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March 2019
Youth Community Service Project
Join Fort Worth Youth International for a special community service project on March 24. The youth group will be decorating and assembling bags filled with shelf stable food items for an organization called FROGS (Friends Reaching Our Goals), which will then distribute the bags to food banks and organizations which serve refugees and other vulnerable populations. FROGS is managed and founded by our own Fort Worth Youth International Community Service Chair, Will Lourcey. Youth Ambassadors from spring exchanges will also…
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Indonesia Today
Join the Bandung, Indonesia Committee and hear the Honorable Nana Yuliana, Ph.D., Consul General of the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Houston, TX, speak about Indonesia Today.
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Japanese Children’s Day
Free for kids under 12, Kodomo No Hi, Japanese Children’s Day, is a family-oriented community event to celebrate Japanese culture. Join us for samples of Japanese food from local restaurants, sushi rolling demonstrations, games, Taiko drummer and an anime costume contest.
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Kazakhstan informational meeting
Want to learn more about the nation of Kazakhstan? Do you speak Russian? Join Fort Worth Sister Cities International for an informational meeting about an upcoming inbound exchange with a delegation from this country. Fort Worth Sister Cities has partnered with the Open World Leadership Center and will accept a delegation of seven young professionals from Kazakhstan June 14-22. The focus of their exchange is to learn about libraries and community centers and how public policy affects them. We need a task force…
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Executive Committee meeting
The Executive Committee of Fort Worth Sister Cities will meet at the City Club in the Library.
Find out more »May 2019
Exploratory Mission to Argentina & Uruguay
Join Fort Worth Sister Cities International as we explore South America! First stops are Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina, and Montevideo, capital of Uruguay. Discover beaches, beef, gauchos, wine – and amazingly generous and hospitable people.
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The Fort Worth Sister Cities Board of Directors will meet at the City Club in the President's Room.
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Mayor’s International Dinner & Global Awards
One of our most anticipated annual events, the Mayor’s International Dinner is made possible by the generosity of our Members Circle and provides funds to promote Fort Worth globally and enrich our community through international education, exchange and commerce. The Global Awards honor businesses, individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to global understanding, world political stability and international trade to solve international health, economic, social or environmental challenges.
Find out more »June 2019
Dual Language Immersion Camp
Fort Worth Sister Cities International welcomes 10 university students and two educators from Toluca, Mexico’s Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education for the Dual Language Immersion Camp for elementary students in partnership with the Fort Worth ISD (FWISD). The Toluca students act as international facilitators for the three-week camp.
Find out more »July 2019
Jr. International Leadership Academy
Join this dynamic summer leadership program specifically designed for middle school students completing grades 6-8. The Jr. International Leadership Academy (JILA) students will meet and interact with other Fort Worth middle school students as well as university students from our sister cities while studying
international cultures in a creative, fun, and educational environment.