Cities of Service
Mayor Dean: Founding Member Of Cities Of Service
Mayor Karl Dean joined New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and mayors from ten cities across the country on September 11, 2009 to launch Cities of Service. The founding mayors met for a half-day summit at Gracie Mansion where they signed a Declaration of Service, a commitment to finding new ways to tap the power of volunteers to address each city’s most pressing challenges. Cities of Service has now grown to be a bipartisan coalition of mayors representing more than 38 million Americans in 80 cities, who will work together to engage millions more volunteers in service.
On Martin Luther King Day, 2010, Cities of Service and the Rockefeller Foundation announced that Nashville was one of 10 cities selected nationwide to receive a two year grant to hire a Chief Service Officer dedicated to developing and implementing a strategic service plan focused on educational volunteerism and environmental projects applied toward flood recovery and prevention. On June 30, 2010, Mayor Dean joined Mayor Bloomberg in New York City to announce the next ten Cities of Service leadership grants at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service.
Laurel Creech was selected as Nashville’s Chief Service Officer. She designed and continues to manage the city’s service plan working directly with community leaders in all representations of our city. To learn more about Nashville's Service Plan entitled "Impact Nashville", go to http://ImpactNashville.net or contact Laurel Creech.