and photography competitions; and, a
school millennium essay contest which will award $2,000 scholarships.
Phone (727)341-:3275 (routhm@email.spjc.cc.fl.us)
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1999 that will feature a retrospective ofthe city's accomplishments over the last century. In the
year 2000, the focus will shift to activities designed to showcase Philadelphia as a leading city of
the future. The ground breaking for Constitution Center, the opening of the Liberty Bell
Pavilion, and the l00th anniveisary celebration of the Mummer's Parade are just a few ofthe
city's millennium events. . .
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The City of Orlando is celebrating the new millennium Under the banner, "Horizon 2000." The
next year will see a series of projects unfold that leave a legacy for the community, including a
continuing campaign for the establishment of a light rail transportation system, development of
plans for a downtown performiD;g arts center, the unveiling of a new "Millennium Park", and
distribution ofpublic art pieces throughout the City's neighborhoods. One ofthe biggest projects
. underway is titled, "Life in the Neighborhoods." In cooperation with the local public television
. station, a television special on Orlando's neighborhoods is being produced for airing in the early
summer.
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We stand at the convergence ofa n~w century and the next millennium, a milestone in human history.
People everywhere await its arrival with growing anticipation -- some are busy planning the greatest New
Year's Eve party ever, while others warn of a coming apocalypse or at least a massive technological
failure. But most regard the tum otthe millemiium as,a time of great opportunity: to reflect on the past,
assess the present, and make new commitments to the future.
The President and Mrs. Clinto~ created the White House Millennium Council in 1997 to give every
American an opportunity to mark the millennium in meaningful activities that celebrate our democracy,
strengthen communities and leave.1asting "gifts to the future." The White House Millennium Council, in
cooperation with local elected officials, will award "Millennium Community" designation to those
cities, towns, counties and Native American tribes that take a leadership role in marking the new
millennium.
Guided by the national theme --"Honor the past-- Imagine the,future" -- the White House Millennium
Council works with federal agencies, state and local governments and private sector partners to develop
collaborative projects and partnerships. The Millennium Council launched Save America's Treasures, a
, pUblic-private partnership to preserve the nation's historic sites, documents arid artifacts most in danger
, of deterioration. Congress appropriated funds for the restoration of the Star-Spangled Banner, the
, Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and already private donors have contributed over 30
million dollars for the restoration, of these and other national treasures.
, The Millennium Council also produces Millennium Evenings at the White House, a series of lectures
, and cultural showcases that highlight American creativity and inv~tiveness through our ideas, art and
scientific discoveries. These programs present prominent scholars, scientists, artists and other visionary
thinkers and are accessible to the public by satellite broadcast,and cybercast over the internet.
Millennium Trails, a national initiative created with the cooperation of the Department of
Transportation, the National Park Service and other agencies, will create, extend or improve over 2,000
recreational, scenic and historic trails.
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National Endowment for the Arts ,and other partners to develop innovative programs that will prepare
American students for the2,lst century. The Mars Millennium Project draws upon the resources of the
American space program and challenges students to design an ideal community on the planet Mars in the
year 2030. My History is America's History, a collaboration with the National Endowment for the
Humanities, will encourage students and their families to see their own stories as integral parts of the
American past and to preserve t,iocuments, photographs and other artifacts.
While celebrating American acpi,evements, the White House Millennium Council will also mark the
international significance ofthe millennium and is cooperating with other national commissions to
develop projects that emphasize preservation of cultural and natural resources, encourage tourism and the
imaginative use of technology, and engage all the world's children in creating apositive vision for the
future.
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�, FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON ANNOUNCES NEW EFFORTS
TO SUPPORT TRANSITIONINGFOSTER CARE YOUTH
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Today at the White House, First LMy Hillary Rodham Clinton, accompanied by Mrs. Tipper Gore
and Secretary Donna Shalala, am;iouncesthat the President's FY2000 budget will include $280 ,
million over five years in new support for young people who leaveour nation's public foster care
system at age 18 without an adoptive family or other permanent relationship. '
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Foster Care Youth Reaching Ad~lthood Face Tough Challenges. Nearly20,000 young people ,
leave foster care each year having reached the age of 18 without an adoptive family or other
,'permanent relationship. Today, federal financial support 'for these yoting people ,ends just as they
are making the critical transition' to independence. Without the emotional, so~ial and financial
, support that families provide, many ofthese youth,are not adequately prepared for life on their own.
, S.tudies sllow,thatwithin two to four years of l~~ving fost~care, only half have cOD1pl~ted bigh
school,' fewe{than half are employed, one~fourth have been homeless for at least one night, 30
percent did not have access to needed health care, 60 percent of the young women have given birth,
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New Support For Youth Leaving Foster Care. The President's FY 2000 budget will include $280
million over five yeats to provide ~ fr3mework for enhanced federal support to these young people:
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Increasing the Federal Independent Living Program by 50 Percent. The
Independent Living Pr9gram,run through the States, assists older foster care ~hildren '
to prepare for' independence by helping, them to earn a high school diploma,
participate in vocational trainfug or education, and learn daily living skills such as,
, budgeting, career planirlng and securing housingand-:employment. Since 1992, the:-...::·
, , program's funding has 'been frozen at $70 million. The President's budget will '
increase the program by 50 percent, investing $175 million over five years in these
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" foster' care .with no economic' support. The President's' budget will include $50 '
millionovef four yearS to create new competitive grants to States to complement the
Independent Li¥Jng program services by providing time-limited financial support for
, ,these young people as; they develop the skills and education needed to move into the
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Providing Health Insurance. Today, when young people emancipate from foster
,care, they face numerous health risks, but too often lose their health insurance. The
President's budget will propose thatthese yoUng people remafu eligible for Medicaid ,
up to age 21. '. His budget will include $50 million over five years for tirispurpose.
'Increasing the Transitional Living Program. "The President's budget will include
a33 percent increas~in theT.ransitlonal LiviIig program, which provides competitive
,', funds to local commulnty. basedorganizations for residential care, life skills training,
and other support services to homeless adolescents, ages 16-2LThe program is
,currently funded at $15 million; the President's budget will increase that funding by,
$5 million for FY2000.
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ON FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION
January 29" 1999
Today's announcement builds ana deep commitinent by the Presid~nt, the First Lady, ~d
the' Admini$tration to facilitate adoptions and improve the child welfare system. Since' ,
takirig office, President Clinton has championed efforts to make foster care work better for '
'thechildfen it serves, to find and assist adoptive families, and to breakdown fi.ruiD.cial, racial, '
geographic and bUreaucratic b~ersto adoption:,
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AchievingLandmarkLegislativeReform. On November 19, 1997, the President
signed the Adoption and Safe families Act, reforming our nation's child welfare system ,and
making it clear that the health and safety ofchildren must be the paramount concerns of state
,child welfare' services. This landmark legislation ,was based in large part, on the
"r~onu:neildations ofthe CliritonAdministration's Adoption 2002 repo~ which the President
, requested by executive memorandum. on December 14, 1996, to meet his goals oi'doubling'
adoptions and permanent pla~ements by the year 2002 and moving children more quickly'
.from foster Care to permanent homes. The Act tightened time frames for making permanent '
'placement,decisions for children and ensured health insurance coverage for all special needs
children in.subsidizerl adoptions. Also, it created new financial'incentives for states to
increase adoptions, and contiriued funding for services to keep families togeth~ when if is
appropriate and safe~
t/ . Making Ad()ption Affordable for Families. In 1996, President Clinton signed into
law the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996, which provides a $5,0()O tax credit to
families adopting children, and a $6,000 tax credit for families adopting children With special
needs. This provision has alleviated a sighlficant barrier to adoption, helping middleclass-:-· '
families for whom adoption may be prohibitively expenSive and making it easier for families
Ito adopt children with speci~ needs. ,Since President Clinton took office, the number of
children with special needs who Were adopted with federal adoption assistance has risen by
over 60 percent. In the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, President Clinton ensured more
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,support for families who adopt children with the $500 per-child tax credit.
t/ .Giving States Flexibility and Support. To test innovative strat~gies to improve
state ;child wemire systems, the 'Clinton Administration,has granted waivers to 18 states,
, giving them more flexibility in tailoring services to meet the needs of children and families.
In addition; the' Administra~on has provided states with enhanced technical support and
helped 'improve court operations. The' President secured $20 million in FY.1999 in new
,funds to support state efforts~to implement the new adoption law. In addition, through the
Adoption Opportunities program, the President has supported state and local innovative
•demonstration projects to promote adoption, provide post-adoptive services, and build new
, pUblic-private partnershIps. To prevent children from entering foster care. in the first place,
'in 1993 the' Clinton Administration enacted and secured federal funding for the Family ,
Preservation and Support Program (renamed in 1997 the Preserving Safe and Stable Families
Program) to help states, local :governments, andservIce providers develop effective programs
to serve children and families at risk. '
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of the Internet as a tool to find homes for children waiting to be adopted from foster care.
