One World Gala
As the international arm of the city of Sarasota, the Sister City Association of Sarasota (SCAS) is celebrating its 51st year of citizen exchanges among peoples of the world in the arts, business, civic activities, education, sports and government to increase understanding and respect among all peoples of the world, with the goal of ending violence and war across the globe.
The 2014 Individual Recipient, Linda Rosenbluth, has a penchant for sighting a critical need and creating an effective response, and she’s been doing it since childhood, when at age 9 she began her fund-raising career collecting funds for victims of Hurricane Donna and at age 15 launched a nationwide youth program to make afghans for children in Denver’s Cancer Center.
Locally, Rosenbluth organized the first non-profit event at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, the first “phonathon” for United Way and Sarasota’s first “AIDS Awareness Week”, an initiative duplicated in communities nationwide.
Internationally, her accomplishments are legend. In 1989, she was instrumental in the adoption of Tel Mond, Israel as Sarasota’s fourth sister city and was its first “City Director”. She served for five years as president of the SCAS, during which time Dunfermline, Scotland became our fifth sister city and she coordinated a greatly increased program of personnel exchanges among citizens of our sister cities.
She has represented Sarasota on missions to Azerbaijan, Morocco, Poland and Israel, and enhanced relationships with officials and citizens of several of our sister cities with personal visits to Perpignan, France; Treviso, Italy; Xiamen, China; Dunfermline, Scotland and Tel Mond, Israel.
Rosenbluth won the “Sister Cities International Youth Award” initiating a video project in cooperation with Sarasota High School and was inducted recently into “The Circle of Distinguished Volunteers” by Sister Cities International at its 50th Anniversary Conference.
Embracing Our Differences mission is “to promote diversity and respect, not as an alternative to a sense of cultural and national identity, but as an essential part of life in the 21st century.
During April and May each year, Embracing Our Differences employs art as a catalyst to spark discussions and promote the importance of peaceful coexistence, creating a huge outdoor exhibit at Sarasota’s Island Park, displaying the art of both national and international artists, photographers, writers and students.
In 2013, the exhibit drew over 4,400 international submissions representing 52 countries. Since it inception a decade ago, the exhibit has attracted more than 22,000 submissions from 64 countries. During the past several years, 20% to 25% of all artists selected for inclusion in the exhibit were international and in 2013, 18 artists from 14 foreign nations were honorees, including “Best of Show Adult” - an Israeli artist who had previously visited Sarasota with her family to see the display.
In responding to the announcement, Michael Shelton, Executive Director of Embracing Our Differences said, “We’re making a difference. The One World Award is a recognition of that. It’s a formidable honor and we’re deeply grateful.”
In 2013, 248,000 visitors viewed the exhibit, with 90 percent indicating the display favorably influenced their opinion regarding diversity and inclusiveness of people everywhere.
Artists from four of Sarasota’s eight sister cities: Dunfermline, Scotland; Vladimir, Russia; Tel Mond, Israel and Xiamen, China have had winning billboards at the EOD annual exhibit. Sarasota’s other four sister cities are Hamilton, Canada; Merida, Mexico; Perpignan, France and Treviso, Italy.
Previous One World Award winners are Robert Roskamp and the Roskamp Institute, Nicholas Bollettieri and IMG Academy, ORT ( the worldwide educational program for the underprivileged), the Sarasota Christian School, with relationships with schools in 12 foreign countries and former mayor Lu Ann Palmer.
The One World Gala, the annual fund-raiser of the Sister Cities Association of Sarasota, will feature the award ceremony, a guest pianist from Treviso, Italy and silent auction.Tickets are $150 per person. Make out checks to:
Sister Cities Assn of Sarasota
And mail to:
VP MEMBERSHIP
Sister Cities Assn of Sarasota
1565 First St
Sarasota, Fl 34236
Need more info? Call William Wallace, 378-0085 or email
walljb@comcast.net
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Coming Events - Details Further Down in the Blog
February 2 The Annual Highland Games
February 7 Luncheon
February 17 Meet and Greet
March No Meet and Greet due to the One World Gala.
March 29 Thistle Ball
Apr 3-13 Visit Sister City Tel Mond, Israel
April 15 Meet and Greet
Sep 22 to Oct 2 Tour of Southern France
February 7 Luncheon
February 17 Meet and Greet
March No Meet and Greet due to the One World Gala.
