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Welcome Party song

By • Mar 20th, 2007 • Category: Host Blog

Here is the video of the students from Kakuda performing a song at the Welcome Dinner in Greenfield: More pictures from host families continue to be posted in the photo gallery, check it out!



Greenfield Middle School

By • Mar 8th, 2007 • Category: Host Blog

Our friends from Kakuda City visited Greenfield Middle School on Thursday morning and discovered that middle school students are the same whether they live in Japan or Greenfield, Indiana! They love to eat and they love to play games! They started their day with a breakfast of bagels, muffins, doughnuts, and fruit and then moved […]



A Day Full of Adventures

By • Mar 6th, 2007 • Category: Host Blog

Ayaka and the Vetters family have been enjoying our time together. On Sunday we went to church where she saw a Catholic Mass, then went to Mozzi‘s Pizza for a traditional Sunday lunch. We introduced Ayaka to dessert pizza, a Greenfield staple. The Murat Circus was our next endeavor, and Ayaka got to see tigers […]



Wow, Five Flights!

By • Mar 5th, 2007 • Category: Host Blog

March 3, 2007 Well, after five flight changes, the Kakuda visitors finally arrived on Saturday at 5:00. The reception at the airport was exciting as each host family waved a sign to indicate which student they were searching for. Once everyone was accounted for, it was a rush back to Greenfield to Victory Christian Church […]



They’re Here!

By • Mar 3rd, 2007 • Category: Host Blog

After a very long trip, our Kakuda friends arrived safely this evening around 5pm. We were so glad to see them! The welcome dinner was planned for this evening, so everyone went directly from the airport to Victory Baptist church where the Hensley family and the congregation graciously hosted a wonderful dinner. Everyone enjoyed the […]



Special Thanks

By • Jan 27th, 2007 • Category: Featured

A special thanks goes out to Terry Miller for her work as treasurer. The Board would like to thank Terry for all the work and effort she has contributed to the program over the years.



Election of Board Members

By • Jan 27th, 2007 • Category: Featured

The following Board members were re-elected at the January 15, 2007 meeting.Congratulations to Kurt Bringerud,Dawn Hanson, Marilyn Levering, and Lyndi G. The Board would also like to welcome new Board members Melanie Chavez and Tim Renshaw. Two vacancies remain on the Sister Cities Board of Directors.



Election of Board Officers

By • Jan 27th, 2007 • Category: Featured

The following slate was unanimously elected for one-year terms at the meeting held on January 15, 2007:Tony Campbell, PresidentSandy Davis, Vice PresidentSara Houston, SecretaryRuthann Fisher, Treasurer



Off to Tokyo!

By • Jun 16th, 2006 • Category: Travel Blog

Today we went to Sendai for the day. We took the train and the subway to get there, which was a first for us. After taking a tour of the Miyagi Prefecture Capital building, we had lunch and then spent the afternoon shopping!! Tonight is our last evening with our host families and there have […]



Busy days

By • Jun 15th, 2006 • Category: Travel Blog

We have had two very busy days. Wedensday we went to several elementary schools and were greeted by very enthusiastic students. The younger children were especially impressed with how tall that Tyler is. After visiting the schools we went to learn about making paper. The students seemed to enjoy the hands on activity and were […]



More new friends

By • Jun 13th, 2006 • Category: Travel Blog

Today we separated in to three groups to visit various junior high schools. At the school I visited we played a game like hot potato with two English classes in order to give introductions of our names in English. We also had various other activites to help the Japanese students practice their English. I think […]



Together again

By • Jun 12th, 2006 • Category: Travel Blog

Today we gathered together again, after spending the weekend with our host families. We all had different activities over the weekend, but most of us spent some time at the ocean enjoying the beach. Saturday we had some sunny weather (it has been overcast and rainy here) so many of us also had barbeques. Our […]



We made it!

By • Jun 9th, 2006 • Category: Travel Blog

After a very long flight, we made it to Narita Airport. The kids all handled the long flight very well. After a slight stop in Tokyo, we took the bullet train to a station near Kakuda, where our families met us, holding signs bearing our names. This was around 11:30 pm. Talking with the other […]



Welcome!

By • Jun 6th, 2006 • Category: Travel Blog

As the travelers make last minute preparations for their trip, we’d like to introduce the 2006 Travel Log. It will be updated when possible with news from the trip, so check back often!



Vacancies on the Board

By • Jan 20th, 2006 • Category: Featured

Two vacancies remain on the Sister Cities Board of Directors. One of these terms expires in 2007 and the other expires in 2009.



Election of Officers

By • Jan 16th, 2006 • Category: Featured

The following slate was unanimously elected for one-year terms:Tony Campbell, PresidentSandy Davis, Vice PresidentTerry Miller, SecretaryRuthann Fisher, Treasurer



Application due dates approaching

By • Nov 28th, 2005 • Category: Featured

Greenfield will welcome 14 students and 2 chaperones from Kakuda in March. The visitors will be in Greenfield from March 4 through March 12. The Board of Directors will be looking for 16 host families. Hosting applications are available at the two middle school, the high school, and on the web-site. The applications to host […]



Board welcomes two new members

By • Nov 22nd, 2005 • Category: Featured

The Board would like to welcome to new members. Susan Geesa was elected to join the Board in October and Amanda Leiber was approved to join in November. Two Vacancies are available on the board.



Greenfield represented at Youth Leadership Conference

By • Nov 21st, 2005 • Category: Featured

Chris Harris, the Greenfield Youth Leadership Conference representative, spoke at the November 21st board meeting, regarding his experience at this summer’s conference in Spokane, Washington. Chris described the conference as a wonderful experience, in which he was able to interact with students from around the world. He reported that he is still in contact with […]



Tony Campbell elected as new President

By • Sep 20th, 2005 • Category: Featured

Board member Tony Campbell was unanimously elected as President of the Sister City program at the September meeting of the board of directors, filling the position vacated by former President Phil Boley earlier this year. Mr. Campbell’s term will run through January 2006. The board of directors looks forward to working with him in his […]