RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
Richmond City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 200 - Richmond, VA 23219 - www.council.richmondva.gov
COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY
IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Richmond City Council celebrates Richmond for winning Outside Magazine Best Town Ever online poll and thanks Richmond Metro Area for voting for Richmond
WHAT (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) -- Richmond City Council celebrates Richmond for winning an Outside Magazine Best Town Ever online poll and thanks the Richmond Metro Area for voting for Richmond.
As reported to Richmond City Council by Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers, this month Richmond, Virginia had the most votes in a recent Outside Magazine Best Town Ever online poll. If it wins the whole contest, it is possible that Richmond would be the cover story of the October issue of Outside Magazine. Final online vote totals reported to Council were as follows:
Richmond 9,151
Hood River 2,802
Nevada City 2,506
Durango 1,769
Asheville 1,113
Missoula 1,008
Boise 588
Milwaukee 365
Nashville 266
Ithaca 192
WHO The Honorable members of Richmond City Council
Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers
CONTACT For more information, please call The Honorable Kathy Graziano, President, Richmond City Council; Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Southwest 4th Voter District, at 804.320.2454, or email: Kathy.graziano@richmondgov.com
or
Scott Schricker, Marketing Director
Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers
804.285-9495 x229 (tel) or scott@sportsbackers.org (email)
BACKGROUND _______________________________________________________________________
Founded in 1991, the Metropolitan Richmond Sports Backers is a nonprofit organization that was created to develop sporting events in the region. The organization’s three main strategic objectives include: attracting, creating and improving sporting events; serving as a catalyst for building sports facilities; and, aiding area youth through sports outreach programs. The organization is supported by thousands of volunteers, hundreds of contributors, dozens of sponsors, local governments, local sports organizations, and partnerships with other local nonprofit organizations. In addition to growing sports tourism, the organization has managed the Times-Dispatch/Sports Backers Scholarship program that provides college scholarships to area student athletes.
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Steven R. Skinner, APR
Council Public Information Manager
Office of the Chief of Staff
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
Richmond City Hall
900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305
Richmond, Virginia 23219
804.646.6052 (office)
804.335.4054 (mobile)
804.937.1386 (home/mobile)
804.646.5468 (fax)
skinnesr@ci.richmond.va.us (email)
www.council.richmondva.gov(website)
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MISSION The mission of Richmond City Council
is to represent citizens in creating and amending
local laws, providing government policy and
oversight, and approving the city budget.
VISION Richmond City Council is committed to
creating a vibrant community that is a great place
to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a family.