March 29 Thistle Ball
Apr 3-13 Visit Sister City Tel Mond, Israel
April 15 Meet and Greet
Sep 22 to Oct 2 Tour of Southern France
Details Further Down in the Blog
One World Gala - International Award
The Sister Cities Association of Sarasota will present its coveted “One World” International Award to two area “exceptionals”, the first to an individual, Linda Rosenbluth,
and the second to an organization, “Embracing Our Differences”, at its One World Gala, March 16, 2014 at Michael's On East.
As the international arm of the city of Sarasota, the Sister City Association of Sarasota (SCAS) is celebrating its 51st year of citizen exchanges among peoples of the world in the arts, business, civic activities, education, sports and government to increase understanding and respect among all peoples of the world, with the goal of ending violence and war across the globe.
The 2014 Individual Recipient, Linda Rosenbluth, has a penchant for sighting a critical need and creating an effective response, and she’s been doing it since childhood, when at age 9 she began her fund-raising career collecting funds for victims of Hurricane Donna and at age 15 launched a nationwide youth program to make afghans for children in Denver’s Cancer Center.
Locally, Rosenbluth organized the first non-profit event at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center, the first “phonathon” for United Way and Sarasota’s first “AIDS Awareness Week”, an initiative duplicated in communities nationwide.
Internationally, her accomplishments are legend. In 1989, she was instrumental in the adoption of Tel Mond, Israel as Sarasota’s fourth sister city and was its first “City Director”. She served for five years as president of the SCAS, during which time Dunfermline, Scotland became our fifth sister city and she coordinated a greatly increased program of personnel exchanges among citizens of our sister cities.
She has represented Sarasota on missions to Azerbaijan, Morocco, Poland and Israel, and enhanced relationships with officials and citizens of several of our sister cities with personal visits to Perpignan, France; Treviso, Italy; Xiamen, China; Dunfermline, Scotland and Tel Mond, Israel.
Rosenbluth won the “Sister Cities International Youth Award” initiating a video project in cooperation with Sarasota High School and was inducted recently into “The Circle of Distinguished Volunteers” by Sister Cities International at its 50th Anniversary Conference.
Embracing Our Differences mission is “to promote diversity and respect, not as an alternative to a sense of cultural and national identity, but as an essential part of life in the 21st century.
During April and May each year, Embracing Our Differences employs art as a catalyst to spark discussions and promote the importance of peaceful coexistence, creating a huge outdoor exhibit at Sarasota’s Island Park, displaying the art of both national and international artists, photographers, writers and students.
In 2013, the exhibit drew over 4,400 international submissions representing 52 countries. Since it inception a decade ago, the exhibit has attracted more than 22,000 submissions from 64 countries. During the past several years, 20% to 25% of all artists selected for inclusion in the exhibit were international and in 2013, 18 artists from 14 foreign nations were honorees, including “Best of Show Adult” - an Israeli artist who had previously visited Sarasota with her family to see the display.
In responding to the announcement, Michael Shelton, Executive Director of Embracing Our Differences said, “We’re making a difference. The One World Award is a recognition of that. It’s a formidable honor and we’re deeply grateful.”
In 2013, 248,000 visitors viewed the exhibit, with 90 percent indicating the display favorably influenced their opinion regarding diversity and inclusiveness of people everywhere.
Artists from four of Sarasota’s eight sister cities: Dunfermline, Scotland; Vladimir, Russia; Tel Mond, Israel and Xiamen, China have had winning billboards at the EOD annual exhibit. Sarasota’s other four sister cities are Hamilton, Canada; Merida, Mexico; Perpignan, France and Treviso, Italy.
Previous One World Award winners are Robert Roskamp and the Roskamp Institute, Nicholas Bollettieri and IMG Academy, ORT ( the worldwide educational program for the underprivileged), the Sarasota Christian School, with relationships with schools in 12 foreign countries and former mayor Lu Ann Palmer.
The One World Gala, the annual fund-raiser of the Sister Cities Association of Sarasota, will feature the award ceremony, a guest pianist from Treviso, Italy and silent auction.Tickets are $150 per person
Interested: Call William Wallace, 378-0085 or email
walljb@comcast.net
Volunteers Needed Saturday, Feb. 1 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
SCOTTISH FESTIVAL at Robarts Arena (approximately 3500-4000 visitors attend), Fruitville Road, Sarasota.
THE ANNUAL HIGHLAND GAMES
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2014,
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Rain or shine)
Join in the fun or volunteer to help Sarasota Sister Cities on Saturday, Feb. 1 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Rain or shine) at Robarts Arena on Fruitville Road in Sarasota. Sarasota Sister Cities will have a booth to showcase all our Sister cities, including Dunfermline, Scotland. This is a great opportunity to recruit new members by acquainting the public about Sister Cities, what we do and how exciting it is to join this organization.
