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Volume No. 16-02 June 2016 FRIENDS ACROSS the SEA Page Volume No. 16-02 June 2016 ROCKVILLE SISTER CITY CORPORATION NEWSLETTER www.RockvilleSisterCities.org The Rockville Sister City Corporation (RSCC) is a non-profit corporation founded in 1986 to enhance and maintain the friendship and ‘Sister City’ relationship established by the City of Rockville in 1957 with Pinneberg, Germany, based on youth, educational, cultural and commercial exchanges pursuant to the People-To-People Program initiated by President Dwight Eisenhower in 1956 to promote world peace. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE The RSCC Mayor and Council Meet and Greet – by Drew Powell, President, RSCC Membership Appreciation event was a resounding success with more than fifty in attendance, which Another busy and productive quarter has passed for included Rockville Mayor Bridget Newton; the Rockville Sister City Corporation. The RSCC Rockville City Councilmembers, Beryl Feinberg, team, consisting of dedicated Board members, our Virginia Onley and Mark Pierzchala; General Membership, City of Rockville Elected Montgomery County Councilmember, Marc Officials and Staff as well as Friends of RSCC, is Elrich; Rockville Police Chief, Terry Treschuk; what makes our organization so successful. Here’s Rockville Acting City Manager, Craig Simoneau; some of what we achieved in the past three months: Rockville’s New City Clerk, Kathleen Conway; Rockville Assistant City Clerk, Sara Taylor- Rockville City Councilmember, Beryl Feinberg, Ferrell; former Rockville City Mayor, Steven assumed her role as RSCC’s new City Council VanGrack; former Rockville City Councilmember Liaison. Having majored in International Studies at Bob Wright; Rockville Volunteer Fire Department American University, in addition to extensive President Eric Bernard; Rockville Planning Board international travel experience, Beryl brings a member Don Hadley; all of the Rockville Sister wealth of talent and energy well suited for her City Board of Directors; Rockville Sister City position as City Council Liaison. general membership; and many Rockville citizens. Retiring Rockville Police Chief, Terry Treschuk, RSCC and the Rockville Volunteer Fire Department was presented with a framed lifetime honorary (RVFD) co-hosted a Welcome Reception for the membership. Pinneberg Volunteer Fire Brigade (Freiwilligen Feuerwehr Pinneberg FFP) at Rockville’s historic Thanks to the heroic efforts of Marika Brown, Glenview Mansion. RSCC/RVFD received a write George Albrecht and Brigitta Mullican, RSCC up regarding this event in “mymcmedia,” a launched its first ever online contributions/payment publication of Montgomery Community Media system. Featured prominently on RSCC’s website, (MCM), which was subsequently picked up by the “Donate Now” button allows anyone to Sister Cities International. Additionally, RSCC contribute or make a payment to RSCC using th Board members participated in RVFD’s 95 PayPal or any major credit card. Immediately Anniversary Banquet, which also commemorated below the “Donate Now” section is a link to RVFD’s 25 year relationship with the Pinneberg “AmazonSmile,” which allows supporters to Volunteer Fire Brigade. Seeing off Brandmeister designate RSCC as the recipient of a small Claus Köster, and visiting FFP firefighters, RSCC percentage of all their Amazon purchases. Board members joined in RVFD’s farewell party for the Pinneberg Volunteer Fire Brigade. RSCC is well on the way to filling all Board of Director vacancies. Lynn Mandujano, who was FRIENDS ACROSS THE SEA Page 1 of 10 PEOPLE TO PEOPLE Volume No. 16-02 June 2016 part of the 2010 Jiaxing delegation, joined RSCC’s Community Service Center. Thanks also to Jack Board in April. Ying Chen’s status of a city- Rodgers for giving me the ride of my life (on the appointed Director changed to a board-appointed parade route) in his awesome 1986 Corvette Director. Former Rockville Mayor, Steven convertible! VanGrack, applied for the now vacant city- appointed Director’s position. Thanks to the efforts of RSCC City Liaison, Andy Lett, and Rockville’s IT Department, the City’s Thanks to the efforts of RSCC Director, Lynn Boards and Commissions page featuring RSCC has Mandujano, June 2017 Germany tour planning is been amended and updated. This includes the under way. Lynn will chair a travel committee for reactivation of RSCC’s City Hall phone number the Board and conduct a survey of desirable +1-240-314-5029. destinations in Germany. Special thanks again to RSCC member, George As is a tradition, RSCC participated heavily in Albrecht for all his efforts in maintaining RSCC’s Rockville’s Hometown Holidays this year. RSCC website and for the publication of the RSCC helped the City of Rockville staff a booth, which newsletter. And of course, thanks to RSCC Vice served four varieties of draft beer, ready-made President, Brigitta Mullican, for her continuing cocktails and soft drinks. RSCC received a support. percentage of the proceeds to help with our fundraising efforts. Thanks to RSCC Board Thanks to all who make Rockville Sister City members and friends for giving of their time and Corporation a