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Deadline to apply for 2012 student exchanges Oct. 21st     

 

Guiyang, China to sign partnership with Fort Worth Oct. 17th  

 

Youth International group kick off   

 

Celebrity dance couples announced for Mayor's International Dinner  

 

New website launched Sept. 1st

 

 

  • Grazie Mille to the FW Ambassadors during the Reggio 25th celebration led by Council members Scarth and Hicks, Board Chair Brad Mahon and Committee Chair Dr. Bonnie Melhart.
  • Bring a bottle of wine to share and join the group for a photo sharing dinner party to hear about upcoming events this month. Italian appetizers will be hosted. Bring a friend.
  • Culinary School from Reggio is coming in 2012. Get details at the meeting.

   

  • The Trier group welcomes Trier Cathedral organist and music director Mr. Martin Bambauer to Fort Worth. He will perform for the community at Broadway Baptist Church as well as St. Vincent's Church in Bedford. He will spend time with other organists and organ builders while in Fort Worth. Many thanks to the American Guild of Organists for hosting his reception and assisting in planning activities.

  • Domo Arigato to the Nagaoka group volunteers and to all the hosting families from J.P. Elder, William James, and Fort Worth Academy Middle Schools for all their support during the September Middle School ambassador exchange program. We appreciate you.
  • Nagaoka group members are volunteering at the Japanese Fall Festival. See calendar for details.

  • The Bandung group will be hosting a group of firefighters coming to Fort Worth in November. Join the group at the October meeting to see how you can get involved. Volunteers are still needed.

  • The Budapest group has a very special event this month. Join the membership (and bring a friend or two) to hear "When the Danube Ran Red" author Zsuzsanna Ozsvath speak about her experience in Budapest during the Holocaust. Copies of her book will be available for sale and to be signed. See calendar for details.

 

  • Join the group for dinner at Mama Mia's during the tri-lateral meeting with Reggio and Mbabane this month. Appetizers will be hosted and bring your wine to share as they announce the upcoming events and exchanges for the year.
  • Toluca's Chamber of Commerce will be coming early December to explore business opportunities. Stay tuned for details.
  • Twenty university engineering students from Tech de Monterrey Campus Toluca are coming late March and we need home host families and day hosts as they visit business sites with their professors. Contact Beth for hosting information.

 

  • The group will join up with the Toluca & Reggio groups to celebrate international cultures at the October meeting.   Bring a friend and learn about the upcoming local programs.
  • Thanks to Downtown Rotary for awarding Sister Cities $1000 to set up a " Rotary Reading Corner" at the Central Library for children in Mbabane.
  • Mbabane Service Adventure is being planned in June 2012 and includes painting murals, working with child care point centers and an enriched cultural program, tours and safari. Program includes 2 days in Johannesburg, South Africa. Exchange is open to adults and youth, limited to 20. Applications are available on website, deposit due by Dec.1st.

Fort Worth Youth International

  • Join the group Oct.9 for "Taste Around the World' and enjoy foods, photo show, learn about spring & summer exchanges to Fort Worth's sister cities and the inaugural exchange to China.
  • Local community service projects will be discussed, a culinary class, New Year's skype with youth from sister cities, and a spring kite festival.
  • Exchange applications are available on website, deadline is Oct.21st.

Emerging Leader Network (The Net)

  • The NET will be interviewing candidates for the Associate Delegation Leader positions this month. There is also a scholarship available for one qualified applicant. Deadline is Monday, Oct. 17th. Recipient to be announced at the annual meeting in December.
  • The group meet this month - see calendar for details.

 

                        Mae Ferguson         Joseph Ramirez          Irene Chase       

                   President/CEO           Vice President/COO       Vice President           

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                                        Beth Weibel                 Eva Rodriguez

                                Sr. Program Manager       Executive Assistant

                                817.632-7105                817.632-7106

Fort Worth Sister Cities International
610 Grove Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102

 Phone: 817.632-7100 Fax: 817.632-7110

 

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Calendar of Events

October 2011

  

9      Sunday          Fort Worth Youth International Executive Board Meeting, 

                      UNT Health Science Center.

  

9      Sunday          Fort Worth Youth International "Tastes Around the World" at UNT

                              Health Science Center Atrium, 3500 Camp Bowie (76107), 

                              3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Entrance off Clifton street, parking lot A - most

                              southwest door entrance. Non-members and parents are welcome.

 

10     Monday         Emerging Leaders Network meeting, Chadra Mezza Grill,

                              1622 Park Place (76110), 6:00 p.m.

 

17     Monday         Associate delegation Leader Application and Emerging Leader                                       Network scholarship applications due.

 

19    Wednesday    Executive committee meeting, Murphy Mahon Keffler Farrier LLP,

                              Tindall Square Building No. 2, 505 Pecan Street, Suite 101

                              (76102), 12:00 p.m.

 

19    Wednesday    Bandung group meeting, La Madeleine Restaurant,

                               6140 Camp Bowie Blvd. (76116), 6:00 p.m.

 

21     Friday            Youth Ambassador Exchange application deadline 4:00 p.m.

 

22-    Saturday-      Fort Worth Japanese Fall Festival, Japanese Gardens, 3220 Botanic

23     Sunday          Garden Blvd. (76107). Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. & Sunday:

                               12:00 - 5:00 p.m. Admission is $5.00/adult and $3.00/child (4-12).

                               Free for children under 4.

 

23     Sunday          Martin Bambauer Organ Concert, Broadway Baptist Church,

                               305 West Broadway Ave. (76104), 4:00 p.m. Reception to follow.

                               Event is free and open to the public.

 

26    Wednesday    Budapest group presents "When the Danube Ran Red". UNT Health

                               Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd. (76107), 6:00 p.m. Event                                  is in Luibel Hall in the administration building. Enter parking lot off                                  of Clifton street and use the most southwest entrance to the                                        building - by the flag poles. Reception and book signing to follow.

 

27     Thursday       Reggio Emilia , Mbabane and Toluca groups host photo party,                                         Mamma Mia Italian Grill & Pizza, 1000 West Magnolia (76104),

                              6:00 p.m. Appetizers hosted, you bring your favorite wine and

                              join us for dinner. RSVP to Irene by Oct. 24th.

To sign-up for any of the listed events above, please email RSVP and

on the subject line enter RSVP with event name or call 817.632.7100. You may also fax to 817.632.7110.

Thank you!