Sister Cities members will be proudly march in the Opening Parade at 11:30 a.m., carrying our Sister Cities banner. Event chair and City Director for our Dunfermline relationship; Pauline Mitchell, is looking for lots of SCAS member participation! Marchers will gather for the Opening Parade at our SCAS booth at 11:15 AM. Pauline will have the Sister Cities booth set-up by 9:00 AM.
Please contact Pauline Mitchell at:
pjmitchellusa@yahoo.com or 941-485-5199by Friday to let her know what time you can help volunteer to take a turn at manning the SCAS booth. Tickets to the Games can be purchased at the Gates of R
Coming Events
January 24, 2014 - The Foreign Service Luncheon
RSVP as soon as possible
Members of Sarasota Sister Cities are welcome to attend the Foreign Service Retirees Association of Florida (FSRA) 2014 statewide Annual Luncheon at The Francis Restaurant, 1289 Palm Ave. on January 24. Featured speaker at the luncheon will be Robert Silverman, veteran of eight critical overseas assignments and president of the American Foreign Service Organization in Washington, D.C.
The national organization has 16,000 members, of which 4,000 are retirees. Other attendees will include members of local United Nations organizations and the Returned Peace Corps Veterans associations. To gain another perspective on our world as seen by diplomats and Foreign Service professionals, contact former Sarasota Sister Cities President Hope Byrnes, FRSA Chair, at
hpbyrnes@comcast.net or 941-377-8181.
Chinese New Year Celebration, Co-Sponsored by Sarasota Chinese Academy (SCA) Jan 21, 2012 - See the videos and pictures.
See All Highlights And Announcements. Don't miss the Saturday Chinese Movie Series. Film Series Details
SCOTTISH FESTIVAL at Robarts Arena (approximately 3500-4000 visitors attend), Fruitville Road, Sarasota.
February 7, 2014 Friday Luncheon
Directions to Sara Bay CC sarabaycc.org/About-Us/Directions.aspx
January 25 Chinese New Year
See All Highlights And Announcements. Don't miss the Saturday Chinese Movie Series. Film Series Details
FEBRUARY 2, 2014 THE ANNUAL HIGHLAND GAMES - SATURDAY
THE ANNUAL HIGHLAND GAMES
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2014,
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (Rain or shine)
February 7, 2014 Friday Luncheon
Join us at the SaraBay Country Club just north of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. The luncheon registration desk will open at 11:30 a.m., with lunch beginning at noon. Beef Stroganoff for the Vladimir group's program and Key Lime tart for dessert to welcome back our winter residents....If you prefer a vegetarian meal email your request to:
Directions to Sara Bay CC sarabaycc.org/About-Us/Directions.aspx
February 17, MONDAY 5:00 to 7:00 Meet and Greet
at the Gompertz Theatre. On the corner of North Palm Avenue and Coconut in downtown Sarasota, Florida.
March - No Meet and Greet due to the One World Gala.
March 16 - One World Gala Sunday at 6:00 pm,
Michael's on East
For more information or tickets Call William Wallace, 941 378-0085
March 29, 2014 Thistle Ball
Held at the beautiful University Park Country Club on Sat. March 29, 6:00 PM, $56, -- p.p. Formal invitations will be mailed out in January.
Hopefully SSCA board members and members will come to this beautiful Scottish (Dunfermline) event I am organizing as SSCA DF City Director.
Kind regards,
Pauline Mitchell
Apr 3-13, 2014
Visit Sister City Tel Mond plus Jerusalem & Tel Aviv, Israel, with an Option to Enjoy Eliat & Petra, Jordan.
Sarasota Sister Cities is planning a visit to our Sister City of Tel Mond and the country of Israel. The dates of our visit are April 3-13, 2014. The trip is limited - first come, first serve. We will visit Tel Mond, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, drive along the Mediterranean coastline, and the Judean Hills. We will also visit the Golan Heights, the Jordan River Valley, Galilee, Masada, and the Dead Sea. We also have an optional trip to Jordan April 1-3, 2014. We will visit the resort city of Eliat and the historic city of Petra, Jordan. More info at:
April 15 Meet and Greet 5 to 7 pm
Roast Restaurant
1296 1st Street
Next to the Opera House, First Floor courtyard outside. If it rains we go upstairs to a beautiful old fashioned bar.
Sep 22 to Oct 2, 2014 Tour of Southern France
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