Richmond
City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305 - Richmond,
Virginia 23219 U.S.A. - www.council.richmondva.gov
COUNCIL PUBLIC
INFORMATION NEWS RELEASE
IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED
Tuesday,
2 August 2016
Richmond City Council welcomes Saitama, Japan for annual Junior Baseball
Exchange
Celebrating friendships, families, games and cultural exchange
WHAT (Richmond,
Virginia U.S.A.) - Richmond City Council will officially welcome the City
of Saitama, Japan to Richmond for its annual week-long Richmond-Saitama Junior
Baseball Exchange.
'
The
welcome will include the
Saitama, Japan Junior Baseball Team leaders, coaches, staff, members and parents
from the City of Saitama, Japan. A tour of the city and baseball games will follow
the welcome, with events continuing throughout the week.
The
exchange is part of the ongoing Richmond City Council Sister Cities Commission relationship
with Saitama, Japan that began hosting a baseball exchange with Saitama in
Richmond in 1994. The exchange rotates each year from Richmond to Saitama (not
being held in 2011 due to the tragic
earthquake and tsunami that severely impacted Japan).
During
their visit, the team will enjoy educational tours and cultural activities and will
play games with local little league baseball teams.
WHEN Welcome: Wednesday, August 3, 2016
8:45
a.m. -9:15 a.m.
WHERE Richmond City Council Chambers
Richmond
City Hall
900 E. Broad Street, 2nd
Floor
Richmond Virginia
WHO The Honorable
Michelle R. Mosby, President of Richmond City Council; Councilwoman, Richmond
City Council, Richmond South Central 9th Voter District
The
Honorable Cynthia I. Newbille, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Richmond East
End 7th Voter District; Member, Richmond City Council Sister Cities
Commission
Miss
Catherine E. Nexsen, Chairman, Richmond City Council Sister Cities Commission -
Saitama, Japan-Richmond Committee
CONTACT For more event
information, please contact: Miss Catherine E. Nexsen, Chairman, Richmond City
Council Sister Cities Commission - Saitama, Japan-Richmond Committee, at
804.355.2780 (tel), or saitamajapanrichmondvirginia@yahoo.com
(email)
- E N D -
Steve Skinner
Council Public Information Manager
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL CHIEF OF STAFF
Richmond City Hall
900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305
Richmond, Virginia 23219 U.S.A.
804.646.6052 (office)
804.335.4054 (mobile)
804.937.1386 (home/mobile)
804.646.5468 (fax)
steven.skinner@richmondgov.com (email)
www.council.richmondva.gov(website)
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represent citizens in creating and amending local laws,
providing government
policy and oversight, and
approving the city budget.
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