So, when I "re-joined" Sister Cities, I immediately developed my Belief Statement which I would like to share with you:
This I Believe
Why do I believe in
Sister Cities and have been a member and board member for years?
I can begin with our
mission statement —
Sister Cities is a
non-profit diplomacy network that promotes
peace
through
mutual respect,
understanding,
and
cooperation
ONE
individual,
ONE
community at a time.
But there’s more…
I believe that in its
simplest form, Sister Cities creates partnerships and relationships and because
of individual relationships. Our citizens exchange people, ideas, and culture
in a variety of educational institutional, municipal, professional, technical
and youth projects.
Global Community, Global
Communication by people like you and me — that’s Sister Cities. We’re able to
get into homes and organizations faster and more efficiently because SCL is an
organization that is not dealing with hierarchy, bureaucracy, and red tape.
We ARE the grassroots of
international diplomacy, and all of the perks that come as a result of being a
one individual, one community at a time organization.
That’s why I believe in
Sister Cities.