Seattle Sounders FC International Family Festival

STSCA invites you and your family to the Seattle Sounders FC International Family Festival, which allows families and friends to share their passion for the Sounders with our diverse community. SSFC International Family Festival provides fans Unique and Memorable Sounders FC Brand Experiences that delivers Meaningful Connections between the diverse group of attendees, players, and coaches

Participants will spend time with players, take tours of the locker room, and experience international cultural booths in the West Plaza. Including soccer instructional activities, family interactive competitions, face painting and tons of inflatables.

Where: CenturyLink Field
When: Sunday, June 30, 2013
Two sessions: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Cost: $10 per person; children 4 and under are free.

For more details and to register, go to:
http://www.soundersfc.com/Outreach/International-Family-Festival.aspx

2013 Seattle Sister Cities Reception

Please join co-chairs Mayor Mike McGinn and City Council President Sally Clark and members of the Seattle City Council at the:
17th Annual Seattle Sister Cities Reception

Thursday, May 9, 2013
6:00 – 8:30 pm
Bertha Knight Landes Room, Seattle City Hall
600 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98124

Chongqing, China ● Limbe, Cameroon ● Perugia, Italy ● Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Tickets can be purchased through Brown Paper Tickets either online or by phone.
Online: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/313102
24/7 Ticket Hotline: 1-800-838-3006

Come enjoy international cuisine and entertainment featuring this year’s focus cities–Chongqing, Limbe, Perugia, and Tashkent! The annual Seattle Sister Cities Reception is a place where grass-roots exchange participants, volunteers, international businesspeople, and government officials all come together to celebrate Seattle’s dynamic international connections!

The reception is held to thank Seattle’s 21 sister-city associations and their many enthusiastic volunteers for their dedication and hard work and to honor the associations for their outstanding achievements. The reception is also the primary fundraising activity for the sister-city program, with funds being used to provide matching grants for exchange programs and other projects initiated and organized by the individual associations.

Former STSCA President Virginia Westberg Memorial Service

A memorial “Celebration of Life” service will be held for our beloved former STSCA co-president Virginia Westberg on:

Saturday, May 18th at 2 pm
Northminster Presbyterian Church
7706 25th Avenue NW, in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood

Please RSVP your attendance to Virginia’s daughter-in-law, BJ Stokey at Bjscat1@gmail.com.

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There is limited off-street parking around the church; carpooling is strongly encouraged.

In order to prepare for a reception following the memorial, we are asking for your help to identify all friends who may want to attend. Virginia had many different groups of friends and we would like to reach out to as many as possible.

Thank you for your help and we look forward to seeing you on May 18th to celebrate Virginia’s long life with her cherished friends and family. We have uncovered many photographs and memorabilia that illustrate her amazing life and we are pleased we can share them with you.

His Excellency Ambassador Ilhom Nematov Sends Navruz Greetings

Dr. Diana M. Pearce
Mr. Dan Peterson
Co-Presidents,
Seattle-Tashkent Sister City Association

March 18, 2013

Dear Dr. Pearce and Mr. Peterson,

Please accept my sincere congratulations on the upcoming “Navruz” Holiday, which is widely celebrated among Uzbek communities worldwide. I am sorry I couldn’t attend the special celebrations in Seattle on March 16, as I was busy with Foreign Minister Kamilov’s visit to Washington, D.C. However, I was happy to learn that this event was a success and I look forward to any future joint events.

This year is especially special for us as we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Seattle-Tashkent relations and I look forward to your thoughts what we can do together in Seattle to strengthen these special ties.

“Navruz” generally is very tightly connected with new hopes and expectations. Therefore, in these special days, I wish you and your families sound health and every success in your endeavors as well as peace and prosperity for all people of the United States.

Please accept the assurances of my highest consideration.

Sincerely,

Ilhom Nematov

Navruz Celebration

Our 2013 Navruz/40th anniversary celebration at North Seattle Community College on March 16, 2013 was a huge success! Over 300 guests attended, including Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and Ellison Center Chair Scott Radnitz.  His Excellency Ambassador Ilhom Nematov was unfortunately unable to attend, but he sent this letter in his place.

Guests enjoyed a sit-down Uzbek meal, complete with samsa, baursak, salads, and plov,  Central Asian folkdance and music performances, a raffle, and a lively Uzbek fashion show. Afterwards, everyone danced to the Uzbek rhythms of DJ Travis!

Thanks to everyone who volunteered–you helped make the event such a success! See you at next year’s Navruz celebration!

Uzbek Journalists Visit Seattle

A group of Uzbek journalists visited Seattle March 14-16, 2013 as part of a US State-Department-sponsored program. The journalists Azizjon Akhmedjanov, Mukhammadjgon Bekmukhammedov, and Aazam Abidov, met with University of Washington students on March 15 and attended the Navruz celebration on March 16. They very much enjoyed their visit, and we were honored by their attendance at our celebration!