One World Gala March 3, 2013


One World Gala Kicks Off Sarasota
Sister Cities 50th Anniversary Year

Sarasota Bay Club (just north of the Van Wezel) at 6:30pm on Sunday, March 3, 2013.

Sister Cities Association of Sarasota (SCAS), founded in 1963 by area community leaders, headed by Dallas Dort, strongly supported by Sarasota Mayors Marshall Marable and John Binns, will commemorate its 50th Anniversary during 2013. The Sister Cities in initiative was created by President Dwight D. Eisenhower as result of a 1956 White House conference on citizen diplomacy. 

The commemoration will kick off on March 3 with the third annual One World Gala which honors a remarkable Sarasota organization or individual who has enhanced world understanding and respect through extraordinary work or volunteer service.  This event will be held at the Sarasota Bay Club and honor former Sarasota Mayor Lou Ann Palmer and the Sarasota Christian Schools.
The event is open to all who which to honor the 2013 Award winners and to attend this kick off event.  Use the following RSVP document to reserve seating.


2013 One World International Award Dinner
Sunday, March 3, 2013, 6:30 PM
Please reply by February 20, 2013

Name________________________________________________________

Address______________________________________________________

City____________________________State________Zip_____________

Phone_______________________ Email__________________________

YES, I/We will attend _____         (A portion of the ticket price is tax deductible)
________ Guest Ticket (s)                $125/person                 Total $___________

________ Patron Ticket (s)     $250/person                Total $___________

________ Table Host- Table for 8 @$1,000/per table   Total $_________

Make check payable to SSCA or Sarasota Sister Cities Association
& mail to:

Sarasota Sister Cities Association
City Hall
1565 First St
Sarasota, FL 34275

Charge Card Options:

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Meal selection and seating preferences.
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 This is a gentle reminder for those who received the mailed invitation to attend the Sister Cities Association of Sarasota One World Gala that will take place at the prestigious Sarasota Bay Club (just north of the Van Wezel) at 6:30pm on Sunday, March 3rd.  It may also be an initial notification of this event for those who did not receive the mailed invitation,

This is our major annual fund raising event with two purposes: 

No. 1 is to honor the individual and organization selected by a panel of community leaders chaired by Sarasota Mayor Suzanne Atwell. The awards reflect the vision of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s person-to-person diplomacy initiative which forged the beginning of the international Sister Cities program as a means for individual citizens to strengthen shared interests around the globe and lessen the possibility of world conflicts.

No. 2 is to raise funds for our international outreach initiatives, as the Sister Cities Association of Sarasota is solely funded but membership dues, grants and donations.   This year we commemorate the 50th anniversary of  Sister Cities Association of Sarasota with this initial salute to our more than 200  “citizen diplomats” who create personal face-to-face exchanges with citizens of across the world in the arts, business, education, civic activities, sports and government. The Sister Cities Association of Sarasota has eight international relationships: Dunfermline, Scotland; Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Perpignan, France; Tel Mond, Israel; Treviso Province, Italy; Vladimir, Russia; Xiamen, China, and Mérida, Yucatán México.

Meet and Greet Feb 19, 2013



Sarasota Sister Cities Meet & Greet
Half Shell Oyster House
1991 Main Street

Tuesday 5-7 pm
Feb 19, 2013 

Our Meet & Greet location for February will be at the Half Shell Oyster House at the corner of Main and Link. Our spotlight will be on our Sister City of Dunfermline, Scotland.


Sarasota-Dunfermline Tartan
Sculptor Malcolm Robertson of Dunfermline will be our guest. The Sarasota-Dunfermline tartan, the Black Watch tartan and those of clan Robertson & Mitchell will be worn or displayed. 

Happy hour features mixed drinks, wine and beer discounted $2 each. Happy hour ends at 6 pm at HSOH. Six selection of oysters and 9 “starters” are available from the regular menu. For those interested in staying for dinner after, check out the extensive menu choices at the halfshelloysterhouse.com

Courtesy RSVP by noon Feb 17. This will allow Half Shell Oyster House to ensure they have sufficient bar staff for our Meet & Greet group. Last minute walk-ins are encouraged.

Gayle Maxey, Secretary
Sarasota Sister Cities Association


RSVP:  941-416-3565                




Luncheon Feb 1 Sara Bay Country Club- Special Program



News & Gentle Reminder
Information for all members:

A special program at Sara Bay Country Club at 7011 Willow Street in Sarasota on Friday, Feb 1, 2013 at 11:30 am – 1:30 pm. Our program feature speaker will be Fran Harris who will present a special program about her late husband’s passion about the architecture of Venice, Italy – the capitol city of Veneto where our Sister City of Treviso Province is located.

Sara Bay Country Club can provide bar drinks for those who choose at our Sister Cities luncheons.  At this luncheon those wanting a wine or other bar drink at the luncheon may give there orders and make cash payment to the waitstaff.  For example house wine is $7.50 inclusive. 

For those who have not yet responded or have responded but have not provided your meal selection:

RSVPs, meal selection and $25 payment for the Sister Cities February luncheon are required by noon Wednesday, Jan 30 to meet requirements of the Sara Bay.  Meal selections are Herb Crusted Chicken Breast with Roasted Red Pepper or Sautéed Snapper with White Wine Lemon Butter.

