Coming Events

February  7, 2014 Friday  Luncheon





The SaraBay Country Club just north of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. If you prefer a vegetarian meal email your request to: sarasotasistercities@gmail.com .  You can pay by check or credit card - payment information in the left column of the blog.

Directions to Sara Bay CC  sarabaycc.org/About-Us/Directions.aspx

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February 13, Thursday 2:00 to 4:00 pm - Class on Sarasota Social Networking. City Hall 1565 1st St, Sarasota.

All members are welcome to attend. We will cover our Blog, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+, and Pinterest sites - how to use them. And we will discuss how you can use these tools to network with your family, publish your family stories, photos, etc. Your homework before class is to look at our sites below. You may bring your laptop.

​Craig Hullinger VP Communications
Sarasota Sister Cities

Blog        sarasotasistercities.com
Pinterest  sarasotasistercities.us
 
Web        sarasotasistercities.org


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February 17, MONDAY 5:00 to 7:00 pm  Meet and Greet











at the Gompertz Theatre. On the corner of North Palm Avenue and Coconut in downtown Sarasota, Florida.



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March - No Meet and Greet due to the One World Gala.

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March 16 - One World Gala Sunday at 6:00 pm



The Gala will be at Michael's on East.  More information further down in the blog.

Tickets are $150 a piece and the revenue helps Sarasota Sister Cities finance our programs. For more information or tickets Call William Wallace, 941 378-0085






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March 29, 2014  Thistle Ball
A glorious Scottish evening with Fine Dining, the colorful Pageantry of Tartans, with a focus on Sister Cities' Sarasota Tartan, Bagpipe Music, Scottish Classical Ballet and a Musical Journey around our Sister Cities.

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



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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:




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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.    roastsarasota.com



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Sep 22 to Oct 2, 2014 Tour of Southern France





 
More information at: 

February 7, 2014 Friday Luncheon








































The SaraBay Country Club just north of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. If you prefer a vegetarian meal email your request to: sarasotasistercities@gmail.com .  You can pay by check or credit card - payment information in the left column of the blog.

Directions to Sara Bay CC  sarabaycc.org/About-Us/Directions.aspx

THE ANNUAL HIGHLAND GAMES SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2014
































  

 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)
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Opening Parade starts at 11:30 PM, Closing ceremony 4:30 PM

Sarasota Sister Cities will have a booth to showcase ALL OUR SISTER CITIES, not just DUNFERMLINE.

This is a great opportunity to tell the general public about SISTER CITIES, what we do and how exciting it is to join this organization. Great opportunity for Publicity ! and to recruit NEW MEMBERS and/or VOLUNTEERS!

I will have the Sister Cities booth set-up by 9:00 AM. Refreshments will be served and of course, no Games go without Whiskey! Catch the Spirit of the Highland Games, watch them swing their Kilt when the men toss the Caber and the women do the Highland Fling!

Please contact me, pjmitchellusa@yahoo.com, by January 24 to let me know what time you can help volunteer to take a turn at manning the SCAS booth.

Sister Cities will be proudly marching in the Opening Parade, carrying our Sister Cities banner. Looking for lots of board member participation!We are gathering for the Opening Parade at our
SCAS booth at 11:15 AM.

Tickets to the Games can be obtained online at
sarasotahighlandgames.com or can be purchased at the Gates of Robarts Arena for $15 per person.

SEE YOU AT THE HIGHLAND GAMES!
Pauline Mitchell
Dunfermline City Director


3000 Ringling Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34237
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