Effective use ofthe Internet will help to meet the President's goal ofdoubling, by the year .
2002, adoptions and other permanent placements from the public child welfare system.
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adoption provisions, passed ~ a part of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996,
. ensure that the adoptiollprocess is free from discrimination and delays on the basis of race,
culture and ethnicity bystrengthening the Multi-Ethnic Placement Act which the President
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Clinton signed into law the Family and Medica14ave Act; enablingparents to take time off
to adopt a. child without losing their jobs' or health iDsurance. In addition, the welfare reform
legislation signed by thePresi~ent maintained the guarantee ofchild protection and adoption,
and did not reduce funds for child welfare, child abuse, andfoster care and adoption services..
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'TERRY HARRAl{, 19 (SPEAKER)
,Alexandria, VA
Terry entered foster care at the ag~ of 16 after spending seve~al months on her own with no '
, family support. At the age of 18, ;having just started her senior year ofhigh school, Terry
emanCipated from foster care wi~ no job or place to live. Despite becoming homeless, she '
'continued. to, attend schQol fulltim:e while staying at friends' homes,teachers' homes, metro
terminals, ,and hospit3l emergency r~oms. Terry graduated from hlgh schooi in June 1998 and
became a participant in the Living Independently for Tomorrow (LIFT) program ofResidentia1,
"' Youth Services hi Alexandria, Virginia, w.hich has provided her wi~ critical services and a place
to live; Terry is currently working and attends (llocalcommunity college.
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. Established in 1991 as a Transitional Living Program for Homeless Youth, LIFT provides
hoUsing, life skillstrafuing~' educ~tion and employment support. Youth in the program live in
apartments, participate individ~ and group life skills instruction, receive counselirig from
, 'caring staff, and are helped to ac~eve educational and employment goals. ,
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John was in fostetcare from the 'age ofl2. He has lived in group homes, one fostethome mdin
Los Angeles County's.24-hour emergency shelter for foster youth. 10hn has no ,family. During ,
the course ofhis high school career, John attended eight different schools and in the beginning,
was known to get intotro~le.Then,at the age of 17,Johndecided to turn his lif~ around. By
" , graduation, Johnhad a 3.Q grade pointaverage and is currentlystudymg art at Santa Monica City
College. John holds two part-time jobs: one as an administrative assistant at a law'firin and'
, another as a teacher's mde at a middle schooi: At the age of 19, John is preparingto leave the
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,United FriendS ofthe Child.ren 1,3ridges provides transitional housing with support services, , '
employm~tpreparation ari.c:l placement assistance.
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New York, New York.
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AnaleahisayoUng adult in the care ofNew York City's Administration for Children's Services
(ACS). In March 1998, Analeahcame into foster care as a voluntary placement and became a
resident of a city-operated boarding house. Analeah soon began to participate in ACS's
Independent Living (IL)Program and is currently an active member of the Program's Peer'
Leadership Council. With support from the program, Analeah has excelled academically.
Detenilined to finish her high school e.ducation at her Catholic school, she secUred a partial
scholarship and pays the rest ofner tuition with earnings from a part time job. Analeah plans to
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New York, assists foster care youth in their transition to adulthood. The Independent Living
Program trains foster youth in th~ life skills they need to survive, and offers them assistance in
pursuing their education, seeking employment, and locating safe and affordable housing. . .
Contact: Leono~ Wiener, A<lIIiliristrationfor Children) Services ofNew York (212) 266-2100
MARGARET DUARTE, 22
.Tucson, Arizona
Margaret was in foster care froIIl the age of five. Graduating fif!hin her high scho~ class,
Margaret was offered several college scholarships and decided attend the University of
Arizona where she plans to graduate with a degree in finance and. accounting this May. In order
to give back to her community, Margaret volunteers at the 'Casa de los Ninos crisis shelter, a
residential facility that provides shelter to abused and tieglected children. Although she has lived
on her.own since high school, Margaretmaintains a strong relationship with her foster mother
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They provided her withnetessary resources, inCluded her in workshops onindeperiderit living,
budgeting and finance, and taughther how to control and deal with anger. Casey also provided
Margaret with a college scholarship throughout her .five years ofpost secondary education~
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Contac1:Maureen An<lrews, Th,e CaseyFamily Program (520) 323-0886 x239
JOE FORSYTH, 19
Shelton, Connecticut:
Joe entered foster care at the age of 11 and spent time in two State foster homes, a shelter, and a
residential facility. At the age ofl4, Joe was placed witha foster family through Casey Family
�Services. Joe worked hard in hi~ school and was admitted into Honors level classes. He also
was a two time State wrestling champion. ' In additionto his studies; Joe has mentored younger
stUdents and volunteered to train foster parents. Currenth< Joe is attending Springfield College
in Massachusetts where he studies Applied Exercise Science on a fun ath1eti~ scholarship. In
,,1998, Joe was asked to speak about foster care reform at a policy seminar hosted by the Institute
for EducatioIial Leadership held otlCapitol Hill. Joe credits his success to his foster family, who
stood by him even in times of trouble, and the hard work and dedication ofhis high school
wrestling coach.
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, L EAH McBRIDE,,25, ,
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Program at 17. She has completed high school, holds an associates degree, and is currently ,
pursuing a bachelor's degree. Lea? now works part time at Lighthouse teaching independent
living skills and mentoring current program participants. She has spoken to hundreds of foster
care parents~ business leaders, and other community members about the needs of emancipating
"foster care youth. Leah also devotes time to encouraging other foster youth to set goals, be
persistent in working towards therp., and not to let go of their dreams.
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half, is designed to promote selfsufficiency in youth by gradually turning over their maj orlif~_
responsibilities. As they learn to become self sufficient, the program allows foster youth as'
young as 15 Yz to live in their owri apartment with intensive support and assistance.
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ALFRED PEREZ, 22- "
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different placements, mostly group h()mes. During that time, Alfred carried his belongings from '
place to place in a plastic'garbage1bag. At age 15, Alfred started participating in the Contra'
Costa County Independent Living Skills Program (ILSP) where he learned about life skills ,and
employment. Alfred also became involved with the California Youth Connection (CYC), a
,nonprofit organization that involVes foster youth in lobbying for their welfare at the locaJ. and
State levels. Alfred graduated from San Jose' State University in 1998, and has since joined eyC
as a full time statewide outreach coordinator.
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Alfred met the First La.dY in November when she visited the UniversitY ofCalifornia at Berkel~y·
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At the age oflO, Rico entered the foster. C3fe system upon the death ofhis mother. At 17, he was
· referred by a socia1wo~ker to the local welfare to work program,the Glenardeh Campus of·.
Opportunity. Rico's "campus" c¥eer assessment focused on earning aGED and securing ajob'
ill orderto join an independent living·program.. Rico entered into a UPS Professional Job
·Readiness and Life Skills training class and enrolled in a GEDprogram. Three weeks after.
entering the. Job Readiness class,Rico was hired by UPS. This past September, Rico moved .into
his own apartment and is .schedu1~d to take the GEp .examination in May of this year.
· The UPS· School-to-Career Partnership for Maryland Youth in Foster Care provides youth
emancipating from foster care with pait-tim~ jobs, post~secondary educational opportunities and
support services. The program works in partriershipwith the Maryland Department ofHuman
· Resources, the Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the Living Classrooms Foundation to support
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JOY WARREN, 25
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worked with the Californlir'Youth Connection (CYC) to improve the foster care system~ Joy
graduated from the University of,California atBerkeley and currently attends Yale Law School.
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T~rri was 10 years old when she ~d her sister were sentto Cookson Hills, a Christian orphanage
on the border of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Terri cultivated many interests while at Cookson
Hills, including public speaking, s~grilanguage, sports, and a conimitment to public semce.
. Terri traveled across the United states representing Cookson Hills to its financial supporterS, .
particularly Baptist congregations~ Terri is now a junior at Oklahoma State Uirlversity majoring .
. in Early Education: In her sophomore year,' Terri organized a' sign language club, which ta:qght
.hearing students to sign so they CQuid perfoIm volunteer work within the deaf community. Terri
.' .. is a three t4ne Orphan FoundatioD; of America (OFA) scholarship recipient and has participated .
in ~ foster youth teenl~adership p;rogram called the O.LIVER Project. . She has represented the
. OFA and spoken out on foster care issues in a wide variety of forums.
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.The Orphan Foundation ofAmeripa provides college scholarships to older youth in foster care
and those who have already left. In addition to receiving scholarship money, recipients are given
the opportunity to participate in a'summer leadership prograIn in Washington D.C. .which
exposes foster care youth to legislators and gives them achance to sItare their experiences while
learning how policy is made.
