KANSAS
CITY, Mo., May 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year
across North America, National
Public Works Week (NPWW) is celebrated by the American Public Works
Association's (APWA) 32,000 members in hundreds of towns and cities
throughout the US and Canada. NPWW
will be held the week of May 19–25, 2024, to honor the public works
professionals who plan, design, build, manage, and operate the
infrastructure that ensures a higher quality of life for our
communities. Celebrated each year during the third week of May,
NPWW was instituted as a public education campaign by APWA in 1960
to call attention to the importance of public works in community
life.
The 2024 theme of National Public Works Week, "Advancing Quality
of Life for All," shines a spotlight on the way public works
professionals advance our quality of life, whether as first
responders to an electricity outage, regular waste pickup, or the
myriad other ways they silently serve their communities.
Public works professionals advance the quality of life by
providing an infrastructure of services in transportation, water,
wastewater and stormwater treatment, public buildings and
spaces, parks and grounds, emergency management and first response,
solid waste, and right-of-way management. They are what make our
communities dynamic places to live and work.
"It's always inspiring to see how our public works agencies
celebrate National Public Works Week," said APWA President
Gary Losier, PEng. "Whether they
open up their wastewater facility for a public tour or host a
touch-a-truck event for children and their families, they do a
fantastic job illuminating how public works makes our communities
better, safer, and more enjoyable places to call home."
APWA encourages municipalities with public works agencies and
professionals to take the opportunity to make their stories known
in their municipalities during the week. The National Public Works
Week website features in-person, virtual, and social media how-to
guides to help agencies develop and implement their own
celebrations.
APWA CEO Scott Grayson, CAE,
knows first-hand the value of public works to communities. "Our
public works professionals dedicate every day to improving the
quality of life for all who live in their communities. They are the
ones making sure we have clean water to drink, plowed streets to
travel, and functioning public sewers. Setting aside this time in
May to honor all their amazing efforts is something we all look
forward to doing every year."
Resolutions and proclamations by governors, provincial premiers,
mayors, and other city and county officials in the US and
Canada mark NPWW celebrations,
events, and activities. During this special week, celebrations
recognize and honor public works professionals and include parades,
open houses, displays of public works equipment, programs for civic
organizations, and media events.
For more information about APWA's National Public Works Week,
visit the website at www.apwa.org/npww, follow #NPWW, or
contact Jared Shilhanek, APWA Chief Growth Officer at
jshilhanek@apwa.org, or (816) 595-5257.
About APWA
The American Public Works Association
(www.apwa.org) is a not-for-profit, international organization of
more than 32,000 members involved in the field of public works.
APWA serves its members by promoting professional excellence and
public awareness through education, advocacy, and the exchange of
knowledge. APWA is headquartered in Kansas City, MO, has an office in Washington, DC, and 62 chapters and 97
branches throughout North
America.
Media Contact: Jared
Shilhanek
Chief Growth Officer
(816) 595-5257
377829@email4pr.com
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