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June 12,2002
Glenn Vaad
Board Chairman
Weld County
Centennial Center
P.O.Box 758
Greeley,CO 80632-0758
The Honorable Glenn Vaad:
Congratulations! I am pleased to announce that your county has been awarded a 2002 NACo Achievement
Award for the program entitled, Weld County Welfare to Work Program. In this 33'd year of the Achievement
Award program,NACo is extremely pleased with the high caliber of county programs and projects. NACo is proud
to confer this award and recognize your county's hard work to promote responsible, responsive,and effective county
government.
NACo greatly appreciates your county's participation in our Achievement Award program. In addition to
giving us an opportunity to formally recognize effective and creative programs, this program enhances our
awareness of county activities and allows us to share valuable information with other counties throughout the nation.
As you may know, NACo recognizes award winners in several ways. A list of winning programs will be
available on NACo's homepage at httn://www.naco.ore. Summaries of award winning programs will be included in
our Model County Database located at http_//www.naco.org/counties/models/index.cfm. In addition, over the next
several months, selections of award winning programs will be highlighted in County News in the column, "Hats
Off."
We also offer a variety of commemorative items to help your county and its employees celebrate its
winning efforts. A brochure describing these commemorative items is enclosed or you may view and/or purchase
these items on the Internet at http://www.mastercraft-awards.com using this username, NACo, and this password,
county. We added this new Internet purchasing option for your convenience and to provide better and quicker
customer service. Of course,we will still accept any orders you wish to place through regular mailing processes.
This year,NACo will be hosting the Sixth Annual Awards Reception during our 67th Annual Conference in
New Orleans(Orleans Parish),Louisiana. This reception, scheduled for the afternoon of Sunday,July 14,2002,will
be held at 3:30 p.m. in Room R03 of the Ernest N. Modal Convention Center located at 900 Convention Center
Boulevard. During this reception,Achievement Award winners will be collectively recognized and there will be an
opportunity for you or your representative to have a photo taken with a NACo official. We hope you will be able to
attend. Enclosed is your official invitation to the reception. Please RSVP to Christopher Grado at 202-942-4279 by
July 5, if you will be attending.
Questions concerning the award program may be directed to Joseph Hansen, research assistant or
Jacqueline Byers,director of research at 202-661-8834 or 202-942-4285,respectively.
Congratulations on your county's accomplishment!
Sincerely,
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Larry Naake
Executive Director "6_7
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National Association of Counties
Achievement Award Winner
2002
This Award is presented to
Weld County, CO
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Weld County Welfare to Work Program
in recognition of an innovative program
which contributes to and enhances county government in the
United States.
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