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.. Contact: Eileen McCaffrey, Orp~an Foundation of America (703) 281-4226
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�FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 27,1999
CONTACT:
MARSHABERRY
TOBY GRAFF
JULIE MASON
202/456-2960
PRESS SCHEDULE OF
FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 28
Washington, D.C. - - On Thursd~y, January~ 28, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton win award
the 1999 Elizabeth Glaser Scientist Awards to four of America's best and brightest researchers
for their innovative, collaborative and cutting-edge research in pediatric HIV/AIDS. The award
recognizes outstanding individuals who embody co-founder Elizabeth Glaser's dedication and
compassion in working tirelessly to improve the lives of children across the country and around
the world and provides funding for their ongoing research.
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Recipients of the award ihclude:
Robert Doms, M.D., pliO, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
Paul Johnson, M.D., Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts
Philip Goulder, M.R.C.P;, D. Phil., Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts
Julie Overbaugh, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington
will
In the afternoon the First Lady
announce the first-ever Administration-wide response to
children's asthma, a disease that affects millions of children.' Her announcement will include, as
part of the FY 2000 budget, the largest federal investment ever in fighting this disease.
In the evening, the First Lady will deliver the 8th Annual Jo Oberstar Lecture at George
Washington University. This event is held each year to raise public awareness of breast cancer,
the leading cause of death for American women between the ages of 35 and 54. Representative
James L. Oberstar of Minnesota; whose late wife is commemorated in this lecture's title, will
introduce Mrs. Clinton. The ev~nt recognizes Jo Oberstar's courage in an eight~year fight
against breast cancer.
EVENT: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation's Scientist Awards
Ceremony
DATE:
January 28, 1999
TIME:
10:00 a.m.
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LOCATION: National Press Club
13th Floor - Holeman Lounge
14th and F Streets, N.W. (529 14th Street)
Washington, D.~.
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Press Notes
The event is open to press coverage. No pre-credentialing is required. Press should
bring standard press identification to gain access to the event. Lighting and a mult
provided. Throw is app'roximately 20' .
Pre-set:
Final Access:
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
9}0 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
The on-site contact is Richard Strauss.
EVENT:
Asthma Announcement
January 28, 1999
DATE:
3:00 p.m.
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TIME:
LOCATION: Roosevelt Room·
The White House
Washington, D.C.
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Press Notes
Pool press for stills and video .. Mult provided. Lighting is not provided.
Pre-set:
1:45
Final access: 2:45
EVENT:
p.m~
p.m~
escort from briefing room.
escort from briefing room.
8th Annual Jo Oberstar Memorial Lecture
DATE:
January 28, 1999
TIME:
5:00 p.m.
LOCATION: George Washington University
Dorothy Betts Marvin Theater
Marvin Center - 1st Floor
800 21st Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C.
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Press Notes
The event is open to press coverage. No pre-credentialing is required. Press should
bring standard press ideptification to gain access to the event. Lighting and a mult
provided. Throw is app'roximately 80'. Please use main entrance on 21st Street.
For press interested in satellite truck parking, please contact Ray McDougall, George
Washington Univer,sity fublic Affairs Office, 202/496-2200.
Pre-set:
Final Access:
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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FIRST LADYIDLLARY CLINTON UNVEiLs NEW, $68 MILLION INITIATIVE
TO FIGHT ASTHMA
January 28,1999
, Today, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton unveiled a new, $68 million initiative to fight
childhood asthma through a comprehensive national strategy that includes new efforts to: (1)
implement school based programs that teach children how to effectively manage their asthma; ,
(2) invest in research to determine environmental causes of asthma and to'develop new strategies
to reduce children's exposure to asthma triggers; (3) provide funds to states and providers to help
them implement effective diseas~ management strategies that will insure we lower
hospitalizations, emergency room visits and deaths from asthma; and (4) conduct a new public
information campaign'to reduce exposure to asthma triggers and dust mites.
MILLIONS OF .CIDLDREN SUFFER FROM ASTHMA
Over the past 15 years, the numbFr of children afflicted with asthma has doubled to total about 6
million. The most rapid increase in prevalence over this time period has occurred in children
under tiie age of 5, with rates increasing over 160 percent. Over 100,000 children are hospitalized
each year because of asthma, making it the leading cause ofhospitalization due to chronic illness
for children at a cost of$1.9 billion in medical expenses annually. Asthma is also one ofthe
leading causes of school absenteeism, resulting in over 10 million missed school days each year.
Minority children are disproport~onately affected by asthma. Although African American
children under the age of 18 have only a slightly higher risk of actually having asthma than non
Hispanic white children, they experience a disproportionately higher rate of death from asthma
attacks,over four times the, rate for white children. Many children with asthma remain
chronically impaired because they lack support systems that enable them to effectively manage
their own disease or access sufficient medications or equipment.
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DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW NATIONAL STRATEGY
Today, the First Lady will release!"Asthma and the Environment: A Strategy to Protect Children,"
authored by the Children's Environmental Task Force on Environrn:ental Health Risks and Safety
Risks to Children, which is co-chaired by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department
of Health and Human Services. This report outlines the first-ever comprehensive, Administration
wide strategy to fight childhood asthma. The Task Force makes four recommendations for asthma
that will reduce the incidents of asthma in children, as well as hospitalizations, and emergency room
visits for asthma. The four steps ~or federal action are: strengthening and accelerating research
efforts to better understand the environmental factors that exacerbate'chiidhood asthma, expanding
school based programs that reduce environmental exposures to asthma, collecting better data at the
local level to track asthma incidents, and educating health care providers serving low income
children about the most effective course of treatment for asthma;
LARGEST EVER FEDERAL INVESTMENT TO FIGHT CHILDHOOD ASTHMA
Today, the First Lady announced 'a new $68 million initiative to address asthma. This package of
investinents responds to TaskForce recommendations and includes:
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IlVIPLEMENTING SCHPOL-BASED ASTHMA PROGRAMS. The Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), together with the Department of Education, will invest $8.4
. million to expand'school-b~sed programs that teach parents and children how to identify and
avoid allergens that trigger ian asthma attack, as well as why it is important to ilse their
asthma medication and their inhalers. EPA will also expand programs that educate teachers
. and school staffto help them eliminate potential triggers from the school environment. With
this investment, over 2 million children will be able to breathe easier in their classrooms.
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INVESTING IN NEW ~SEARCH TO REDUCE CHILDREN'S EXPOSURE TO
ASTHMA TRIGGERS. The Environmental Protection Agency will invest $2 million to
expand its research into the role that environmental hazards (including chemicals, 'particles,
ozone, diesel exhaust, pesticides, tobacco smoke and allergens) play in the onset of
childhood asthma. The En~ironmenta1 Protection Agency will also invest $1 million to
conduct a pilot program to expand air pollution monitoring in up to two communities
downwind of industrialized urban centers to better understand the relationship between air
pollution and asthma. These new investments builds on the Administration's long-standing
'committment to asthma research. This year, the NationaUnstitutes of Health wil1.invest
over $110 million dollars ih research to explore the cause of asthma and develop strategies
to better manage the diseruie, and plans to continue this significant investment in FY~OOO.
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IMPLEMENTING NEW, DISEASE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO TARGET
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. LOW INCOME CHILDREN. The Department of Health and Human Services will
provide $50 million in competitive grant funds to States who identify and treat asthmatic
children enrolled in the Medicaid program in accordance with the new disease management
guidelines developed by the National Institutes of Health. These guidelines will help to
ensure that children receive U1e appropriate medication arid are taught how to effectively-
manage their illness. Through this initiative, participating states will collect data onasthma
incidents so we can better understand asthma and effects. In addition, HHS will invest
almost $2 million to work1with State officials and other providers nationwide to help them
integrate these new strategies into their current patterns of practice.
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CREATING A NEW NATIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGN. The
Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services will
invest $5.2 million ill a national public information campaign to reduce children's exposure
. to environmental tobacco smoke and other indoor asthma triggers through a national public
service campaign that use~ posters, flyers, and brochures that identify common asthma
triggers, such as pet hair or tobacco smoke, and simple solutions for eliminating or avoiding
them; expands existing in-home education networks, such as community based lead
prevention programs, and!utilizes Americorps and VISTA volunteers to provide direct
assistance to parents in identifying asthma triggers and implementing intervention strategies;
and using health care providers and managed care organizations to help parents reduce their
children's exposure to asthma triggers.
�Office to the First Lady
The White House
For Immediate Release
Contact:
White House January 25, 1999
Millennium Council
202/456-2000
Live Cybercast -
The Fifth Millennium Evening at the White House:
Th:e Meaning of the Millennium
Washington, D.C. -- The President and Mrs. Clinton have announced that the fifth Millennium
Evening at the White House will be The Meaning ofthe Millennium, featuring Professor
Martin Marty, a leader. in ecumenical and interfaith issues, and Professor Natalie Davis, an
eminent historian and author. The event will take place in the East Room of the White House
on Monday, January 25, 1999. i
Millennium Evenings at the White House are a series of lectures and cultural showcases that
highlight creativity and inventiyeness through our ideas, art, and scientific discoveries. The
lectures feature prominent scholars, creators, and visionaries and are accessible to the public
via broadcast and cybercast. These evenings follow the overall theme of the White House
millennium activities, "Honor the Past - Imagine the Future," by inviting all Americans to
participate in activities that celebrate our democracy, strengthen communities and give lasting
gifts to the future.
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The President and First Lady, and Professors Davis and Marty, will lead a discussion of the
millennium in both a historical! and a religious context. Professor Davis will address the
millennial mood of the year 1000 AD and set the historical context for the discussion.
Professor Marty will speak on the religious and humanistic issues that arise in trying to
understand the millennial milestone and human nature's need to find meaning through time.
The President and First Lady ~ncourage the public to participate in the evening's discussion by
e-mailing questions for the two historians or comments on the discussion itself, either during
or after the cybercast. These may be sent via the White House Web Site
(http://www.whitehouse.gov). The web site will post satellite coordinates (C and KU bands)
and serve as a link to the cybercast.
Millennium Evenings at the White House are hosted by the President and First Lady at the
White House and co-sponsored by the White House Millennium Council and the National
Endowment for the Humaniti~s with support from Sun Microsystems and the Howard Gilman
Foundation.
�Note: Biographies of Professors Davis and Marty attached.
Natalie Zemon Davis
Natalie Davis was born in Detro,it in 1928, the descendant of Jews from eastern Europe who
came to Vermont and Michigan in the nineteenth century. She was educated at Smith College,
Radcliffe College, and the University of Michigan, from which she received her Ph.D. in
1959. She has taught at Brown University, the University of Toronto, the University of
California at Berkeley, and from 1978 to 1996 at Princeton University, where she became the
Henry Charles Lea Professor of History and Director of the Shelby Cullom Davis Center for
Historical Studies. She has also: been a visiting professor at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en
Sciences Sociales in Paris, at Ya1e University, and at Balliol College Oxford.
Currently Professor Emeritus from Princeton, Natalie Davis is now associated with the
University of Toronto. She has:taught courses in the history of early modern France, and has
pioneered interdisciplinary courses in history, anthropology, literature and film; the study of
women and gender; and the soc~al history of the Jews. Professor Davis has a world-wide
reputation for her innovating publications in the social and cultural history of sixteenth-century
France and early modern Europe and the history of women. Her books, which have appeared
in many languages, have reached both academic and non-academic readers, and she has
enlarged her audience through collaboration on historical film.
In Society and Culture in Early Modern France (1975) and in numerous essays, Professor
Davis has treated subjects as wide-ranging as early trade unions, the meanings and uses of
popular carnivals, the 'structure Of religious riots, and family memory. Her book The Return
of Martin Guerre (1983, published in nine other languages and forthcoming in four more) and
her collaboration on the French,film of the same name allowed her to explore the creation of
identity in a peasant milieu and .the resonance of a story that has fascinated readers and theater
goers since the sixteenth century. In 1995 Professor Davis published Women in the Margins,
Three Seventeenth-Century Lives. Here she describes the lives and writings of a Jewish
merchant woman, who left an autobiography in Yiddish; a Catholic woman, who founded the
first Ursuline school 'in North America; and a Protestant woman -- the artist Maria Sibylla
Merian -- who created a new form of entomological and botanical description in studying the
natural world of Suriname. '
Natalie Davis has been awarde4 honorary degrees from Harvard University and Cambridge
University, as well as twenty-five other universities in the United States, Canada, France,
Scotland, and Germany. She has also been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts
and Sciences and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. In 1987, she was President
of the American Historical Association, and is currently First Vice President of the
International Congress of Historical Studies. Professor Davis resides in Toronto, where her
husband is a professor of mathematics. She has three children and is now trying to inspire her '\
four grandchildren to love history.
�Martin E. Marty
Born in 1928 in West Point, Nebraska, Martin E. Marty, is often described as "the foremost
interpreter of American religion today ." The son of a Lutheran schoolteacher and organist, he
was educated at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis and received his Masters and Ph.D. in
American Intellectual and Religious History from the University of Chicago in 1956. He
taught at the University of Chicago for thirty-five years and currently directs the Public
Religion Project which the University hosts. This project "promotes efforts to bring to light
and interpret the forces of faith within a pluralistic society," a phrase that captures much of
what historian Martin Marty, the Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus,
has been and is about.
Ordained as a Lutheran to the Christian Ministry forty-seven years ago, Professor Marty is
recognized as a leader in ecumenical and interfaith affairs. For forty years he was an editor of
The Christian Century and continues to write for it, just as he edits and writes the newsletter
Context, and for thirty-five yeaf,s, co-edited the scholarly journal Church History. Since 1949,
he has written over 5,000 journal articles, columns, and reviews. Professor Marty was the
founding President and is now the George B. Caldwell Senior Scholar-in-Residence at the Park
Ridge Center for Health, Faith,' and Ethics, a role to which he brings energies as theologian
and ethicist. He is also active as an academic lecturer and consultant; he has spoken on over
500 campuses, and is Chair of the Board of Regents of St. Olaf College in Minnesota.
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Professor Marty has authored over fifty books, including the National Book Award winning
Righteous Empire (1972). His inajor endeavor in recent years has been a three-volume work,
Modern American Religion. The recent The One and the Many: America's Search/or the
Common Good combines historjcal insight and comment on contemporary affairs. He has also
co-authored several books with photographer-son Micah Marty, including the new When True
Simplicity Is Gained: Finding Spiritual Clarity in a Complex World.
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Martin Marty has been awarded over sixty honorary degrees. In 1998, he was awarded the
National Medal of Humanities and the Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Scienct:s
in 1995. The past President of:the American Academy of Religion, the American Society of
Church History, and the American Catholic Historical Association, he is also an elected
member of the American Philosophical Society.
The University of Chicago, where Professor Marty was the Ph.D. dissertation advisor to
more than 100 scholars, has established the Martin Marty Center for the study of "public
religion". "Marty," as everyone calls him, and his wife Harriet, a musician, live in Riverside,
Illinois, where seven children, 'including two who joined the family as foster children, and
eight grandchildren regularly gather, and where generations of students and friends have
experienced hospitality.
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�FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 21,1999
CONTACT:
MARSHABERRY
TOBY GRAFF
JULIE MASON
202/456-2960
PRESS SCHEDULE OF
FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 22
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Washington, D.C. - - On Friday, January 22, First Lady Hillary Rodharn Clinton will attend and
deliver remarks at an event in honor of the thirtieth anniversary ofNARAL.
EVENT:
NARAL 30th Anniversary Luncheon
DATE:
January 22 1999 :
12:30 p.m.
TIME:
LOCATION: Regency Ballroom
Omni Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street
Washington, D. C.
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Press Notes
The event is open to press coverage. No pre-credentialing is required. Press should
bring standard press identification to gain access to the event. Lighting and a mult
provided. Throw is approximately 75'. Please use main entrance on Calvert Street.
then follow signs to ballroom.
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Pre-set:
Final Access:
9:]5 a.m. - 10: 15 a.m.
11: 15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The on-site contact is
Ge~)fge
Shelton.
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FIRST LADY HILLARY CLINTON AND VICE PRESIDENT GORE UNVEIL NEW
INVESTMENT IN SAFE, EFFECTIVE FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES FOR AMERICAN
WOIVIEN
January 22, 1999
Today, in honor of the 26th lanniversary of Roe vs Wade, First Lady Hillary Rodham
Clinton and Vice President Gore met with representatives from the reproductive
health community to unveil a series of new steps to prevent unintended pregnancy,
including a new multi million' dollar initiative to ensure access to safe, high quality
family planning services for American women.
MILLIONS OF AMERICAN WOMEN NEED FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES
More than 3 million unintended pregnancies occur every year in the United States .
. Women who use no contraceptives account for almost half of these pregnancies
(47%), while the 39 million method users account for 53%. Unintended
pregnancies among women who do not use contraception are almost as likely to
end in abortion as they are i~ a birth.
