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Supervisor Thomas recommending the Board authorize the Chair to sign a letter to our Sister City, Warabi, Japan, inviting them to send their mayor, 15 youths, and 3 adults next summer, 2024, to attend a youth summit with our local youth.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Through the "People to People International Program" many citizens and groups of students have exchanged visits to host families in El Dorado County and to host families in Warabi, effectively demonstrating the principles its founder, President Eisenhower, believed - that "people will make friends across, around, over and under all the natural and man-made barriers which separate them." The mission of "People to People International" is to enhance international understanding and friendship through educational, cultural, and humanitarian activities involving the exchange of ideas and experiences directly among people of different countries and diverse cultures, promoting peace through understanding.
The El Dorado County Chapter of People to People maintains the sister city relationship and have requested an official invitation to the City of Warabi to attend the 2024 Youth Summit with our local youth from July 22, 2024 through August 2, 2024.
The City of Warabi will provide the costs to send their youth here and the People to People group will organize homestays with local families and then organize the schedule of activities. Oak Ridge High School Japanese teacher will arrange the host families and the students will help organize the events.
2025 will be our 50th anniversary having the City of Warabi as our sister city. El Dorado County will host a delegate of representatives from the City of Warabi in the Spring of 2025, and then El Dorado County will be invited to send a delegate of representatives to the City of Warabi in the Fall of 2025. Having events in both locations allows a celebration during our anniversary year.
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The Board could choose to not approve t...
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