April 2024: The Fountain Hills Sister Cities organization was saddened by the resignation of our long-time friend, influential board member, and highly valued treasurer, Chandra Merica. She has chosen to pursue other more pressing endeavors, and we wish her all the best. She will be missed. The FHSC team will forever be grateful for her years of exemplary service to our program. An interim Treasurer has been named until a suitable replacement can be found. Interested in joining our team and have accounting skills? Contact Us!
June 2024: FHSC announced its annual Membership Drive a bit early, getting a jump start on the summer months when everyone is vacationing. The Membership Drive for the 2024/2025 season will continue through the end of July. Our seasons run July of this year to June of the following year. We would love to have you as one of our new members, or our cherished returning members. Come find out what we are all about!
May 2024: Sister Cities provided the first humanitarian relief funds in support of struggling Sister City Ataco, El Salvador. A total of $8000 was hand delivered to the newly elected mayor of the region encompassing Ataco. Our on-going efforts for 2024 will help feed elderly residents in Ataco with critically needed, nutritious food packages.
June 2024: Ataco Chair Byron Roman helped coordinate our second Ataco fundraising event alongside the Hispanic Rotary Club of Phoenix. Phoenix-based El Salvadoreno restaurant hosted the event which was dedicated to traditional foods like pupusas, well known in the region. The event raised more than $1000 that will be put to work in our “Meals for Elders” campaign to support Ataco for 2024.
May 2024: Our Chair for Ataco El Salvador, Byron Roman, competed in the “Taste of Home” magazine’s competition for “Favorite Chef”. He went up against numerous chefs across the country and focused on ancient Meso-American cuisine.
June 2024: Plans are underway to celebrate Hispanic-American Heritage month starting mid-September, and German & Polish-American Heritage month in October. We are also assisting the Four Peaks Rotary Club with their plans to host this year’s Oktoberfest. Stay tuned, there will certainly be more to come!
May 2024: The FH Sister Cities kept with tradition, and participated again this year, by helping local students achieve their educational dreams. In cooperation with the Golden Eagle Foundation, Sister Cities gave $1000 scholarships each to two deserving students likely pursuing international studies. The scholarships were provided to students exhibiting leadership qualities with an emphasis on citizen diplomacy, a hallmark of Sister Cities.
June 2024: Students from Fountain Hills High School travelled to Europe to visit numerous cultural and historical sites with a final stop in Sister City Dierdorf Germany. More on this story will be revealed in a coming article.
Richard Nueheisel, John & Linda Kavanaugh, Jean Linzer, Jackie Miles, Grady Miller, Gerald & Mary Comeau, Fred & Barb Hansen, Estelle Mackey, Bogumil Horchem & Elizabeth Matej-Horchem, James Wilson, Christine Colley, Chandra Merica, Katarzyna Suchanek, Suzanne Nann, Kristin Milashoski, Lillian Acker
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Fountain Hills Sister Cities organized a unique event sampling wines from regions around Germany and sister city Dierdorf. It was hosted by local German Restaurant Treffpunkt in Scottsdale.
A VIP visitor from Sister City Ataco El Salvador dropped by Fountain Hills on her way to visit family in LA. While here she met up with key members of the Fountain Hills Sister Cities team associated with managing and promoting the Sister City Ataco partnership.
Oktoberfest is back again in Fountain Hills for 2026, and host FH Sister Cities is looking for volunteers and sponsors. You too can help make this year’s celebration of German culture and heritage a “Wunderbar” success!
