Dear Members and Friends of the Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association,
I am excited and honored to serve as your President in 2016. I became involved with Houston-Leipzig in 2013 and I have served on the Board since 2014. My interest in joining Houston-Leipzig arose when I met some of your members through other organizations. My father’s family emigrated from Germany to Central Texas in the 1800’s, so I was interested in learning more about German culture and my heritage. After I attended a few of your meetings and learned more about the mission of Sister Cities International to promote peace through people-to-people relationships, I became a club member and began to become more involved. I believe that our organization, working with our counterpart the Städtepartnerschaft Leipzig-Houston e.V., has been very successful in forming and maintaining personal connections between Houston and Leipzig. I look forward to working with you as we continue to strengthen this important relationship.
And now, here are some highlights of what we have planned for the first half of 2016. Please mark your calendars for our meeting on Thursday, January 28, when we will be fortunate to have Dr. Hans Boas (more…)
