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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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!

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

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

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

The Board of Directors for the Greenfield Sister City Program currently has four vacancies it is looking to fill. Three of the terms expire in January 2006, the third expires in January 2007. Persons interested in one of the positions are encouraged to contact the board of directors to apply. Those who are accepted to […]

In July 2005, Dawn Hanson chaperoned Spenser Hanson and Chris Harris to the Sister Cities International Youth Conference in Spokane,Washington. The conference had approximately 20 kids from across the world in attendance. During the conference the youth had speakers discussing cultural awareness, journal writing, and communication skills. They alsowatched dragon boat races on the Spokane […]

In June, Phil Boley announced the resignation of his membership and Presidency of the Board position due to obtaining a new job in Clinton County. Phil will continue to be an advocate and supporter of the program. The Board would like to thank Phil for all the work and effort he has contributed to the […]