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Chuck McMichael – Secretary

By • Feb 20th, 2017 • Category: Board of Directors

Board member bio coming soon.



Applications for 2017 Kakuda trip open until Dec. 23!

By • Dec 13th, 2016 • Category: Featured, Information, News

Sister Cities of Greenfield is now accepting applications for our 2017 visit to Kakuda City, Japan.



Sister Cities joins Kroger Community Rewards – sign up today to help!

By • May 1st, 2016 • Category: Fundraising, News

You can now help support Sister Cities of Greenfield simply by doing your grocery shopping!



Support us when you shop at Amazon.com!

By • Feb 19th, 2016 • Category: Fundraising, News

Sister Cities of Greenfield is excited to be a part of the Amazon Smile program!



Applications available for 2016 Kakuda trip

By • Nov 18th, 2015 • Category: Featured, Information, News

Learn more about how you can apply to take part in the 2016 visit to our sister city in Japan.



Scholarship fundraisers scheduled for area restaurants

By • Mar 31st, 2015 • Category: Fundraising, News

The Sister Cities of Greenfield Board of Directors has approved a scholarship program to send a worthy student to Kakuda starting in 2016.



Phyllis Gillingham

By • Jan 14th, 2014 • Category: Board of Directors

Phyllis and her family hosted a student from Kakuda in 2010. While in college, Phyllis was an exchange student to Graz, Austria and to Tuttlingen, Germany. She and her family have hosted several exchange students from Germany over the years since. “My family and I love learning about other cultures and we have a true […]



Susan Geesa

By • Jan 14th, 2014 • Category: Board of Directors

Susan’s visit to Kakuda, as a chaperone of the 2005 Greenfield Wing, added another dimension to her life. She became aware of the Sister City Program, early in her career, as a teacher of elementary students with special needs, in Greenfield Schools. While somewhat apprehensive about traveling to Japan, as a chaperone, she was encouraged […]



Another successful visit

By • Oct 24th, 2013 • Category: News

Sister Cities of Greenfield again welcomed a group of students and chaperones from Kakuda this summer.



Sister Cities to host inaugural 5K Run/Walk

By • Aug 23rd, 2013 • Category: Fundraising

The Sister Cities of Greenfield invites the community to join us in their inaugural 5K Run/Walk along the beautiful Pennsy Trail in downtown Greenfield August 24.



Pennsy Trail Tree Sale

By • Mar 3rd, 2013 • Category: Fundraising, News

Sister Cities of Greenfield is holding a tree sale to help enhance Pennsy Trail in Greenfield, while also supporting the Sister Cities program.



Otonakko Matsuri

By • Oct 16th, 2012 • Category: Kakuda Blog

Today I went to the otonakko matsuri, which is a festival where adults become kids again.



Kakuda Wing enjoys successful visit

By • Sep 2nd, 2012 • Category: Featured, Host Blog

After an extra-long travel day to arrive in Indianapolis, our guests from Kakuda enjoyed an activity-filled nine-day visit to Greenfield.



Relaxing weekend

By • Jun 20th, 2012 • Category: Kakuda Blog

This past weekend was the first time I could relax Friday night through Sunday in several weeks.



New logo unveiled

By • May 10th, 2012 • Category: News

Sister Cities of Greenfield worked with Nashville, Tennessee artist Lucie Rice to create a new logo for the organization, based on images from the Sister City Park along Pennsy Trail.



Earthquake anniversary marked with tree planting

By • Mar 21st, 2012 • Category: News

The board of directors and friends of the Sister Cities of Greenfield gathered on Sunday, March 11, to mark the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.



Dontosai Festival

By • Mar 19th, 2012 • Category: Kakuda Blog

Every year, Kakuda has a dontosai festival, which takes place on January 14 in the frigid cold.



Donate to Sister Cities of Greenfield

By • Mar 19th, 2012 • Category: News

Your donations help Sister Cities of Greenfield cover expenses for our students and their chaperones to visit Japan every summer.



Accepting hosting applications

By • Mar 19th, 2012 • Category: News

We are now accepting applications for families interested in hosting a student or chaperone from Kakuda.



Earthquake anniversary speech

By • Mar 13th, 2012 • Category: News, Videos

Sister Cities of Greenfield President Robert Young gives a speech before the organization planted a tree commemorating the anniversary of last year’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan.