Washington, D.C. (July 30, 2024)– Aspen Sister Cities has won the Sister Cities International 2024 Annual Award for Innovation in Business, Trade and ProfessionalExchange for a city with a population of less than 25,000.
Since 1962, the Sister Cities International (SCI) Annual Awards competition recognizes the accomplishments of outstanding sister city programs from around the world that excel at promoting peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation. Aspen Sister Cities is partnered with San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. Their program conducts exchanges of professional and volunteer adaptive ski instructors. This exchange benefits participants with cognitive and/or physical disabilities by providing enriching social interaction and quality time outdoors. Aspen Sister Cities work in their community and abroad over the last year is a shining example of sister cities’ people-to-people mission. Sister Cities International’s (SCI) Annual Awards recognize excellence in overall programming and highlight key innovations in arts and culture; humanitarian assistance; business, trade, and professional exchange; and youth and education. Awards are also given to a Volunteer of the Year and a Youth Leader who demonstrate exceptional efforts to advance peace through citizen diplomacy. This year, Sister Cities International honored all award winners virtually and in-person during its Annual Business Meeting on July 17, 2024, in Tacoma, Washington. The Annual Business Meeting joined prominent guests and community leaders from around the world with Sister Cities International members to announce the 2024 Annual
Award winners, celebrate the sister city network, and discuss the forward path for citizen diplomacy in sister city partnerships.
About Sister Cities International– Founded as a Presidential Initiative by Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, Sister Cities International serves as the national membership organization for 465 U.S. communities with over 1,800 partnerships in more than 138 countries on six continents. The Sister City network unites tens of thousands of citizen diplomats and volunteers who work tirelessly to promote the organizations’ mission of creating world peace and understanding through programs and projects focusing on arts and culture, youth and education, business and trade, and community development.
The following video was presented at the Awards Ceremony in Tacoma, WA on July 17th, 2024.
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