Rockville Sister City Corporation
WELCOME! WILLKOMMEN ! 歡迎! 欢迎 (huan ying)!
This is the official site of the Rockville Sister City Corporation (RSCC) in Rockville, Maryland, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit service organization, with a mission to support local inclusion of Rockville’s diverse cultural communities into the Sister City Program, while facilitating the continuing relationships between the City of Rockville and its Sister Cities worldwide. Those Sister City relationships include, Pinneberg, Germany, which was established in 1957 and Yilan City, Taiwan, which was established in 2019. Rockville’s friendly relations with Jiaxing, China commenced in 2009. Membership in the corporation is open to all those who embrace the spirit of Rockville’s Sister City Program, which includes, mutual understanding, unity through peace and cooperation, as well as the continuation of the Rockville Sister City Corporation.
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Join us for the
Rockville Sister City Membership Appreciation - Mayor and Council Meet and Greet
Event: RSCC Member Appreciation/Mayor and Council Meet and Greet
Date: Thursday, April 23, 2020
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Mayor and Council Chambers, Rockville City Hall, 111 Maryland Avenue, Rockville
Attire: Business
Contact: The Rockville Sister City Corporation at 240-314-5029 or email rockvillesistercities@gmail.com
Please come to this free event to meet Rockville’s Mayor and Rockville City Council Members, Rockville City Staff and other locally elected officials as well as the RSCC Board of Directors.
Light refreshments and beverages will be served as you network with other RSCC Members and sponsors, in addition to our elected officials.
Please click on the any of the following links to make a contribution:
https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/coronavirus-relief-fund/
GlobalGiving, a BBB accredited charity based in Washington, D.C.
https://www.directrelief.org/emergency/coronavirus-outbreak/
DirectRelief, recognized by Forbes, as one of the “10 Best Charities” in the nation (based in Santa Barbara, California).
https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/help-hospitals-to-fight-coronavirus-in-china/
The Chinese Biopharmaceutical Association, USA (CBA-USA) a local nonprofit organization, based in Potomac, Maryland.
May 31 - June 2
Mike and Coney Heinke, members of the DAGRP
Pinneberg Delegation: Welcome to Rockville!
To our friends from Pinneberg, Germany.
5/31 - 6/2: Mike and Coney Heinke, members of the DAGRP
5/24 - 6/1: Jutta Herrmann, Sigrid Sadowsky, Klaus Bessert
Click below to view the photos:
https://drive.google.com/
May 24 - June 1
Pinneberg Delegation Farewell Dinner at Gordon Biersch
Drew Powell wreath laying on Memorial Day
Hometown Holidays |
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| Kuan Lee and Jamie Raskin, U.S. Representative for Maryland's 8th congressional district | Drew Powell and Marc Elrich, Montgomery County Executive at Hometown Holiday |
RSCC Hometown Holiday Beverage Booth
Joined parade to celebrate the birthday of the City God
參加城隍廟慶生會繞境分平安餅給宜蘭市民
From left - Christian, Kuan, Mayor Chiang, Drew, Steve
RSCC & Yilan City Sister City Association (YCSCA) signed MOU
雙方姐妹市促會簽署備忘錄 (江市長見證)
From front left - Drew Powell (RSCC President), Mayor Chiang, Dr. Chien-Chen Lee (YCSCA President)
Rockville Delegation Visits Yilan City, Taiwan
RSCC President Drew Powell, Secretary Steve Fisher, Board Directors Christian Jessen-Klingenberg, Kuan Lee, and Sean Lin are visiting Yilan City, Taiwan (March 12 - March 19, 2019).
Click below to view the photos:
https://drive.google.com/
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1TTYOmovkbiTDN0rDQc6dWCsSLAQ3gOYy
Rockville made Headlines:
https://www.travelnews.tw/news/
http://www.fingermedia.tw/?p=696290
https://udn.com/news/story/7328/3699799
http://www.taiwandiginews.com.tw/?p=110219
Visited King Car Kavalan Distillery
拜訪金車噶瑪蘭金牌威士忌製酒廠
From left - Kuan, Christian, Drew, Steve, Sean
Visited the Memorial Hall of Founding of Yilan Administration
拜訪宜蘭設治紀念館
From left - Christian, Steve, Drew, Kuan, Charley (YCSCA Executive Officer), Sean
Rockville-Pinneberg 60th Anniversary - 2017 !
For an amazing 60 years Pinneberg and Rockville have maintained a meaningful and intense friendship. The initiators were former mayors Henry Glissmann (SPD) and Dickran Hovsepian. The German-American Society Rockville-Pinneberg, founded in 1984, is under the leadership of Bernd Hinrichs since 2007. The Pinneberg City leadership has dedicated a Rockville Room at City Hall. The corresponding organization in Rockville was founded in 1983 under the name of Rockville Sister City Corporation.