WE WON!! We REALLY WON!!!!!!

Wow! Not sure where to start.

Toledo, Ohio was chosen to attend the LivCom awards ceremony in London, England. Our fair city had been placed in the running as The Most Liveable Community in our population category. We were among six other areas from around the globe.

The Toledo Blade ran a story about our achievement, as a city, and we should all be very proud. While we weren't in 1st Place it is very exciting to be in the company of other cities like Malmo, Sweden and Lyon, France.

I am just thrilled at this comment:

Toledo was judged among seven communities, and the city received strong marks across the board from all judges.

And when I was being graded on things, this would have been an impressive report card:

The city received an A grade for community sustainability and B’s across the other five criteria that include enhancement of the landscape, heritage management, environmentally sensitive practices, healthy lifestyles, and planning for the future.

And this sort of summarizes:

Toledo had been short-listed for the prestigious U.N.-endorsed award along with the six other cities with a population between 200,001 and 750,000.

As you can see.....Toledo is a wonderful city. I'm proud to call it my home and welcome any and all to come visit, come stay, make it your home, too!

*****Photo of Mayor Carty Finkbeiner accepting the Crystal Award. Photo credit: AKIRA SUEMORI ******