A City of Wichita team will compete for the coveted All-America City (AAC) title from June 17-19 in Tampa Bay. Ten of the 29 competing cities will be named an All-America City winner based on three local projects featured in a pre-conference application packet and conference competition featuring a 10-minute presentation, followed by a question-and-answer segment.

The Wichita team, led by Mayor Carl Brewer and Councilwoman Lavonta Williams, has been preparing and rehearsing for the competition since March, when Wichita was named an All-America City finalist. The City’s 10-minute presentation features a skit titled “City or No City,” a parody of the popular game show, “Deal or No Deal.” Wichita’s presentation is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18. Winners will be announced on June 19.

Media are invited to attend the final rehearsal, which is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Thursday at the Boys & Girls Club of South Central Kansas, 2400 N. Opportunity Drive.

Opportunity Drive, a multipurpose learning and recreation campus - which includes The Opportunity Project, a preschool program and the Gordon Parks Academy, a kindergarten through eighth grade public school - is one of Wichita’s featured AAC projects. It is joined by Visioneering Wichita, a regional planning initiative, and Mennonite Housing Rehabilitation Services, which aims to build affordable homes for low-income families. Team Wichita is comprised of 30 people, representing the featured projects, local government and other stakeholders. Wichita previously claimed the AAC honor in 1961, 1993 and 1999.

The AAC trip will be funded through the generosity of several local organizations and donors who are listed on the following page.

The following organizations and donors are contributing to expenses related to the City of Wichita’s upcoming AAC trip. They are:

• Barry Downing
• Spirit AeroSystems
• Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce
• AT&T
• MKEC Engineering
• Professional Engineering Consultants
• The Coleman Company
• Mennonite Housing Rehabilitation Services
• Intrust Bank
• Schaefer, Johnson, Cox & Frey Architecture
• Slawson Real Estate
• Cessna Aircraft Company
• Wichita State University
• Wichita Public School District

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