Idaho Falls Sister Cities
SISTER CITIES
IDAHO FALLS, ID & TOKAI-MURA, JAPAN
On July 4, 1981 Idaho Falls and Tokai formed a Sister Cities
partnership to exchange fellowship and friendship between the two
cities. Sister Cities of Idaho Falls is a non-profit, tax-exempt
corporation dedicated to educational and cultural exchanges. It was
agreed that on even years a delegation from Tokai would come to Idaho
Falls, and in odd years a delegation from Idaho Falls would visit
Tokai. We offer the availibility of homestays with families in both
locations to gain a better insight to our traditions and living styles.
In addition, the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), the Japan Atomic
Energy Agency (JAEA), and the Japan Atomic Power Company
(JAPC)
exchange scientists and engineers on an
ongoing basis for the benefit and enrichment of both facilities.
Membership in the Idaho Falls Sister Cities group is on a calendar
year, with dues of $25 for indiviual, $35 per family, and $50 for a
corporation or buisness. Membership is required to participate in an
exchange and vote.
Members are expected to attend meetings througout the year to plan for
the exchanges of delegates. Meetings are at least once a month, but
more frequently as needed as the delegation visits approach.
When we are hosting the Tokai delegation, members will be asked to
assist with various host duties including, but not limited to:
Transportation, food preparation, hosting a homestay, making badges,
greeting, preparing a Sister City float for the 4th of July parade,
taking photos for scrapbook, shopping for gifts, organizing welcome
bags, et al.
When we are visitng Tokai, our delegation will consists of a maximum of
20 members. Preference will be given to members who assited with the
previous year's visit by the Tokai delegation to Idaho Falls. Members
pay their own air fare and expenses for the visit to Tokai. The Tokai
goverment and JERI provide subsidized housing for our delegation. The
opprotunity to homestay with a Japanese family during the visit is
available, but not required. It is expected that the returning Idaho
falls delegation will assist with the hosting of the next delegation
from Tokai-mura. Those traveling to Japan are thus expected to help
both the year before they go, and the year after they return.
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NEWS
April 4, 2012 - Access to the old calendar was compromised, a new calendar has replaced it.
March 15. 2012 - The members list has been updated for 2012.
January 14, 2012 - A new front page picture was provided by Brian Wartchow.