Saint Paul, Minnesota Manzanillo, Colima Sister Cities/Ciudades Hermanas Annual Meeting 2009 Thursday, October 29 th Landmark Center

Welcome Samuel O. Verdeja, President Saint Paul/Manzanillo Sister Cities Organization M I S S I O N To develop and promote international relations of mutual benefit between Saint Paul, Minnesota and Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico

Board of Directors Manuel Cervantes, By Laws/Student Exchange State of Minnesota Michael Hernandez, Treasurer & President-Elect Saint Paul Convention & Visitors Authority Wendy Everett, Young Ambassadors Project Los Alegres Bailadores

Board of Directors Millie Philipp, Tourism & Marketing Mall of America Ned Brooks, Environmental Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Georgia F Amdahl, Arts & Culture Saint Paul City Ballet

Board of Directors Bill Martinez, Public Safety Saint Paul Police Department Bruce Larson, Ambassador Home Equity Services Paul Horvath, Special Projects Home Builders Services

Primary Mission of 2009 Visit Saint Paul Police protective vests  43 vests delivered by Sun Country Airlines School supplies for Manzanillo students  $10,000 donated by La Carolina Foundation Educational exchanges  Manzanillo & Concordia Language Village Young Students Video Exchange Project Cultural exchanges  Manzanillo & Saint Paul City Ballet Maintain credible international relations

Additional Accomplishments Ballet classes at Campo Verde School Saint Paul City Ballet Performance  Commitment for 2010 delegation visit Fire Truck & Ambulance Usage Report Caballeros de Colon meeting  Requested initiation with Saint Paul club Manzanillo Department of Education meeting  Requested on-going dialog & sponsorship Environment studies  Research needed

New Board Members Erica Lepp, Education Concordia Language Village Patrick McNamara, Historian University of Minnesota David Martinez, Community Relations Wells Fargo

Delegation Visit 2010, Feb 14 – 21 University of Minnesota Educators Exchange Manzanillo History Project School Supplies Donation*** Concordia Language Village Teacher Exchange** Educator Exchange Program** Student Exchange** **Exploratory Status***Pending Approval

Delegation Visit 2010, Feb 14 – 21 Public Safety Saint Paul City Ballet Performance International Leaders Exchange Forum** Environmental Study Project School Video Conferencing **Exploratory Status***Pending Approval

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Snoopy Statue Ambassador Snoopy Donated on Feb 2003 Designed by Wanda Mumm Connection between both cities

Special Recognitions Gift to La Carolina Foundation Huichol Art: Beaded Reindeer Indigenous ethnic group of western central Mexico, living in the Sierra Madre Occidental range in the Mexican states of Nayarit, Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Durango Accepted by Bruce Larson

Saint Paul, Minnesota Manzanillo, Colima Sister Cities/Ciudades Hermanas Thank you!