For CC! Week 2000, over 40 schools participated in the city’s fifth annual CC! Poster Contest and Reception. Additionally, this year the city held an essay contest for elementary, middle and high school students on the subject of "Adult Heroes in Our Community." The 16 winners and 14 honorable mentions, along with their families, teachers and "heroes" (270 people altogether), attended an awards reception where the winners read their essays to their heroes. Following the touching presentations, which brought many audience members to tears, the heroes each received a framed copy of the winning essay about them.