The meeting agenda will include release of the Commission’s final report, which will catalog the Commission’s accomplishments leading up to and during the Bicentennial year, as well as discussion of the future of the ALBC Web site, progress on the expansion of the ALBC Foundation, and the return of federal funds to the U.S. Treasury.
The meeting is open to the public.
"I am pleased that the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission expects to return nearly $500,000 in unused funds to the United States Treasury," said U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), a co-chair of the ABLC. "Through creative partnerships and wise allocation of funds, we have produced first-rate programs throughout the nation and still managed to save taxpayers’ dollars at a time when we are all cutting back."
Commented co-chair Harold Holzer: "Since February 12, 2008, the Commission has organized, hosted, sponsored, and endorsed hundreds of programs throughout the nation to commemorate the 200th birthday of America's greatest president--to remember his work to preserve democracy and to extend freedom--and to use his example to inform and inspire us in the future. This extraordinary group of commissioners and staff is now prepared to reflect on its mission and its accomplishments as it sunsets, with great gratitude to the public for receiving its efforts enthusiastically."
The ALBC will cease operations permanently on April 30, 2010. The ALBC Foundation, a non-governmental organization, will continue working to promote President Lincoln’s legacy.
Congress established the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission to plan the nation’s celebration of the 16th president’s 200th birthday in 2009. The C ...More...
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