Payment can be made by check payable to SSCA by mail or electronically at  http://sarasotasistercities.org/pmts.htm 

RSVP & Meal Selection                          Check Payment to                           
Tom Halbert, President                           Tom Halbert, President                              
Sarasota Sister Cities Association         Sarasota Sister Cities Association             
            941-485-8596                                                   133 Inlets Blvd                                 
or halbertjt@gmail.com                         Nokomis, FL 34275     


Join us for a special program at Sara Bay Country Club at 7011 Willow Street in Sarasota on Friday, Feb 1, 2013 at 11:30 am – 1:30 pm. Our program feature speaker will be Fran Harris who will present a special program about her late husband’s passion about the architecture of Venice, Italy – the capitol city of Veneto where our Sister City of Treviso Province is located. This memorial to his great love for Venice has been presented to the Arts Club of London, the Circolo Artistico of Venice and in Bologna, Italy. Details about this wonderful presentation and our new luncheon location are attached.

Guest speaker will be Fran Harris who will present a special program about her late husband’s passion about the architecture of Venice, Italy – the capitol city of Veneto where our Sister City of Treviso Province is located. This memorial to his great love for Venice has been presented to the Arts Club of London, the Circolo Artistico of Venice and in Bologna, Italy. Details about this wonderful presentation and our new luncheon below.

Peter & Francesca Harris lived and work in Venice for seven years. Peter was a scientist and cardiologist who spent his professional career at the National Heart Institute in London, England. The couple began holidays in Longboat Key 1992 where the bought a condo at Seaplace. Peter continued to paint watercolors at the home on Gulf of Mexico Drive. Some of Peter’s art is still on display at the Ringling Library sharing a display case with John Ruskin who wrote the great masterpiece “The Stones of Venice.”
In his introduction to the “Bricks”

Peter wrote:
Scattered in parts of Venice is a group of brick and tile designs dating back to the 11th Century. It is suprising that here, in the most researched city in the world , such a treasure of medieval architecture could have been ignored. My watercolors are designed for accuracy but also to capture the beauty of what I was looking at.  I have used a lmited palette of earth colors to bring out the character of the brick. I offer my title, “The Bricks of Venice”, not as a parody of Ruskin’s great masterpiece, “The Stones of Venice”, but in homage.

“The Bricks of Venice” by Peter Harris is
a work of love to the city of Venice. It is an
engagingly written and illustrated description
of the decorative brick work that goes back to
the 11 Century which is still to be found in the
pavements, ornamental arches and towers of
this city renowned for the beauty of its setting,
its architecture and its artworks. The book
is illustrated with 66 beautiful watercolors
created by Peter Harris. The book is rare and
still in demand. In mid-January only one copy
was available on Amazon.com for $500.




RSVP, meal selection and $25 payment required by noon Wednesday, Jan 30 to meet requirements of the Sara Bay. Meal selections are Herb Crusted Chicken Breast with Roasted Red Pepper or Sautéed Snapper with White Wine Lemon Butter.

    

The Bricks of Venice

Sara Bay Country Club

7011 Willow Street, Sarasota

Friday, Feb 1, 2013

11:30 am – 1:30 pm



Sara Bay Country Club is a private, member-owned golf club located just north of Sarasota Bradenton Airport.  Sara Bay Country Club features an exceptional clubhouse with tasteful décor of the old Florida-style that creates a warm ambiance.  It is the venue of choice for the Foreign Affairs Council and the Broadcasters Club of Florida, noted for outstanding luncheons and service.


Sara Bay Country Club
Address: 7011 Willow Street, Sarasota, Florida 34243Phone: 941-355-7658Fax: 941-351-8728

Please make a special effort to attend the special luncheon.   It would be extremely helpful for anyone who has already made RSVP, meal selection and payment by check, to reconfirm with President Halbert. 


Thanks for your support for this event and hope to see you there. The event is open to all members, alliance members and guests.                        



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The Luncheon was well attended and the program was excellent.




 

Thank You From President Halbert

Tom Halbert and Gayle Maxey
Now that the hustle and bustle of 2012 is over, and before we get lost in the shuffle of 2013, I wanted to take a moment to say thank you. Because really and truly, as President of Sarasota Sister Cities I am grateful. Grateful for each and every person who have dedicated his/her time, energy, money, and passion to making the Sister Cities association of Sarasota so special. Grateful that because the collective action of the passionate, active membership has supported our mission of making the world a better place. Grateful for the words of kindness and encouragement that has motivated all of us to do our volunteer jobs well every day.

That's it: just thanks.

We are excited about the new membership that has joined us in the past year and hope to connect you with our Sister Cities exchanges in 2013. We are excited about the initial special events that will kick off our 50th anniversary year including the One World Gala in March, the La Musica concert salute to Sarasota Sitter Cities in April and our hosting the Florida Sister Cities State Convention in May. More anniversary events are in the works. We are excited that we will finally have a new web site up and running shortly (we are about 80% there), we are excited about the timely blog and social media innovations we have initiated and we are excited about the travel opportunities available to Russia and Italy in 2013 and to Israel in 2014.

