Thank you and Goodbye

As of July 1, 2011, I stepped down as President of Saint Paul Nagasaki Sister City Committee. I had a wonderful three years of leadership with the organization. SPNSCC is made up of many fantastic individuals who give their time and energy to something they believe in. That may be cultural understanding. It might be the Japanese Garden at Como Park. It might be peace issues and/or the Labyrinth. It might be the Japanese language. No matter what it is, the underlying reason we all get involved is for the friendships we make both here and in Nagasaki. Those friendships are life long. In a time when Sister City Relationships are being reduced around the world, ours remains strong, committed and a valuable part of our world.
Thank you to all of the members, board members and Japanese friends I have worked with over the past three years. Domo Arigato Gozaimashita!!
Elizabeth Simmer