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March 2012
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The
second leg of this student exchange, where our students
from Elk Grove High School were welcomes by their
counterparts and families in Termini Imerese. The
experience is life changing for the students and their
respective families. The friendships and bonds formed
across the ocean will last a lifetime. Teacher Laura
Longano and Rod Pickett coordinated this wonderful and
successful exchange under the guidance of the Elk Grove
Village Italian Sister Cities Organization. Based on the
success of the past student exchanges, the program with
the Elk Grove High School and Liceo Ciassico in Termini
Imerese will continue to grow each year allowing many of
our students to have the opportunity to experience this
life changing event.
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November 2011 |
Our third
high school student exchange! 16 enthusiastic students
from Termini Imerese along with their teachers visited
our students and their families in Elk Grove Village for
10 days. The students were enriched with our
Thanksgiving and Christmas traditions, daily school
language programs and school functions, quality time
with their families, visits with the Mayor of Elk Grove,
trips to the city of Chicago and surrounding
neighborhoods. |
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March 2011 |
The
second leg of the student exchange, where our students
from Elk Gove High School were welcomed by their
counterparts and families in Termini Imerese. Our
students were exposed to the Italian way of life,
culture, traditions and education. This unforgettable
and successful exchange between the two high schools was
the spring board for future exchanges. |
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November 2010 |
Our
second student exchange! 12 high school students from
Termini Imerese were hosted by our students from Elk
Grove High School Italian language class and their
families to experience the American way of life,
culture, traditions and education. Teachers Laura
Longano and Ralph Scalise coordinated this wonderful and
successful exchange under the guidance of the Elk Grove
Italian Sister Cities organization. |
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October 2010 |
Another
successful tourism trip to Termini Imerese, Sicily and
its surrounding provinces. 35 tourists from the Elk
Grove community and neighboring towns experienced all of
the beauty and history that Sicily has to offer. The
tourism program will continue in the years to come. So
please call our offices to inquire about the next
tourism trip. |
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September
2010 |
Elk Grove
Village Italian Sister Cities celebrated our 10 year
anniversary! A delegation from Elk Grove Village was
invited to our sister city town of Termini Imerese to
join in the many festivities and gala dinner to
celebrate our 10th anniversary of the Sister Cities
incorporation. |
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September 2008 |
Our
second tourism trip! A group of approximately 40 people
from Elk Grove Village and surrounding areas visited our
beautiful sister city town of Termini Imerese. The trip
lasted 10 days and included in the package was an
itinerary filled with sightseeing of the historic
monuments, visits to the surrounding seaport cities and
country towns, delicious traditional foods and wines,
transportation, ocean resort accommodations,
friendships, laughter and lifetime memories.
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March 2008 |
Mayor
Craig B. Johnson and a delegation visited Termini
Imerese, Sicily for the first time to experience in
person the benefits of international exchanges,
friendships and culture. |
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October 2007 |
A
delegation from Termini Imerese arrived in Elk Grove
Village to experience cultural, educational, medical and
business exchanges. The trip concluded with a
spectacular Gala Ball with 650 in attendance.
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July
2007 |
Our first
student exchange with the the students from Termini
Imerese was a huge success. They studied English with
their instructor Rod Pickett. They learned about our
culture, history and traditions. |
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May
2007 |
Our first
tourism trip to Sicily! A group of 30 people traveled to
Sicily and were introduced to our Sister City Termini
Imerese and other surrounding towns in beautiful Sicily.
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October 2005 |
An Elk
Grove Village Italian Sister Cities delegation traveled
to our sister city Termini Imerese, Sicily. We visited
Palermo, Cefalu', Caccamo, Bagheria, Piano D'Albanese
and Corelone. We were able to once again experience and
appreciate the may traditions, values and beliefs
inherent in the Italian culture. The trip was very
successful in establishing a much closer relationship
and exchange with our counter parts in Termini Imerese
and one that will forever live in our minds as well as
our hearts. |
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October 2004 |
Elk Grove
Village Italian Sister Cities, Inc. celebrated its 3rd
successful Gala Dinner Dance, fundraiser, with over 700
guests in attendance held at the Belvedere Events and
Banquets in Elk Grove Village. We also celebrated the
2nd arrival of an Italian delegation of 35 from Termini
Imerese, Sicily. |
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April 2003 |
The Elk
Grove Sister Italian Sister Cities Inc. successfully
hosted the 2003 Annual Illinois State Sister Cities
Convention at the Holiday Inn in Elk Grove Village,
Illinois. We celebrated the 2003 convention with a Gala
Dinner Dance Fundraiser, with over 600 guests in
attendance held at the Avalon Banquets in Elk Grove
Village for an evening filled with great food,
entertainment and grand raffle prizes. |
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September 2002 |
An Elk
Grove Village delegation visited our sister city in
Sicily and was able to experience and appreciate the
many traditions, values and beliefs inherent in the
Italian culture. The trip was another memorable event
and a huge success.
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October 2000 |
Elk Grove
Village Italian Sister Cities, Inc. celebrated its 1st
successful Gala Dinner dance with over 1200 guests in
attendance. The dinner dance recognized the official
sister city union between Elk Grove Village, Illinois
and Termini Imerese, Sicily and celebrated the first
arrival of an Italian delegation from Termini Imerese,
Sicily. |
