UPDATE June 10, 2016 / Naperville is in the news in Nitra, Slovakia. Below is a link with recent coverage of the Neuqua Valley High School’s choir performance in Nitra last week.
http://www.tvnitricka.sk/u-nas-doma/koncert-zboru-z-naperville.html?page_id=6030
Original Post, June 4, 2016 / The Neuqua Valley High School Choir is taking its show on the road across the Atlantic in June.
The exciting European tour for a group of 90 students, NVHS Principal Bob McBride, Music Director Jay Kellner, teachers and chaperones will include a unique and honorary experience when they visit Naperville’s Sister City of Nitra, Slovakia.
The Neuqua Valley High School Choir will perform a concert that will be attended by Slovak dignitaries, including the Mayor of Nitra and representatives of the US embassy.
“Music is a common language that unites us all, an today,” wrote Mayor Steve Chirico in a letter of introduction to the Mayor of Nitra, other public officials and residents. “As you listen to the students remember that although distance, language and cultural barriers may separate our cities, we collectively share the vision of peace, harmony and unity for our world.”
Local media in Nitra will provide coverage of this special event showcasing the talent from Naperville and highlighting the Sister City relationship between our communities.
About Sister Cities in Naperville
The concept of Sister Cities was created at President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 1956 summit on citizen diplomacy, where he envisioned a network that would champion peace and prosperity by forming bonds between people from different communities around the world. The goal of the relationship is to enrich communities through reciprocal cultural, educational, business, municipal, professional, and technical exchanges.
In 1993 Naperville formalized a Sister cities relationship with Nitra, Slovakia. The city of Pátzcuaro, Mexico was approved by the Naperville City council in July 2010 as a second Sister city. The Naperville Sister Cities Commission is in place to facilitate the connection of our communites through a robust program of exchange.
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