Sister Cities

Idaho Falls Sister City Youth Approved Meeting-Minutes This meeting was conducted using the platform Zoom ​September 2, 2020 Maggie Boring Nicholas Cebull Melinda Cebull Charlotte Combs Laura Combs Kylie Eaton Katie Eaton David Eaton Abby Gallegos Izabel Kelley Laura Kelley Sam Hawker Lori Kidwell Max Medema Heather Medema Mike Medema Charlie Medema Jorge Padron Nathan Peck Kendra Peck Stephanie VanAusdeln Rebecca Smith Anna St. Michel Whitney St. Michel Carter Thompson Approval of minutes ​A motion by Lori Kidwell was made to approve the August 17, 2020 meeting minutes. It was seconded by Whitney St. Michel. Passed. Reminder The next meeting will be ​September 14, 2020 at 7:00.​ Please put this on your calendar. A reminder email notice will be sent out before the meeting. Upcoming meetings: October: 7th and 19th, November: 4th and 16th and December meetings: 2nd and 14th. Students asked when the meetings will once again take place at the Idaho Falls Public Library. The group discussed the options. The members agreed that if the number of covid cases decreases in the next month then the group should consider meeting at the library once again. Friendship Garden ​David Eaton will contact Judy Seydel about scheduling a date to rake leaves at the Friendship Garden. He will let us know at the ​September 14th​ meeting. Fundraiser Yard Sale/Virtual Auction ​Donated items are visible on website for those who haven’t viewed the donations. A link will be sent to members for bidding. A decision will be made at the next meeting as to what to do with all unsold items. Recruiting Members for IFSCY Ideas for recruiting new members were discussed by the group. There were no definitive solutions. Recruiting for new members was tabled for now and will be discussed again at the September 14th​ meeting. Library Display: ​The airport has been remodeled and the Sister City display case was taken down. The two display cases in the airport are being used to display items from the veterans group. David will keep us informed on when and where the Idaho Falls Sister City displays will be. City Councils’ Discussion on the Sister Cities Idaho Falls and Tokai-Mura David Eaton reported on the Idaho Falls Council’s discussion on optimal organization for Sister Cities. There are three proposals: 1) City Sponsored Committee 2) Private/Independent Organization and 3) Hybrid. Members discussed all three. David Eaton explained that the decision made will be for both the IFSCY and the adult organization. As David gets more information he will pass that information along to our group. ​Student Activity Today's Lesson: ​Today's lesson was taught by Nathan Peck, about Silver Week, in Japan. For additional information, the slides are attached below, or at the link below. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JuzltxcOf-93O4a88KfmYHHipF9wqcyjqIR1F52CdwA/e dit?usp=sharing Next Meeting: ​Next meeting will be taught by Maggie Boring. Future Meetings: ​Signed up for the second meeting of October, is Izzy. Silver Week