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| Federal Way
Sister City Association
Hachinohe, Japan w Donghae, S. Korea |
MissionThe Federal Way Sister City Association is a private, non-profit organization formed by Federal Way citizens in 1994 to provide for community involvement in the City of Federal Way’s sister city relationships. The Federal Way Sister city Association holds quarterly meetings in January, April, July, and October on the 3rd Wednesday of the month. Meetings are held in the Hylebos Room of City Hall, 33325 8th Ave. S., Federal Way. For more information, call 253-835-2402. Association Officers President: Vacant
Vice President: Mark Freitas
Secretary/Korean Involvement Coordinator: Dr. Lee Young
Treasurer: Judy Coble
Recent Events Port of Hachinohe Visits the Area 
The City of Hachinohe and the Hachinohe Port Development Association (HPDA) sent 21 delegates to the Port of Tacoma and the City of Federal Way, including the Vice Governor of the Aomori Prefecture Government, the Vice Mayor of Hachinohe, and the Director of the Hachinohe Port Development Association, to sign an extension of the agreement between the Port of Tacoma and the Port of Hachinohe. The delegation paid an official visit to Federal Way’s City Hall to meet with Mayor Dean McColgan, City Councilmembers, and representatives of the Sister City Association on August 23, 2005. 
Federal Way Baseball Team Travels to Japan
Federal Way sent a team of baseball players to our sister city of Hachinohe, Japan this summer to participate in a high school baseball tournament. Find out what happened.
 Read the full story here.
Federal Way’s Festival D ays The City of Hachinohe sent two performers to participate in Federal Way’s annual Festival Days event the weekend of August 26-28, 2005. The ladies are pictured here as they rode in the Saturday morning Festival parade.  The Sister City Association featured a booth at the Festival and the guests from Hachinohe spent time interacting with community members as they displayed the arts amd crafts of their country. The women were great ambassadors for the sister city concept, as they played games with children and chatted with citizens- building friendship and understanding between the cities of Federal Way and Hachinohe, Japan. Visit the websites of our sister cities in Japan and Korea. Click on the logos to enter.
 
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