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What's Happening
Next:
March Stammtisch: Thursday, March 18,
2010 at 6:00p.m. at Skootr's Restaurant and Bar, 323
East Main Street, Mascoutah, IL. Please make
reservations by Monday, March 15, 2010 to Hilda
Koluch.
April Stammtisch: Thursday, April 15, 2010 at
6:00p.m. at Dreamland Palace, 3043 State Route 156,
Foster Pond, IL. Please make reservations by Monday,
April 12, 2010 to Hilda Koluch.
Spring Bus Trip to Indiana: Friday, April
16th through Sunday, April 18th. Join Belleville
Sister Cities for a bus trip through southern
Indiana. For more information, please see the
February 2010
Das Mitteilungsblatt Newsletter
or call Theresa Fritz at (618) 235-3795,
Norma Bergkoetter at (618) 622-8655, or Ruth Fritz
at (618) 222-9197.
Next General
Membership Meeting: Thursday, February 18,
2010.
Fischer's Restaurant, 2100 West Main Street. Dinner
at 5:30pm, Meeting at 7:00 p.m, Please make
reservations by Monday, February 15, 2010 to Hilda Koluch.
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Das Mitteilungsblatt
Who We Are and What We Do
Board of Directors
Officers
Past Presidents
Chairs of Standing Committees
External Links
Membership Application/Renewal
Form
Photo Galleries
Our Corporate Sponsors
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"Belleville Mayor Mark W. Eckert receives the 2008
Hermann Award from Belleville Sister Cities
President Ron Fritz. In the background, Master of
Ceremonies (and Past President) Rich Berkel looks
on."
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(Quarterly Newsletter
of Belleville Sister Cities)
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November 2009 Newsletter (339KB)
August 2009 Newsletter
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May 2009 Newsletter
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February 2009 Newsletter
(298 KB)
Our Mission:
Belleville Sister Cities, Inc. has been established
to promote Cultural, Social and Business Exchanges
with the citizens of our "Sister City" Paderborn,
Germany. It also gives us the vehicle to foster
additional interests in the rich German heritage of
our area. Membership is available and promoted to
all area residents with the common interest of
nurturing the fellowship of the society and the good
of the community. Numerous benefits are available to
all members. These include:
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the opportunity to bring "Gemuetlichkeit"
by participation in cultural exchanges
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to attend
planned and spontaneous social functions
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to offer
their hearts and homes during exchange visits
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to participate actively to improve the many programs
which the organization undertakes and sponsors
In
short, to become a "Belleville Good Will
Ambassador."
In return, the German-American
Friendship Committee in Paderborn (Deutsche-Amerikanischer
Freundeskreis), as newly found friends and citizens
of Paderborn, invite and welcome your participation
and visits to their proud and historic land.
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Our Bylaws:
Please click below to read the Belleville Sister
City Bylaws.
Belleville Sister City Bylaws
(30 KB)
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What is Our Organization?
Belleville Sister Cities, Inc. is an organization
which, working with our sister organization in
Paderborn, Germany, keeps up a friendly and
collaborative contact with like-minded German
people. Besides, we also have:
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Meetings which often include German food
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A yearly German dinner (with German music)
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Dances (did we mention German music?)
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Youth exchanges in the summer
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Occasional attempts to speak German (badly in
some cases)
If you are interested in Germany, German culture and
our national German heritage contact us today to
learn more about what we offer to the community.
We're always happy to see new faces, and would love
to welcome you to our meetings and activities!
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City of Paderborn, Germany
Illinois
Sister Cities Homepage
Sister Cities International
SC Paderborn 07
German Culture Center (UMSL)
St. Louis-Stuttgart Sister
Cities
Belleville Sister Cities, Inc. is a Sister City
Affiliation formed on September 2, 1990 between
Paderborn, Germany and Belleville, Illinois. Its
purpose is to foster friendship, respect and enhance
the cultural heritage between Belleville, Illinois
and Paderborn, Germany. The exchange of visitors,
families, youth groups and professional people
between Paderborn and Belleville has resulted in a
better understanding of the social, economic and
political conditions of each community.
It is our firm belief that joint activities between
our peoples will contribute greatly to a better
understanding of our cultures and our heritage and
make a meaningful effort toward world peace.
Please click link below for a copy of the Membership
Application/Renewal Form.
Membership Application/Renewal
Form
(42 KB)
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2007
2006 - Paderborn, Germany
Website
2006 Art on the Square
2005
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We want to give special recognition to our corporate
sponsors from Belleville and the surrounding
communities. We truly appreciate their continued
support of our organization.
Commerce Bank
Grimm & Gorly
5700 West Main Street
324 East Main Street
Belleville IL 62223
Belleville IL 62220
His Rest Bed & Breakfast
Mariachi's Mexican Restaurant
Kevin and Vici Eader
400 South Illinois Street
8059 Jefferson Road
Belleville IL 62220
Freeburg IL 62243
Masonry Inc.
Renner Funeral Home
Lynn and Mark Vasquez
120 North Illinois Street
10873 Bee Hollow Rd
Belleville IL 62220
Marissa IL 62257
Roemertopf
Sprague, Attorney at Law
Renate Gray
26 East Washington Street
1415 McKinley Road
Belleville IL 62220
Mascoutah IL 62258
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Sullivan's Bar
211 South 3rd Street
907 North Illinois Street
Belleville IL 62220
Belleville IL 62220
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