Roanoke Celebrates Wonju
Roanoke Celebrates 60 years of partnership with sister city, Wonju, South Korea! May 16-19, 2024
Korean Language Class
Beginning Korean Begins Saturday, February 17, 2024 William Byrd High School Library
2023 Young Artists Showcase & RVSCI Awards
2023 Theme Peace By Piece: Food Security in my Community Sister Cities International aims to promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation – one individual, one community at a time. This year’s theme is Peace By Piece: Food Security in my Community. Climate change has become an undeniably harsh reality in our [...]
The Roanoke-Wonju Sister Cities Video Contest
Young people of the Roanoke Valley… show us your creativity! Help us celebrate the Roanoke Valley with our sister city, Wonju, South Korea! Submit a video about the Roanoke Valley! DOWNLOAD THIS INFO (PDF) APPLY HERE Overview: Create a video about Roanoke to send to our sister city, Wonju, South Korea! [...]
3 young interns, 3 distinct experiences
The Roanoke/St-Lô committee asks interns to provide us with a brief, written report. We want to know their impressions of life in a foreign country and whether or not they’d recommend the experience to others.Following are the reflections of our 2022 interns. Alice came out of her shell, made lots of memories [...]
Ginkgo Tree Festival
Ginkgo Tree Festival November 5th 11 am - 3 pm Century Plaza, Roanoke, VA
Ukrainian Refugee Benefit Concert
When: July 17, 2022, 3:00 pm Where: Olin Hall, Roanoke College 221 College Lane, Salem, VA 24153 Performer: Ukrainian Concert Pianist - Stanislav Khristenko Sponsored by Roanoke Valley Sister Cities and Ukrainian Americans in Roanoke Purchase Tickets Here
2022 Young Artist Showcase Winners
This year’s theme is Generation Rescue: Sustainable Water for All. Climate change has become an undeniably harsh reality in our lives, making the importance of raising awareness and taking action more essential every day. 1st place received $300, 2nd place $200 each and 3rd place $100 each. 1st place - [...]
2022 Young Artists Showcase
2022 Theme : Generation Rescue: Sustainable Water for All Sister Cities International aims to promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation – one individual, one community at a time. This year’s theme is Generation Rescue: Sustainable Water for All. Climate change has become an undeniably harsh reality in our lives, making the importance [...]