Tucson Sister Cities Association
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.
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TASCC to commemorate the long and fruitful relationship that has existed between Tucson and Almaty, Kazakhstan since 1987
TSCA Chairman Patrick and his wife Joan attended the unofficial unveiling of a bronze sculpture by Tucson artist Mark Rossi on Saturday, November 7th. This piece was commissioned by TASCC to commemorate the long and fruitful relationship that has existed between Tucson and Almaty, Kazakhstan since 1987. TASCC plans to present the bronze in Almaty in October of 2010.
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Tucson Sister Cities
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Tucson Sister Cities Association (TSCA) is a member of Sister Cities International (SCI) and a part of a global network of more than 2,400 partnerships in 130 plus countries. SCI (www.sister-cities.org) is a citizen diplomacy network creating and enhancing partnerships between communities in the U.S. and communities worldwide through inter-community exchanges, highlighting the common areas of arts, culture, history and heritage.
TSCA was formed in 1991 for the purpose of promoting mutually beneficial relationships between the people of the City of Tucson and the people of Tucson Sister Cities in other countries to realize an awareness of each other; to understand one another as individuals, as members of their community, as citizens of their country, and as part of the family of nations.
Tucson Sister Cities focuses on five broad program areas when developing exchange projects and activities. These are arts, sports, and culture; youth and education; municipal and technical cooperation; disability awareness and; economic relations. These and other activities offer opportunities for ordinary people, municipal leaders and the corporate community, to meet their international counterparts; to make valuable cultural, social, educational, and economic connections; and to realize a vital role as citizen diplomats. All these efforts foster and encourage mutual understanding, friendship, and a higher quality of life for the people of Tucson and its’ sister cities.
Tucson Sister Cities Association mission statement:
Practicing people-to-people diplomacy through education, culture and economic development to acknowledge Tucson ’s International image and impact throughout the world.
OFFICERS
Chairperson: Patrick Lavin (ipatricklavin@aol.com)
Vice Chair: Anthony Moschonas
Treasurer/agent Jerry Gary(JerryMGary@aol.com)
Secretary Richard Cosgrove
COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES
Richard Cosgrove
Judy Dare
Patrick Gbele
TUCSON SISTER CITIES PARTNERSHIPS
City/Country Chairperson
Trikala, Greece Fr. Anthony Moschonas
Pecs, Hungary Zoltan Rosztoczy
Roscommon, Ireland Patrick Lavin
Almaty, Kazakhstan Anton Vander Wyst
Ciudad Obregon,Guadalajara,
and Mazatlan, Mexico Jose Luis Hernandez
Segovia, Spain ...
Tiachung, Taiwan Darryl K. Wong
ADDRESS
Tucson Sister Cities Association
P.O. Box 44296
Tucson, Arizona 85733-2496
Email: ipatricklavin@tucsonsistercities.info
Web Admin: webmaster@tucsonsistercities.info