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NEW STEPS TOWARDS PROVIDING SAFE, EFFECTIVE FAMILY PLANNING
SERVICES FOR AMERICAN WOMEN. This initiative reaffirms the Clinton-Gore
Administration's committment to expanding and enhancing the quality of
reproductive health services for all American women. Today, the First Lady and
Vice President announced that the Administration is:
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Unveiling the Largest increase in Family Planning Services in 15 Years. The
Clinton/Gore Adminstration's FY 2000 budget includes $240 million for
family planning, a $25 million increase, and the largest increase in 15 years.
These grants fund family planning clinics providing reproductive health
services and clinical care to over 5 million low income women. These new
funds will be used to prevent over a million unintended pregnancies year by
improving the deliver~ of comprehensive reproductive health services,
including STD and cancer screening and prevention, and HIV prevention,
education and counseling; providing educational programs that encourage
adolescents to postpone of sexual activity; increase the accessibility of
contraceptive counseling and services; increasing efforts to provide effective
contraceptives to those in need; and developing partnerships with other
community based providers to conduct outreach to adolescents at risk.
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Preventing violence af women's health clinics. In the wake of escalating
violence against women's health clinics that provide abortions, the First Lady
and the Vice President will announce the the FY 2000 budget includes $4.5
million for support additional security enhancements, such as including
closed circuit camera systems, improved lighting, motion detectors, alarm
systems and bullet-resistant windows for these clinics in order to protect
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their doctors and nurses. Under this proposal, the Department of Justice
would make security assessments and enhancements available to clinics
deemed to be at high risk of violence. This Administration is committed to
fighting this form of domestic terrorism that has threatened so many clinics
and providers. While emphasizing the importance of family planning services
to prevent unintended' pregnancies, the First Lady and Vice President also
emphasized that those women who choose to have an abortion do not have
to fear violence.
Contributing $25 milli'on to the UNFPA. Today, the First Lady and Vice
President will announce that the President's FY 2000 budget proposes a $25
million voluntary contribution to the UNFPA, $5 million more than the
President's FY 1999 budget proposal. The U.S. Contributions to the UN
Population Fund is the largest multilateral donor organization in the
population sector and! concentrates its assistance to countries in the areas of
reproductive health af;ld voluntary family planning, population policy and
advocacy.
Ensuring that Federallemployees have access to comprehensive family
planning services. Th!3 FY 2000 budget also continues to ensure that the
Federal government leads the way as a model health plan by assuring that
Federal employees arid their families participating in the 300 Federal
Employees Health Benefit Program (FEHBP) have access to contraceptive
coverage. This policy; provides coverage to approximately 1 .2 million women
of childbearing age and reduces unwanted pregnancies and the need for
abortions by requiring most FEHB plans to offer the full range of
contraceptive service,s. Before this requirement, only 19% of federal health
plans covered prescription contraceptives and 10% of the plans offered no
contraceptive coverage at all.
�THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION:
Standing Up For a Woman's Right to Choose
Today, the Firs~ Lady will keynote NARAL's 1999 celebration of the 26th
anniversary of Roe v. Wade honoring those who have fought hard to preserve
reproductive freedom. Mrs. Clinton's remarks will highlight the accomplishments of
NARAL and the reproductive rights movement to protect the right to choose, while
pressing for policies that prevent unintended pregnancies and ensure healthy
childbirth. She will also call on everyone to double their efforts to educate the
public about the need for expanded family planning services, an end to clinic
violence, and comprehensive' contraceptive coverage.
Her remarks, together with the new steps the Clinton Adminsistration took today,
build on the Administration's; longstanding commitment to provide American
women with safe, high quality family planning services and assure access to
choice. This Administration has worked hard to protect a woman's right to choose
and to promote safe reproductive health services for women.
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Creating of the National Task Force on Violence Against Health Care
Providers. Last November, the Justice Department's launched a National
Task Force on Violence Against Health Care Providers to coordinate the
investigation of violence against women's health care clinics nationwide.
The Task Force works:closely with local authorities and U.S. Attorneys
investigating acts of violence against clinics by: coordinating national
investigative efforts; creating an investigative clearinghouse for information
related to clinic violence; and providing training to federal, state and local law
enforcement personnel.
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Provided Contraceptive Coverage to More than a Million Women. The FY99
Omnibus Appropriations Act contains an important policy breakthrough on
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reproductive choice. Jhe final bill requires the 300 Federal Employees
Health Benefits Plans (FEHBP) to cover contraceptive drugs' and devices,
providing coverage to 13Pproximately 1.2 million women of childbearing age.
Until now only 19% of federal health plans covered prescription
contraceptives and 10:% of the plans offered no contraceptive coverage at
all. The Republican Leadership tried to remove this measure, but President
Clinton and pro-choice' members remained firm.
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Providing family planni,ng services to low income women. The
Administration has granted Medicaid waivers to expand access to family
planning services in 11 states in order to reduce the number of women with
mistimed or unwanted: pregnancies. These waivers extend family planning
services to low-income women of childbearing age who would not ottilerwise
be eligible for Medicaiq family planning services, including low-income
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women who are eligible for Medicaid while pregnant but who lose their
eligibility at the end of pregnancy, and low-income women who would
become eligible for Medicaid if pregnant, even if they've never been pregnant
or Medicaid eligible.
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Stopped the Coburn Amendment Prohibiting the FDA from Approving
RU-486. On January ;22, 1993, President Clinton reversed the ban on the
importation of Mifepri$tone or RU-486; RU-486 is currently under review by
the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Unfortunately, the FDA's scientific
drug approval process'became under assault in the 105th Congress.
President Clinton threatened to veto a provision that would have prevented
the FDA from using government funds to test, develop or approve drugs that
may induce medical abortion, including RU-486. Because of the President's
veto threat, Republicans backed down and decided not to attach this
provision to any funding bill.
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Defeated Parental Consent Restrictions on Contraceptives for Minors. The
House voted to require minors to obtain parental consent prior to receiving
any Title X family pla~ning services (this has also been referred to as the
Istook amendment). The President's veto threat helped to keep it out of the
final bill.
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Stopped the So-Called "Child Custody Protection" Act. Senior Clinton
Administration Advisers recommended a veto of this bill which would have
made it illegal to transport a minor across State lines for the purpose of
avoiding parental con~ent or notification laws. The Clinton Administration,
as detailed in the Statement of Administration Policy, was very concerned
that the bill did not protect close family members --including grandmothers,
aunts and siblings --from criminal and civil liability. Family members could
face criminal charges for aiding a relative in distress. The bill also did not
protect persons that only provide information, counseling, referral or medical
services to the minor from liability. Under a veto threat, the Senate failed to
invoke cloture (or end :debate) on the Child Custody Protection Act.
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Upheld the Late Term Abortion Veto. This year, the House of Representatives
voted to override President Clinton's veto of a bill banning certain late-term
abortions, known by proponents of the ban as "partial birth abortions./I While
the House voted to override the President's action, the Senate sustained the
veto by a vote of 36-64 --just three votes short of the required two-thirds
majority needed to override the veto. President Clinton vetoed the measure
in October 1997 because it did not contain an exception that protected the
health or life of the woman.
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Continued to Fight Restrictions on International Family Planning. The FY99
Omnibus Appropriations Act does not contain the so-called "Mexico City"
policy, a provision thai: denies U.S. funds to international family planning
organizations that use their own resources to perform abortions or lobby on
abortion policy. The ~exico City restrictions were also included in the
Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act. President Clinton vetoed this
legislation because it contained these unacceptable restrictions.
�FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JANUARY 20,1999
CONT ACT: MARSHA BERRY
JULIE MASON
. TOBY GRAFF
202/456-2960
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FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON'S SCHEDULE
FOg THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1999
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WASHINGTON, DC -- First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will attend an education event
with the President, on ThuI:sday, January 21, 1999.
In the afternoon, Mrs. Clinton will participate in a White House reception to mark the
conclusion of the holy month of Ramadan and celebrate the festival of Eid al:-Fitr
Editor'S Note: The education event is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. in Room 450 of the Old
Executive Office Building. Please refer to the President's press schedule for additional
logistical information on press :coverage of this event.
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EVENT:
DATE:
TIME:
LOCATION:
Eid Celebration
Thursday, January 21, 1999
4:00 p.m.
Room450
Old Executive Office Building
Washington, D.C.
Press Notes:
The speaking program is open'to press. Any press who would like to cover the event who are
not currently White House passholders, should fax their name, date of birth and social security
number on company letter hea~ to 202/456-7805 no later than 9:00 a.m. on Thursday,
January 21, 1999 to be clear~d to cover the event. There will be an escort from the White
House Briefing Room at 3:00 p.m. to pre-set and at 3:45 p.m. for final access. Lighting and a
mult is provided.
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�For Immediate Release
January 18, 1999
Contact: Marsha Berry
Julie Mason
Toby Graff
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OFFICE OF FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
GUESTS SEATED IN THE FIRST LADY'S GALLERY.
