From http://phoenix.gov/newsrel/1507sistercities.html
July 15, 2008
Phoenix Sister Cities Wins International Awards
The Sister Cities International organization in Washington, D.C., awarded the city of Phoenix its highest honor as the Best Overall Sister City Program in the U.S. for cities with a population of 500,000 or more. This is the seventh time in the past 13 years that Phoenix has won this award. The Phoenix Sister Cities program also received the Disability Advocacy Award.
Phoenix Sister Cities highlights include a new and improved Youth Ambassador Exchange Program; a significant increase in arts and culture projects including the second annual WorldFEST celebration promoting its 10 sister cities; the Vincenzo Bellini Opera project with Catania, Italy; a police training program for Hermosillo, Mexico; and economic development projects with Chengdu, China; Catania; and Calgary, Canada as well as trade missions with Calgary and Catania. The city of Phoenix competed in the large city category against cities such as Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle and Atlanta.
This year also marks the seventh time that Phoenix Sister Cities has won the Disability Advocacy award in the last 10 years. Phoenix Sister Cities’ commitment to disability awareness is exhibited through participation in several projects including the second annual International Competition for Artists with Disabilities and a brain trauma workshop presented to more than 80 therapists in Hermosillo.
For more information about the Phoenix Sister Cities Program, visit phoenixsistercities.org or call 602-534-3751.
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