Celebrating 50 Years of Citizen Diplomacy: 1956 - 2006
- Winter Auction Revs Up the Fun for the Holidays! Get Great Deals & Artwork!
- Sister City Organizations - Join the Congressional Campaign for Citizen Diplomacy
- Already Stepping Up for the Congressional Campaign: Will You Join Them?
- Global Membership: The Gift That Gives All Year Long & Honors Friendship
- Your Amazon.com Holiday Shopping Can Help the Sister City Movement
- Don't Forget to Put Sister City Logo Items on Your Holiday List
- Soon Available - New Young Artists & Sister Cities Logo Greeting Cards
- 2007 Membership Directory: Send New Partnerships by December 4
The 2006 Winter Auction for Sister Cities International will offer a variety of artwork and other items - all at great prices and for a good cause! Most of the artwork being auctioned was displayed at Union Station in Washington D.C. during the 50th Anniversary Conference and is from the Showcase of Young Artists. Thousands of people saw the amazing artistry of youth sketching their hopes for peace in the world. This is your chance to own one of those masterpieces! Browse through our online catalog today, bookmark your favorite artwork, and start bidding online. Tell your friends, family, and colleagues - you don't want for them to miss out on this opportunity! The auction will end on Thursday, December 14, 2006 at 4PM EST. Bidding is safe and easy - and proceeds will benefit Sister Cities International programs. More items - including vacations - will be added to the site soon! For more information, contact Viktor Zikas at 202.347.8630 ext.4875 or vzikas@sister-cities.org. See these incredible items now!
Sister City Organizations - Join the Congressional Campaign for Citizen Diplomacy
Sister Cities International is partnering with its local sister city organizations to establish the Congressional Campaign for Citizen Diplomacy, an advocacy initiative to persuade Congress to enact the Sister Cities Exchange Initiative. This initiative will provide local sister city organizations with seed grants to support exchanges with their sister city partners abroad. If this initiative is funded, it will create as many as 4,320 citizen exchanges per year for five years. Sister city partnerships have been asked to contribute $50 per year for three years to help support this campaign. Learn more about the Sister Cities Exchange Initiative.
Already Stepping Up for the Congressional Campaign: Will You Join Them?
Sister Cities International welcomes the following partners in the Congressional Campaign for Citizen Diplomacy:
Alameda, California and Arita,
Japan
Alameda, California and Lidingo, Sweden
Fort Worth, Texas and Bandung, Indonesia
Fort Worth, Texas and Budapest, Hungary
Fort Worth, Texas and Mbabane, Swaziland
Fort Worth, Texas and Nagaoka, Japan
Fort Worth, Texas and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Fort Worth, Texas and Toluca, Mexico
Fort Worth, Texas and Trier, Germany
Fredericksburg, Virginia and Frejus, France
Hazleton, Pennsylvania and Gorzow Wielkopolskie, Poland
Hazleton, Pennsylvania and Comunita Montana Lambro y Mingardo, Italy
Alameda, California and Lidingo, Sweden
Fort Worth, Texas and Bandung, Indonesia
Fort Worth, Texas and Budapest, Hungary
Fort Worth, Texas and Mbabane, Swaziland
Fort Worth, Texas and Nagaoka, Japan
Fort Worth, Texas and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Fort Worth, Texas and Toluca, Mexico
Fort Worth, Texas and Trier, Germany
Fredericksburg, Virginia and Frejus, France
Hazleton, Pennsylvania and Gorzow Wielkopolskie, Poland
Hazleton, Pennsylvania and Comunita Montana Lambro y Mingardo, Italy
Global Membership: The Gift That Gives All Year Long & Honors Friendship
Give the gift of Global Membership this holiday season. Help strengthen your sister city relationships by sponsoring their Global Membership to Sister Cities International. For only $140, your international sister city can qualify for early registration to the Annual Conference and vote for board candidates and governing issues. Global Members also receive publications from the Washington, D.C. office, and can stay connected through our online networking area and members only resources. Fill out a sponsorship form today or for more information contact the Membership Department at membership@sister-cities.org, 202.347.8630 ext. 4000.
Your Amazon.com Holiday Shopping Can Help the Sister City Movement
Will you be making purchases from Amazon.com for your holiday gifts? Don't forget to make your Amazon purchases through the Sister Cities International website. Just log on to our marketplace and click on the Amazon.com box. Every purchase you make after connecting through www.sister-cities.org's Marketplace area provides a benefit back to Sister Cities International, and there are thousands of gifts available. Happy shopping!
Don't Forget to Put Sister City Logo Items on Your Holiday List
Visit the Sister Cities International Marketplace to find all kinds of items with the sister cities logo, produced by API. API offers polo shirts, caps, tote bags, mugs and other items, all at great prices. These are excellent gifts for outgoing or incoming committee members, for "a job well done," for sponsors, for members, or to keep the sister city name before friends and colleagues. And remember API will work with you to print your local sister city information on most of the items they offer. Check it out now!
Soon Available - New Young Artists & Sister Cities Logo Greeting Cards
Boxes of greeting card with new images from this year's Showcase of Young Artists will be available later this year. Sister Cities International logo cards will also be available - they're the perfect way to greet your sister city friends, write thank you notes, promote the sister city program, or correspond with your sister city abroad. Prices are $12.50 for a package of ten cards and envelopes. If you want cards to use for your own sister city fundraiser, they can be purchased for $8.00 per pack (30 packs minimum). For more information, contact Phyllis Warren Briggs at 202.347.8630 ext. 8634 or pwarrenbriggs@sister-cities.org.
2007 Membership Directory: Send New Partnerships by December 4
We are currently working on the "2007 Sister Cities International Membership Directory" and we need your help. If you have a sister city partnership that we do not currently list in our print or online directories, email the following information before 5:30pm EST on Friday, December 4, 2006 to cwesson@sister-cities.org:
Full Name:
Name of Sister Cities Program:
Current Address:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:
Email Address:
Current Sister City Partnerships:
Have you mailed us your partnership agreement?
Questions? Contact Christina Wesson at cwesson@sister-cities.org or 202.347.8630 ext. 4000.
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