FOR THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
JANUARY 19, 1999
First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will be joined tomorrow evening, January 19, 1999, for
President Clinton's State of the Union address by ten citizens who through their public activities have
made an impact in their communities. The people chosen to sit with Mrs. Clinton daily exhibit what is
best about America. They range from students participating in the AmeriCorps program to a parent
activist to a locally elected official. . The following people make up the list of guests in the FJrst Lady's
Gallery:
Ashley Dumas, AmeriCorps volunteer
Loe Truong, AmeriCorps volunteer
Joanna Quintana Barroso, teacher
Suzann Wilson, parent of slain daughter
Officer Chris Lonsford, community police officer
Maurice Lim Miller, executive director of Asian Neighborhood Design
Captain Jeffrey B. Taliaferro, served in Operation Desert Fox
Elam Hill, 15 year-old wimier of Bayer/National Science Foundation Award
Dr. Rita Colwell, head of the National Science Foundation
Mayor Wellington E. Webb, mayor of Denver
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ASHLEY DUMAS. Ashley Dumas, an AmeriCorpsmember with the Notre Dame Mission
Volunteers Program, is a 1998 gra'duate of Wellesley College. After receiving her degree in Cognitive
Science, Dumas signed up for the AmeriCorps program and is currently serving at Project Hope in
South Boston, a shelter for single mothers. Dumas teaches GED classes and helps to provide child care
assistance. Her service doesn't end, however, at the end of the day. Dumas lives in a house with six
teenagers enrolled in A Better Chance, a program that places high risk young people in private and
public schools so that they may ha~e a better chance at graduating from high school. Dumas tutors the
girls each night and serves as a po~itive role model and mentor. Dumas credits her parents for her
strong ethic of service--Dumas' father is a commander in the Coast Guard and her mother is a public
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LOC TRUONG. Loc Truong is an AmeriCorpsMember with the San Luis Obispo AmeriCorps
Program. Truong serves as a full-time mentor to eight high-risk teenage boys. As an elementary
school student, Truong, along witl} his parents and five siblings, came to the United States from
Vietnam as a political refugee. They settled in Stockton where the entire family farmed and then
scraped together enough money to open a gr<JCery store. After graduating from Cal Poly University in
San Luis Obispo, Truong joined AmeriCorps: "The main reason I joined AmeriCorps is because of my
passion to repay society for what they've done for my family. When we came to the U.S., we had
nothing. People gave us food, clothing and shelter. Now I would like to help those who are less
fortunate, those who were once in my situation. After finishing his service, Truong plans to become a
teacher and a principal.
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JOANNA QUINTANA BARROSO. Joanna Quintana Barroso is a third grade teacher at Coral Way
Elementary School in Miami, Florida. Following in her mother'S tradition of teaching, Barroso teaches
reading and other subjects to a largely lower-income student body. She has been involved in a
curriculum-based gun safety program and is known for turning around the lives of several students.
Barroso recently participated in thy White House Conference on School Safety, where she spoke about
the successful anti-crime efforts ather schooL which include school uniforms, gun safety curriculum,
and DARE officers. Ms. Barroso 'is an advocate of reducing class size to improve learning.
SUZANN WILSON. Suzann Wilson's life was forever changed when her l1-year-old daughter
Britthney Varner was shot and kill~d, along with four other students and a teacher, by two schoolmates
in a Jonesboro, Arkansas school. !Today, Wilson is working to pass Child Access Prevention gun laws
that would require gun owners to keep loaded firearms out of the reach of children: "What happened at
Jonesboro didn't have to happen. ~It could have been prevented."
OFFICER CHRIS LONSFORD.' In March 1998, Officer Lonsford, a COPS-funded community
policing officer from the Fontana,;California, Police Department received the department's highest
honor--the Medal of Valor. During an incident that occurred in November, 1996, Officer Lonsford
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robbers. Despite facing a barrage, of fire from an AK-47, a handgun, and a shotgun, Officer Lonsford
�kept his cool and held his fire, fearing that return might injure residents of a nearby apartment
complex. The suspects were apprehended and no civilians were injured.
MAURICE LIM MILLER: Maurice Lim Miller is the Executive Director of Asian Neighborhood
Design (ASD). ASD, located in San Francisco, California, has been recognized by President Clinton's
Initiative on Race as a Promising Practice for Racial Reconciliation. ASD is a multi-service
community development agency serving low income communities and families. Its services include
community design and urban planning, family and youth counseling, workforce training for at-risk
youth and welfare recipients, the development of affordable housing, and the operation of a furniture
and cabinetmaking venture. Lim Miller immigrated to the United States from Mexico and was the first
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CAPTAIN JEFFREY B. TALIAFERRO. Captain Taliaferro is presently Chief of Wing Weapons,
28th Operations Support Squadron,: 28th Bomb Wing. As the chief tactician in the wing, Captain
Taliaferro was deployed to Thumrait, Oman to serve in Operation DESERT FOX. During Operation
DESERT FOX, Captain Taliaferro:commanded the 28th Expeditionary Operations Squadron mission
planning team. He not only flew during combat operations, but was the architect of the first B-IB
combat mission. Captain Taliaferro's leadership was the foundation to the successful employment of
the B-lB's first-ever combat operation.
ELAM HILL. Elam Hill, age 15, is a winner of the Bayer/National Science Foundation Award for
Community Innovation. Elam lives in a public housing de"elopment in one of Atlanta's poorest
neighborhoods. Everyday, on his way to Walden Middle School, Elam saw homeless people and
wanted to help. After months of re'search, Elam and three c1assm~tes came up with a solution to a
problem many homeless children face. They developed a commupications center for homeless families
with school children to help alleviate the difficulty parents have in transferring school records as they
search for shelter and thereby, reduce the number of children who are forced to miss weeks and
months of school. The State of Georgia Department of Education: has agreed to use this information
system throughout the state. Elam never thought he'd go to college; now, he wants to attend Georgia
Tech.
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DR. RITA COLWELL. Dr. Rita 'colwell, the first woman to head the National Science Foundation
(NSF), personifies a passion for discovery and a sense of adventure. Prior to her appointment to the
NSF, Dr. Colwell served as president of the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, was a
former professor at Georgetown University, and is recognized as an internationally respected
microbiologist. In her current position at NSF, Dr. Colwell will help direct a new five-year initiative
in information technology, emphasizing the importance of making significant increases in computing
and communications research. These technologies will dramatically quicken the: pace of scientific.
discovery.
MAYOR WELLINGTON E. WEBB. Mayor Wellington E. Webb is currently serving his second
term as Mayor of the City of Denver. Mayor Webb began his distinguished public service career in
1972 when he was elected to the Colorado House of Representativ,es and in 1996, was named by
Newsweek Magazine as one of the ~op 25 Mayors in the Nation. For the past four years, Fortune
Magazine has named Denver as one of the Top Five American Cities in its. annual survey .. He has
played a leading role in establishing Denver as a Millennium Community to launch local projects to
save our history and prepare childrt'(n for the 21st Century.
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FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON'S SCHEDULE
FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1999
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Space Museum to announce the MarS Millennium Project,an official White House Millennium
Council youth initiative, on Thu*sday, January 14, 1999. The new program will challenge
kindergarten through high-school students across the nation to imagine and design the first
community on Mars. The Mars Millennium Project is a partnership between the White House
Millennium Council, the U. S. Department of Education, th~ National Endowment for the
Arts, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the J. Paul Getty Trust.
The First Lady will tour the National Air & Space Museum's What's Next Columbus? exhibit
and talk to a group of children from the Anne Beers Element'ary School in Washington, DC,
who are participating in a collaborative project with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. In
addition, Mrs. Clinton will address students, teachers, Mars Millennium Project agency and
corporate partners in the Einstein Planetarium. U .S. Secretary of Education Richard W.
Riley, NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin, National Endowrtent for the Arts Chairman Bill
Ivey, Vice President for Education at the J. Paul Getty Center Theodore Mitchell, Secretary of
the Smithsonian Michael Heyman and former director of the 1997 Mars Pathfinder Project Dr.
Donna Shirley, will participate in this event.
EVENT:
Launch of the Mars Millennium Project
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Thursday, January 14, 1999
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LOCATION: National Air & Space Museum
(What's Next Columbus? Exhibit Room and Einstein Planetarium)
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6th & Independence Ave., SW
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Press Notes:
Space will be limited in the What's Next exhibit and a pool may need to be created on-site.
, The speaking program in the Planetarium is open press. Press should use the Independence
Avenue entrance to the National Air & Space Museum and p~oceed to the press check-in table.
Press must bring standard press identification to gain access to this event. Press parking is
available on Independence Ave. or at the Colonial Parking lot at 6th and C Streets. Lighting
and a mult is provided in both rooms.
