Letter to Membership
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Bryan-College Station Sister Cities Association
PO Box 4733, Bryan, TX 77805
February 22, 2010
Dear Friends of Bryan-College Station Sister Cities,
Springtime greetings to you,
B-CS Sister Cities completed another amazing student and adult exchange program to Greifswald, Germany. Ten students and two adult sponsors traveled to Greifswald in July, 2008 acting as ambassadors from Brazos County. These students returned with wider perspectives on an ever-changing Germany. Most often students report that they view their daily lives and opportunities in the United States with much greater appreciation after experiencing the two-week home stay. Some students claim a life altering experience that will often influence their choice of college major and career paths.
Our German counterparts visited Bryan-College Station in April, 2009. Activities included visiting the Bush Presidential Library and local city councils, an Aggie baseball game, trips to Brenham, Austin and the Bob Bullock Museum, camping in the Hill Country, and seeing the Alamo along with San Antonio’s Riverwalk. Generous meal donations came from the Texas Road House, the Catalena Ranch and Jackie Littlefield of Abuelo’s Restaurant who provided an outstanding farewell dinner celebration for the group. While exhausting, our guests reported that they loved seeing the “real Texas”.
A new group of students and sponsors plan travel to Greifswald, Germany in July, 2010. Their German brothers and sisters will visit B-CS in Spring, 2011.
Funding for the Sister Cities program has become much more difficult to obtain in recent years. Currently, only the city of College Station provides a small grant. B-CS Sister Cities can only exist with local support. Each exchange participant pays fees to defray the cost of his/her airfare to the international cities.
We are asking for your support with local memberships so that we may continue to provide this unique, valuable, and enriching experience for local youth and adults.
B-CS Sister Cities is a non-political, non-profit association committed to Sister Cities International mission of promoting peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation—one individual, one community at a time.
Annual Memberships —Student $10, Individual $15, Family $25
Recognition Memberships—Supporting $50, Contributing $100,
Sustaining $250, Benefactors $1000
We hope that you’ll join us once again in 2009-2010. Gracious thanks to you for your past support of Bryan-College Station Sister Cities and local youth.
Monthly meetings are open to all members and visitors. Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month, except July, at the B-CS Convention & Visitors Bureau, 715 University East Dr., College Station, TX. 260-9898
ANNUAL MEETING: October 4, 2010
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