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2024 Young Artists Showcase

August 15th, 2024|Comments Off on 2024 Young Artists Showcase

2024 Theme Climatescape: Resilient Cities for Tomorrow's Climate Sister Cities International aims to promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation – one individual, one community at a time. This year’s theme [...]

Korean Language Class

August 12th, 2024|Comments Off on Korean Language Class

Intermediate Korean Begins Saturday, September 7, 2024 William Byrd High School Library

THANKS TO THE 2024-2025 RVSCI DONORS & ALL CITIES MEMBERS

Patrons

Bill Bestpitch
DiFrancesco Family
Marylen Harmon
Chris Jordan
Martha Kuchar
Romain and Gerana Picard
Jeff Vick
Sharon Litz
Rickie and Linda Sykes
Drs. Andre and Penelope Muelenaer
Andreea Mihalache O'Keef
Thursday Morning Music Club
Jonathan Murrill

Benefactors

Brenda Barksdale
David Bowers and Margarita Cubas
Chris and Betsy Bohannon
Rupert Cutler
Alice Davis
Victoria Diaz-Eastman
Charles Downs
Ray and Terri Ferris
Dr. Kye and Kim Moon
William E. Jefferson, III
David Musick
Ramona Kirsch
Vivien Sanchez-Jones and Thomas Jones
Stella Xu
Patricia Kelly
Dr. Tim and Sherrie Henshaw

Diplomat

Linda Harrison
Bob and Maryellen Goodlatte
William and Lorraine Lange
Bill Modica
Landon Howard
Dr. Nathaniel and Sylvia Bishop
Drs. Cynda and Bruce Johnson
Dr. Lee Learman
Drs. Kris and Jacek Slowikowski
Dr. David Trinkle

Consul

Ambassador

Curtis and Anne Steele
Roanoke County
City of Roanoke

All Cities Members

Mary Ann Conrad
Mary Jo Fassié
Charlene Kalinoski
John Makay
Ray Leven
Hang Jin Yoon
Jessie Yu

OUR MISSION

Roanoke Valley Sister Cities is committed to fostering and encouraging mutual understanding, friendship and peace through cultural, medical, economic, educational and professional exchanges among the people of the Roanoke Valley and the citizens of our seven sister cities on four continents.

Our Mission

MaryJo

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

Roanoke Valley Sister Cities Inc. provides connections to four continents and seven countries through its artistic, educational, medical, municipal, social, humanitarian and business exchanges. Some of our recent exchanges, projects and events include:

  • A Korean Festival Day with a K-Pop dance at the Taubman Museum of Art
  • Support for medical student exchanges in Roanoke with Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Wonju, Opole, Florianópolis and St-Lô
  • Financial help to the GLAC primary school and COVID-19 aid to Kisumu
  • Support for a young pianist from Opole in an international competition in which she placed third and hosting a polka band for a dance at the Taubman
  • A visit with municipal and university officials in Pskov, and attendance at a Sister City Conference in Moscow
  • The Roanoke Valley Sister Cities Young Artists showcase for high school students
  • Humanitarian aid to a Brazilian orphanage and a virtual student exchange between Hidden Valley Middle School and the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil
  • Financial support for the Roanoke College International Film Festival
  • A trip to Lijiang, and meeting an artist who plans to come to exhibit in Roanoke
  • Student intern exchange with St-Lô and celebration of 20 years of twinning with St-Lô on both sides of the Atlantic
  • An internship program with Roanoke College and Hollins University
  • A partnership with the annual Local Colors festival to better reach the multi-cultural community in Roanoke

join us as we pursue our mission

“One individual, one community at a time.”