Pre-Set:
11 :00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Final Access: 1:00 p.m.
The on-site contact is Jack Murray.
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Editor's Note: Following the event, Dr. Donna Shirley, fonner director of the 1997 Mars
Pathfinder Project, Ellen McCulloch-Loveil, Director of the :White House Millennium Council
and Val Marmilion, President of: Pacific Visions Communications, will be available in the
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THE MARS MILLENNIUM PROJECT:
AN,ARTS, SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE
January 14, 1999
Highlighting the national millennium theme of "Honor the' P~t, Imagine the Future," First Lady
Hillary Rodham Clinton today laUnched the Mars Millennium 'Project, an exciting White House
Millennium Council youth imtiative challenging children across thenation to design a '
community on the planet Mars. U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley, NASA
Administrator Daniel Goldin, National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Bill Ivey, Vice
President for Education and Strategic Initiatives at the 1. Paul Getty Trust Ted Mitchell, and
Donna Shirley, former director, Mars Pathfinder Project joined the First Lady today at the
',Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washingtori.; D.C: for this announcement.
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kindergarten throughhigh~school.students in classrooms and ~outh groups throughout the United
States to work together to develop a livable community on Mars in the year 2030. Working in
teams and with educators, community leaders and professionals in many fields, young people
will weave the arts, sciences and humanities into an exploratiop. of their oWn communities and
then apply what they learn to the future. The result: ~ new conimimity - one that is-scientificallY
sound and offers a high quality of'life - and one in which they ~ould be proud to live. The Mars
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The project will unfold in fonnal arid infonnal educational settings, involving ari individual class,
entire school, or teams of learne;s throughorgariizations suc~ as boys arid girls clubs, libraries,
museums or professional as~ociations. Participation guides fpr grade levels K-2, 3-5, 6~8arid 9
.. 12 will be available in March 1999. Student projects entered;in a national registry will be
designed during the 1999-2000 s'chool year, with finished works displayed in a virtual gallery
online aridin local communities,: museums arid libraries nationwide next spring arid summer. In
addition, NASA hopes to encode, completed projects ana. computer chip arid send them to Mars
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The Mars Millennium Project is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, the National
Aeronautics arid Space Administration arid its Jet Propulsion Labotatory, the National'
Endowment for the Arts; arid the; 1. Paul Getty Trust. A host of public arid private orgariizations
along with some of the nation's leading corporations. and busin.esses will also take part, making
this project a true "community" effort. To date, more thari 80[ education, space, science, math, .
'arts arid civic organizations have:signed on in support of the project. In addition, numerous
corporate sponsors are supplying'resources and materials to promote the project arid provide
additional learning opportunities ;for student teams.
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secondary schools arid arts and science teachers by the end ofJariuary. Teachers, community
leaders arid citizens interested in participating in the Mars Millennium Project Cari call (310) 274- .
8787 x 150, E-mail mars@pvcla.com or vi~it the Internet web1site <www.mars2030.net>.
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JANUARY 12,1999
CONTACT: MARSHABERRY
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PRESS SCHEDULE OF
FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13
Washington, D.C. - - On Wednesday, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Chicago.
She will dedicate the new Frank Morrell M.D~ Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at Rush Presbyterian St.
Lukes Medical Center and participate in a roundtable discussion with medical experts and other
individuals dedicated to finding a cure for epilepsy.
After her visit to the hospital, the First Lady will visit the John C. Haines Elementary School
with Mayor Richard C. Daley. They will tour the school to learn about the after-school care
program.
In the evening, the First Lady will attend a dinner held by Citizens United for Research in
Epilepsy (CURE) to honor her contributions to people with epilepsy. CURE, an all-volunteer
organization, is dedicated to finding a cure for pediatric epilepsy.
EVENT:
DATE:
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LOCATION:
Rush Presbyterian St. Lukes Medical Center I Epilepsy Center Visit
January 13, 1999'
2:50p.m.
Rush Presbyterian St.Lukes Medical Center
Rush Professional Building - Brainard Conference Room
1725 West Harrison
Chicago, Illinois
Press Notes
The event is open to press coverage. No pre-credentialing is required. Press should
bring standard press identification to gain access to the event. Please use the 1725
West Harrison entrance. 'Upon entry, please take Elevator #2 to the 5th floor (Searle
Conference Center). Press parking available at 1650 West Harrison Street (cars in
garage, satellite trucks in atrium driveway). Lighting and a mult provided. Throw is
approximately 80' .
The First Lady will participate in a roundtable discussion which will be open to print
reporters only. Following the roundtable, she will participate in an open press
speaking program.
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Final Access:
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2:,0,0 p.m. - 2:3,0 p.m.
The on-site contact is Lori Greenbaum.
EVENT:
DATE:
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LOCATION:
Visit to After-School Program at John C. Haines Elementary School
January 13, 1999
4:00p.m.
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247 West 23rd Place
Chicago, Illinois
Press Notes
The event is open to press coverage. No pre-credentiilling is required. Press should
bring standard press identification to gain access to 'the event. Please use the main
entrance on 23rd Place. Satellite parking available in front of the school on 23rd
Place. Lighting and a m4lt provided. Throw is approximately 5,0'.
1: 15 p.m. :.. 2: 15 p.m.
Pre-set:
Final Access: 3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
The on-site contact is Lori Greenbaum
EVENT:
DATE:
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LOCATION:
Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE) Dinner
January 13, 1999 .
6:3,0 p.m.
The Drake Hotel
14,0 East Walton Place
Chicago, Illinois
Press Notes
The event is open to press coverage. No pre-credentialing is ,required. Press. should
bring standard press identification to gain access to the event. Please use the main
hotel entrance. Lighting and a mult provided. Throw is approximately 4,0'.
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Final Access: 5:3,0 p.m . ..! 6:,0,0 p.m.
The on-site contact is Lori Greenbaum.
�Editor's Note: Upon conclusion 'of her events in Chicago, the First Lady will return to
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TOBY GRAFF
"JULIE MASON
OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY
JANUARY 11, 1999
202/456-2960
THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. CLINTON
HONOR HIS ,EXCELLENCY CARLOS SAUL MENEl\i,
PRESIDENT OF THE ARGENTINE NATION
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WASHINGTON, DC -- The President and Mrs. Clinton are hosting his E~ceilency Carlos Saul
Menem, President of the Argentine Nation, at a White House State Dinner on Monday,
January 11, 1999. President Mehem will arrive at the North Portico at 7:15 p.m.
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Guests will be received by the Preside~t and Mrs. Clinton, ~d President Menem at the base of
the Grand Staircase in th~ Grand Foyer ofthe "White House. Following the receiving line, the
. President and Mrs. Clinton will escort President Menem into the State Dining Room for dinner.
The tables in the State Dining Room will be set with Eisenhower gold base plates; the Ronald
Reagan china will be used for service .. Kennedy Morgantown crystal and gold flatware from the
Vermeil Collection will be set on rose-colored damask tablecloths. Bamboo containers from the
Vermeil Collection will be filled with Raphaela, Leonidis, AJ;nbiance and Sari roses and rust
colored orchids. These centerpieces will be surrounded by white taper candles in gold candle
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NOTE: Information on the menu, entertainment and official gifts is attached.· Guest list will be
released separately as soon as it is available~
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; Lemon Herb Roasted Chicken
Grilled Vegetable Risotto
Tomato Basil Broth
Seared Striped Bass
CassouletofJonah Crab, Corn andFava Beans
Sauteed Morels and Sweet Potato'
Salad of Winter Greens, Endive an'd Spinach
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Baked Pineapple
Caramel Walnuts
Coconut Snowbalts
Wines
Sanford Chardonnay "Estate" 1996
Beaux Freres Pinot Noir 1995
Mumm Cuvee Napa "DVX" 1993
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STATE DINNER ENTERTAINMENT IN THE EAST ROOM
, A Celebration of Tango
. After dinner in the State Dining Room, guests will be invited to the East RoomJor a celebration
of tango, performed by American and Argentine musicians and dancers. The~3ngo has been an
integral part of the history of the Argentine Nation and its appeal and popularity have spread
around the world. The resurgence of the tango has communities from AI~~ka to Florida learning
__ this fascinating, difficult, elegant and passionate art. The fervor andjoy oftpe tango once again
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Robert Duvall, actor, director and writer, found his passion for the tango twelve years ago while
attenqing a performance of Tango Argttntino. Since that tim~, the Academy Award-winner has
" been enamored with the Argentine people, their music, dance' and culture and has worked on two
films during his fifteen visits tq Buenos Aires. Francis Ford Coppola suggested that Mr. Duvall
playa character connected with the tango. Since then, Robert Duvall has written a screenplay
which he intends to star in and direct. The story takes place largely in the world of tango in
Buenos Aires. His tango heroes,are m3!ly, but he particularly loves to dance to Darienzo, Tanturi
and Pugliese.
