SVU Hosts Reception in Honor of New Sister City for Pittsburgh

On November 14, 2001, the Central European city of Ostrava, Czech Republic will become the thirteenth sister city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Official documents will be signed at 9 a.m. in City Council chambers. Mayor Tom Murphy will welcome the mayor of Ostrava, Cestmir Vlcek, as well as local and national members of the Czech American community, to the city of Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Ostrava Sister City Committee, under the direction of chairperson William Lafe, will also welcome Mayor Vlcek with a series of planned business meetings and receptions to be held during the mayor's week-long visit. A reception following the signing ceremony will be sponsored by the Pittsburgh chapter of the Czechoslovak Society of Arts and Sciences (SVU).

The plans for introducing another official sister city of Pittsburgh were coordinated by the Greater Pittsburgh Sister City Association, a committee of representatives from local ethnic groups. GPSCA holds regularly scheduled meetings to discuss the work of sponsoring international events.

Other official sister cities of Pittsburgh include: Sofia, Bulgaria; Wuhan, China; Zagreb, Croatia; Matanzas, Cuba; Sheffield, England; Saarbrucken, Germany; Omiya, Japan; Skopje, Macedonia; San Isidro, Nicaragua; Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay; Bilbao, Spain; and Donetsk, Ukraine.

For additional information about Ostrava's new relationship with Pittsburgh, contact SVU President/Pittsburgh Chapter, Carol Hochman at carolh1541@aol.com.

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