Get Involved Now
Do you enjoy . . . .
Meeting new people?
Learning about other cultures?
Sharing Sedona with visitors?
Connecting local organizations around common concerns and possibilities?
Bringing people and resources together to make a difference?
Sedona's Sister Cities Association is forging a meaningful connection with the town of Canmore, Canada. As Canmore holds the potential to become Sedona's first Sister City, SSCA is eagerly seeking dedicated volunteers to join the Canmore team. Become a Sister City Diplomat by becoming a member of SSCA. Anyone with knowledge or experience in the Canmore/Banff region of Canada, is also encouraged to get involved.
Jaslo, Poland is the second city that we are exploring. This August a group of SSCA members will travel to Jaslo to enjoy the wine country, learn about the history of the area, make new friends in Jaslo and discover possibilities for continued connection and co-creation.
Our Vision
Promoting Peace Through People
Connecting Globally,
Thriving Locally
Our Mission
To promote cultural exchange and education in the greater Sedona region, thereby enriching the lives of residents and visitors.
Sedona Sister Cities Association therefore plans to:
- Develop municipal partnerships between Sedona and similar jurisdictions in other nation.
- Create opportunities for the citizens of sister cities to experience and explore other cultures through long term community partnerships.
- Stimulate environments through which U.S. and foreign communities can creatively learn, work and solve problems together.
- Cause the people of the City of Sedona, and the people of similar cities of international nations to acquire a better consciousness of each other, to understand one another as individuals, as members of their community, as citizens of their countries and as part of the family of nations.
- Foster a continuing relationship of mutual concern between the people of the City of Sedona and the people of its sister cities in other nations.
Our Purpose: The Sister City Initiative Has Three Main Goals
CULTURAL EXCHANGE
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Polish Folk Ensemble, LaJKonik from Tucson, AZ.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
International Brunch: Celebration & Cultural Exchange at Mary Fisher Theatre.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITES
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITES
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITES
Image: West Sedona School and Canmore kids from Alberta, Canada, meet through a lesson exchange via smart TVs.