Luciana Pedraza was born in Salta, a town in northern Argentina. Being the oldest of five
sisters, Luciana grew up among horses and sports but never took a dance lesson. She moved to
Buenos Aires at sixteen to finish hc;:r schoolip.g and shortly thereafter began her own business.
Tango did not cross her path until three years ago when Robert Duvall introduced her to a world
within her. own country -~ the world oftangb; Since th~t time~ she has moved to the United
States and studies tango under Orlondo Paiva and Pablo Veron.
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Pablo Veron, a versatile dancer with a background inclassical, tap and jazz, is one of the most
acclaimed tango dancers from Buenos Aires. A key figure ofthe tango renaissance, Mr. Veron is
recogriized for his unique,.innovative style that links traditional tango to the sensitivity of the
nineties. He formed his own dance,company in Buenos Aires while performing in such musicals
,as Evita and Cabaret and touring, extensively with the reno~ed Tango Argentino as a dancer
,and choreographer. In 1996, PabloVeron choreographed and starred in The Tango Lesson,
winner of the BestFilm award at the Mar del Plata Film Festival.in Argentina. In October, 1998
he won the American Choreography Award for outstanding choreographic achievement in
motion pictures.
Victoria Vieyra, a: frequent dance partner of Pablo Veron, grew up in Argentina studying
Milonga with Mingo Pugliese and Gustavo Naveira. She has :danced and choreographed
numerous'musicals and operas and was appointed as a member ofthe Tango Academy founded
by Horacio,Ferrer. She frequently teaches and organizes tango dances in Los Angeles and has
,recently danced in several shows in Paris.
�TANGO MUSICIANS
QuinTango is a unique "chamber ensemble dedicated to the musical pei¥ormance of tango.
Inspired by the Argentine orquesta tipica -- the classic tango orchestra of violins, bandoneons,
bass and piano -- QuinTango brings its own interpretatIons to this evocative mu~ic. Their recent
performances include appearances at the John F.Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the
Embassy of Argentina arid the group·is a Concerts in Schools ArtistJor The. Washington
Performing Arts Society. The sounds produced by this Washington, D.C., ensemble have turned
music lovers into tango l o v e r s , "
Raul Jaurena, master bandoneon player, first studied bandoJ?eon with hisfather becoming a
member of a child's tango orchestra at the age ofeight. In the 1960s and 1970s, Mr. Jaurena
spent much of his time organizing tango orchestras in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Chile; Mr.
Jailrena recently became an American citizen and is currently the mu~ical director of the
acclaimed tango group, New York Buenos Aires Connection. He performs regularly as a guest
artist throughout the United States and was most recently featured with the Hollywood Bowl's
Philharmonic Orchestra in a conyert ofmusic by Astor Piazzolla and has played with such greats
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OFFICIAL GIFTS
PRESIDENT CLINTON'S GIFT TO PRESIDENT MENEM:
The official gift for President Menem from President Clinton on the occasion cifhis State Visit to
Washington is a hand~crafted sterling silver cachepot from Tiffany & Co~ The piece features an
etched border design inspired by a cornice found in the EastRoom ofthe,ynlite House and a
. floral design taken from the Green and Red Rooms of the White House. The flower in the center
-- is a dogwood blossom, a tree frequently found in the President"s home staie'()fArkansas. The
cachepot was designed exclusively as a gift for President Clinton to present" for the State visit.
The Presidential Seal is engraved on the bottom of the silver piece.
OFFICIAL DELEGATION GIFT:
The official gift for members of the Argentine delegation is a Tiffany &'Co. Pewter Tray with an
inscription and seal commemorating President Menem's State Visit to Washington.
PRESIDENT MENEM'S GIFT TO PRESIDENT CLINTON:
President Clinton received from President Menem a rare book entitled, Plateria Sudamericana.
PRESIDENT MENEM'S GIFT TO MRS. CLINTON:
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FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY
JANUARY 8,1999
CONTACT:
MARSHA BERRY
TOBY GRAFF
JULIE MASON
202-456-2960
THE STATE VISIT OF
HIS EXCELLENCY CARLOS SAUL MENEM,
THE PRESIDENT OF THE ARGENTINE NATION
MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1999
**NOTE:
Press who plan to cover the State Dinner must wear dark-colored business
attire.
TENTATNE TIMELINE
WASHINGTON, DC -- The following is a tentative time-line of press coverage for the White
House State Dinner to be given in honor of his Excellency the President of the Argentine Nation.
3:15 pm
White House press corps interested in viewing the table settings for the State
Dinner will be escorted from the briefing room to the State Dining Room.
3:30 pm
Press preview by the Social Secretary (OPEN PRESS)
6:40 pm
White House Press Pool who would like to cover the arrival of guests attending
the State Dinner Will be escorted to the Ground Floor of the East Wing
(Booksellers Area).
Note: Press covering the guest arrivals will not be able to cover the arrival of
President and Miss Menem.
6:45 pm
Press covering the arrival of President and Miss Menem escorted from the White
House briefing room to the North Portico.
7:15 pm
President Menem and Miss,Menem arrive to the North Portico and are
greeted by the President and Mrs. Clinton. (OPEN PRESS)
,
7:35 pm
White House Press Pool will be escorted into the White House Grand Foyer for
the announcement of the President and Mrs. Clinton and President and Miss
Menem at the base of the Grand Staircase.
�7:50 pm
Announcement or President and Mrs. Clinton and President and Miss Menem
to the base of the Grand Staircase. Following this announcement, the dinner
guests will be received by the President and Mrs. Clinton and President and Miss
Menem at the ba~e of the Grand Staircase. (POOL PRESS)
8:35 pm
The White House Press Pool covering the receiving line will hold in the Grand
Foyer while the President and Mrs. Clinton and President and Miss Menem take
their seats in the State Dining Room. Press Pool will be escorted to the cross hall
door outside of the State Dining Room to cover the toasts.
8:45 pm
Toast by President Clinton
?Toast by President Menem
(POOL PRESS)'
Note: At the conclusion of the toasts, members of the press pool will be escorted
back to the briefing room.
9:45 pm
The White House press pool covering the entertainment segment of the State
Dinner will be es~orted from the White House briefing room to the East Room.
10:15 pm
Entertainment b,egins in the East Room. (POOL PRESS - Television lights
will be up for the President's remarks)
I
10:30 pm
White House press covering President and Miss Menem's departure from the
White House will be escorted to the North Portico from the press briefing room.
10:45 pm
Entertainment concludes. President Clinton makes closing remarks.
(POOL PRESS):
Following his remarks, President and Mrs. Clinton escort President and
Miss Menem to the North Portico for their departure. (OPEN PRESS)
.
.
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�FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE :
JANUARY 8, 1999
CONTACT:
MARSHA BERRY
TOBY GRAFF
JULIE MASON
202/456-2960
PRESS SCHEDULE OF
FIRST LADY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON
FOR MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1999
Washington, D.C. - - On Monday, January 11, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will
parti'cipate in an announcement ofthe Dolley Madison Commemorative Silver Dollar. This silver
dollar, the first to feature a First 'Lady, honors Dolley Madison for her defining role in American
history. A portion of the funds raised from the sale of this coin will benefit historic Montpelier,
the family horne of President James and First Lady Dolley Madison.
In the evening, the First Lady will join the President at a State Dinner honoring President Carlos
Menem of Argentina.
'
EVENT:
DATE:
TIME:
LOCATION:
Dolley Madison Commemorative Coin Event
January 1, 1999
11 :30 a.m.
East Room
The White House
Press Notes
The event is open to press coverage. Lighting and mult box provided.
10:45 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
First escort from press briefing room:
Final escort from press briefing room:
Credentialing Information
Press who are not credentialed by the White House should fax on company letterhead
their full name, date of birth, and socia] security number to the First Lady's Press
Office at 202-456-7805 by 8:30 a.m. Monday, January 11.
Editor's Note: For details on press coverage for the State Dinner, please refer to the
President' spress schedule.
###
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Lissa Muscatine - Press Office
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<p>Lissa Muscatine first served in the Clinton Administration as a speechwriter. Within the First Lady’s Office, she served as Communications Director to the First Lady.</p>
<p>Lissa Muscatine’s records consist of materials from First Lady Hillary Clinton’s Press Office, highlighting topics such as health care, women’s rights, the Millennium Council, Hillary Clinton’s 2000 Senate campaign, and deal extensively with press interviews given by the First Lady; her domestic and foreign travel; and speeches and remarks, on a wide variety of topics, given by her before and during her time as First Lady. The records include interview transcripts, press releases, speeches and speech transcripts.</p>
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