success! energy to help make this such a success and especially to Jack Rodgers for organizing and ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ managing booth operations. Booth volunteers included: George Albrecht, Jerol Briggs, Marika IT’S TIME TO RENEW YOUR Brown, Florence Wyand, Beryl Feinberg, Steve Fisher, Denny and Linda Freezer, Gary RSCC MEMBERSHIP! Funkhouser, Bing Huang, Chris Malone, Brigitta Mullican, Pat Rodgers, Gilbert Santiago, Nancee Simonson, Liz Von Kaenel, Lois Vuolo, Pat Wolf and Bob Wright. Additionally, RSCC collected more than $220 in tips from scores of thirsty patrons. Special thanks to Beryl Feinberg and Fred Newton for their generous donations. On Memorial Day, I was honored to lay a wreath on behalf of Rockville Sister City Corporation paying Memberships are for the calendar year. New tribute to our nation’s fallen service men and and Renewing Memberships are being taken women. This was immediately followed by NOW for 2016. See the last page of this nd Rockville’s 72 Memorial Day Parade. Special newsletter for the form, or visit our webpage thanks to Liz Von Kaenel for all her hard work http://www.RockvilleSisterCities.org . And making RSCC’s parade entry one of the best. please ask your neighbors and friends to join Representing our organization were many RSCC RSCC! An application is provided at the end of this Board members and friends as well as Christian Newsletter. Thanks! Jessen-Klingenberg and his enthusiastic students from the German School of Washington, D.C. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (Deutsche Schule), rounded out by the Golden Dragon Dancers from the Chinese Culture and FRIENDS ACROSS THE SEA Page 2 of 10 PEOPLE TO PEOPLE Volume No. 16-02 June 2016 60th ANNIVERSARY PLANNING Twinbrook Library Games Day We hope that you will not only be interested in 202 Meadow Hall Drive attending our 60th anniversary in Pinneberg in Rockville, MD 20851 2017, but that you will also consider being a host Saturday, June 25, 2016, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM for our Pinneberg friends when they come to Saturday, July 23, 2016, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Rockville. Drop John a line or call if you can drop by, have We are seeking input from RSCC members in two interest, or can help out. 301-315-8297(H), 301- areas: 613-8297(Cell) 1) What would be new and exciting places to take our Pinneberg guests in and around MAR 2016 - RSCC REPS ATTEND MoCo Rockville/DC? and SISTER CITIES 2) What would be places in and around ANNUAL Pinneberg and/or Hamburg that folks from MEETING Rockville would like to visit? L-R: Three Rockville Sister Please send your ideas, comments, and/or desires City members (including your interest in journeying to (RSCC President Pinneberg) to us at Drew Powell: [email protected]. RSCC VP Brigitta Let's make this coming Anniversary (one of the Mullican; Rockville City Councilmember Beryl longest partnerships in Sister City history) Feinberg) with Theresa Cameron (Chair of the something special! Montgomery County Sister Cities) and Bruce Adams (County Executive's Office of Community Rockville Delegation visits Pinneberg, Germany - Partnerships) after the Annual MCSC meeting. May 31, 2017 to June 4, 2017. Plus add-on week of travel to other parts of Germany (June 5 – June APRIL 2016 - PINNEBERG FIREFIGHTERS 11) for those who would like to join the group. VISIT ROCKVILLE Rockville- Pinneberg Delegation visits Rockville, Maryland Pinneberg - October 5, 2017 to October 8, 2017 Firefighters have been in What places in and around Pinneberg, Hamburg, contact for and the rest of Germany would you like to visit? 25 years. Do you have a special reason for wanting to visit From time to Germany? Please give us your feedback by July time, 15 so that we can plan a tour that meets your firefighters interests. (Or contact Director Lynn Mandujano from one city directly at 301-926-4734.) journey across the Atlantic to visit their counterparts in the other city, for professional ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ development, camaraderie, and renewing old acquaintances. The visit of Pinneberg Firefighters TWINBROOK LIBRARY GAMES DAY to Rockville in April 2016 was celebrated at the RSCC Member John Goon Glenview Mansion in high style. It was a <[email protected]> is looking for gamer welcoming and friendly event; just the type of volunteers to support this two-month pilot event. exchange the Rockville Sister City Corporation Teach games, play, share games info, and have fun. encourages. FRIENDS ACROSS THE SEA Page 3 of 10 PEOPLE TO PEOPLE Volume No. 16-02 June 2016 APR 2016 - PEONIES BLOOMED IN Membership certificate. Chief Treschuk’s last day FRIENDSHIP GARDEN of work was June 1st. There are two lovely flower gardens at Glenview Mansion specifically associated with the Rockville This event was for all RSCC members, and gave Sister City Corporation. One is a Rose Garden, RSCC an opportunity to discuss the importance of established in October 1984 and associated with our our Sister/Friendship City relationships with Sister City, Pinneberg (the "City of Roses" in Pinneberg and Jiaxing.
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