Sister City Program - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

Roseville Sister City Association Minutes Octoberl, 2002 Present: Mary Meyer, Tom and Virginia Turba Minutes: 1. Minutes of September 3, 2Qp2 were approved as printed_ 2. Action items from previous meeting: Tom wiii puE together a letter requesting funding on an annual basis from thc city council_ 3. Current activities: Tozn is working on getting photos scanned for the web page that will be attached to the city's website_ 4. Treasurers Report: It was noted that the bank we are using has been charging multiple fees on the account. Since we are a nonprofit association, and now have a nonprofit account, the neat statements will be monitored to see if the fees are still being charged. Shinmachi: Mary reported that she has all the Shinmachi information on computer disk. I.illiane Dargus will be co-chair of the Shinmachi program with Mary for 2003. Costa Rica: Information on the communit}� college programs has been sent to Ivonne Gonza[es. Information on the English l,angua�e school from Hamline, U of Mn, and St. Thomas will also be sent. The cost of the language school is $1000/mo, with room and board an additionai $700/mo. 7. New Business_ There probably will be visitors comi�g from Cbina in the spring of 20U3. Tom will expiore having them mect with a Rotary group, Chamber of Commerce, and Lions Club. New Business: Mary contacted Lynn Redlinger who has a cable TV intcrvicw show a.nd is interested irn talking with someone from the Roseville Sister City Association. Points to stress in the interview will be discussed at the next meeting_ Mary consented to do the six minute intet-vieN� which will talce place November 12, 2002. 9. Information �tenns: Tom shared information from the Minnesota Sister Cities State Conference. The city of St. Paul has 10 Sister Cities. The St. PauVlVagasaki group hosted the confcrcnce. The ciiy of Duluth has a budget of $35,000 for their sister city program_ Thcy have an AundUncle program for an orphanage in Russia. Ayusa is a group that helps sister city international with student exchanges, hclps to get all the necessary paperwork completed. Wheelchairs for peace is another program that was cliscussed at the canference_ They also toured the Japanese gardens at Como park. 10. Tom also reported on the Japanese Scout trip from this summer and tkaat the Japanese Scouts will be coming to St. Paul in 2004. Re�pectfully submitt� d, � J.�,c„�L,-�� Virgi Turba, Recorder Next Meeting 6:30 p.m Wedn�sday 11/6/02