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International Unity Day Celebration !
Greater Fort Lauderdale Sister Cities together with the Tower Club are bringing back Tower Club Internationals on September 27th! We will be celebrating International Unity Day with several of the binational Chambers of Commerce including, for the first time, the Belgium Binational Chamber (Belgium Club) along with the Norwegian Binational Chamber (Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce) along with our friends at the British, Swedish, Brazilian, and other Binational Chambers.
Date: September 27th, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Tower Club Ft Lauderdale
100 SE 3rd Ave 28th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
Sister Cities International Pre FITCE Conference VIP Reception
Donna Scantlebury, the Florida representative for Sister Cities International and also Greater Ft Lauderdale Sister Cities Panama Chairwoman, is hosting a Pre FITCE Sister Cities reception at the Embassy Suites Hotel!
Send an email if you would like to attend the event.
Date: October 3rd, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location : Greater Ft. Lauderdale/Broward Embassy Suites by Hilton
1100 SE 17th St Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
Please RSVP at [email protected]
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Candlelight Vigil In Loving of Turkiye & Syria
Wednesday evening, Greater Fort Lauderdale Sister Cities International’s partner organization, the Florida Turkish American Association held a candlelight vigil to remember those who lost their lives in Turkey and Syria from the terrible earthquake.
Date: February 22, 2023
Location: Huizenga Park Fountain, Fort Lauderdale
Breakfast with the Yilan, Taiwan High School Students and Teachers Hosted by the Taipei Education and Cultural Office’s Claire Chen
Ms. Claire Chen, sitting at the end of the table, Senior Consular Officer of the Taipei Economic & Cultural Office, hosted 12 high school students and 3 teachers from Yilan, Taiwan who arrived earlier this morning after 27 hours of travel into Ft Lauderdale Airport from Taiwan. Greater Ft Lauderdale Sister Cities International (GFLSCI) Past President Marcus Koch, wearing the blue jacket, also attended the breakfast. Getting the Yilan, Taiwan students here was a great collaboration between Thaís Simões, of our Brazilian Sister City of São Sebastião, Monica Ribeiro, GFLSCI’s Brazilian Chairwoman, President Lee Chine Chen & Vice President Denise Chou of the Yilan Sister Cities Corporation and Donna Scantlebury, Sister Cities International Florida State Representative and finally, Taiwan Sister Cities President Prof. H.B. Ding and Vice President Kuan Lee. I am so proud of our teamwork that helped connect the citizens around the world and brought them together in Fort Lauderdale!
Conversation with Fort Lauderdale Mayor, Dean Trantalis
Brazilian Business Group & GFLCSI Members
Here is a short video of the meeting !
BBG presented their interests about establishing a voting center for Brazilian citizens as well as involving with the education program to teach Portuguese. Mayor, Trantalis added ideas for Brazilian team to join the boat race event which one of the biggest events in Fort Lauderdale. Those are the main topics that were brought up at the table, but we had more ideas exchanged at the meeting. It is exciting to see what future events will be.
Latest Event Highlights
“If I were Mayor” Essay contest was successful! The 5th grade winners were announced at the Fort Lauderdale City Commission Meeting by GFLSCI Turkish Chairwoman Seda Turhan together with Mayor Dean Trantalis on May 16, 2023. Thanks to the Florida Turkish American Association, Zeynep Uluer Aytekin, the co-chair and Ms. Canan Adakale Ozaktay, president of the Florida Turkish American Association for their support!
Newspaper & Magazine Articles
Greater Fort Lauderdale Sister Cities International made the news for all the right reasons! Thank you Scott Luxor of the Sun-Sentinel for taking an interest in this organization!
Article: Connecting the planet: Sister Cities helps communities find matches overseas
Help Ukrainian Refugees
If you would like to contribute to supporting Ukrainian refugees, please check out the following website :
100% of funds will be remitted to GFLSCI and used to provide Ukrainian refugees with food & clothing, shelter, medical & hygiene supplies, and educational services in Constanta, a city in Romania located about 90 miles from the Ukrainian border. Constanta continuously welcomes and provides support to a large number of Ukrainian refugees! They’ve raised to the challenge and done an amazing job providing the help and care needed by many.
For Earthquake Victims In Türkiye
If you would like to contribute to supporting Ukrainian refugees, please check Florida Turkish American Association :
Your donation matters. Your kindness makes a meaningful difference in the lives of people in Turkey those who affected by this tragedy.
If you have any question, please visit Florida Turkish American Association https://www.ftaa.com
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