But above all, don't hesitate to reach out if you have any thoughts on how we might better serve you this year. All of us are smarter than any one of us.

Tom Halbert

President, Sister Cities Association of Sarasota, Inc


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Sister Cities International

Sister Cities International
 
E-Newsletter
01.23.2013

IN THIS ISSUE
 

Celebrating the Presidential Inauguration
USMSCA 50th Anniversary Convention
Engage the Next Generation: Project Earth-Sister Cities International Challenge
2013 Young Artists and Authors Showcase
Call for "99 Under 33" Nominations
Jan 26, 2013
Tempe Sister Cities Passport to the World II
Jan 27, 2013
Corvallis Sister City Association Ethiopian Culture Dinner and Auction
Jan 27, 2013
Norfolk ister Cities Association 36th Annual International Luncheon

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Celebrating the Presidential Inauguration


 

Thank you to everyone who joined us on January 17 for the Sister Cities International Inaugural Gala at the International Hall of Flags, U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington DC. Your overwhelming support and enthusiasm ensured that the Gala was a success!

300 guests including congressmen, ambassadors, diplomats, mayors, and citizen diplomats from across the United States and the world also joined us at the Gala as we celebrated the tradition of Presidential support for our organization.

Congressman Mike Honda, one of the guests, later wrote about the Gala in a Facebook post, "...The energy in the room and spirit of the event showcased the commitment, passion and strong principles of this network in its efforts to achieve peace and prosperity for all. Re-connecting with these folks on the eve of the Inauguration weekend reminded me just how strong people to people connections are in building goodwill and global understanding...."

Sister Cities International would also like to thank our sponsors MGM Resorts International, Amazon Web Services LLC, Mary Ellen and Mike E. Fox Sr., Mike Hyatt and others for their commitment and support for the Gala.

Pictures from the Gala will be posted on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/SisterCitiesInternational soon!
 



USMSCA 50th Anniversary Convention


www.usmsca.org

The United States Mexico Sister Cities Association (USMSCA) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year! USMSCA will be celebrating this milestone with a 50th Anniversary Convention to be held in Laredo Texas, February 21-23, 2013. 

The convention is set to offer many exciting and memorable events for delegates as well as their families. To view the agenda and to register, please visit www.usmsca.org.
 



Engage the next generation with the Project Earth-Sister Cities International Challenge!



http://www.sister-cities.org/project-earth-sister-cities-international-challenge
 
“The Project Earth – Sister Cities International Challenge” is underway through Spring 2013! The Challenge engages the next generation of citizen diplomats through environmental and renewable energy projects. Utilizing the Project Earth online resources and sharing platform and the Sister Cities International network of students, teachers, and schools, this challenge allows young people to work with fellow students in their sister cities to implement sustainable projects focused on mutual environmental problems.

Winning team will  be awarded $1,500! Second and third place winners receive $500 each!

Eligibility:
  • K-12 school classes or clubs with a teacher sponsor and a partner class in their sister city;
  • Cities where schools are located must be a partner in good standing with Sister Cities International;
  • Project must be registered on Project Earth website through their teacher/adult sponsor.
For further details on the project and registration instructions, visit http://www.sister-cities.org/project-earth-sister-cities-international-challenge.

To view sample projects visit the Project Earth website at www.projectearth.net. Questions? Email info@sister-cities.org.




2013 Young Artists and Authors Showcase


Open to all Sister Cities International youth members!

The 2013 Young Artists and Authors Showcase theme is "The Power of Exchange." Sister city relationships foster partnerships within the community and between international cities, counties, and states. Whether in person, online, or through the mail, exchanges of people and ideas facilitate community development and educational opportunities. Entries should illustrate the long-term impact that exchanges have had on an individual or community.

The deadline for sending in entries is May 1, 2013. For details, visit: http://www.sister-cities.org/young-artists-and-authors-showcase

Click on the links below to download the entry forms:
Young Artists Form
Young Authors Form




Call for “99 Under 33” Nominations


Our media partners at Diplomatic Courier along with the Young Professionals in Foreign Policy have announced that nominations for the “Top 99 Foreign Policy Leaders Under 33 Years of Age” are now open.

Now in its third year, “Top 99 Under 33” is a special project that captures the extraordinary impact that 99 diverse Millennials under the age of 33 are making on international affairs. The list and individual profiles of the "Top 99 Under 33" offer insight into the creativity, determination, and passion of the young people who are already tackling the world's critical challenges. Click here to see the 2012 "Top 99 Under 33" list.

To nominate a person who has made a clear impact on foreign policy and is recognized as a rising leader, click here.

Nominees will be considered for one of these seven categories: influencer, innovator, convener, risk-taker, practitioner, shaper, and catalyst. To nominate yourself or another person, submit the completed form no later than February 28, 2013 by 11:59 p.m. EST.

   
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Tour of Vladimir, Russia



Contact

Vladimir Sister City Director Yuliya Gaukhman


941-234-2817




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