St. Louis-Stuttgart Sister Cities

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St. Louis-Stuttgart Sister Cities

• On March 11, 1960
• St. Louis First Sister City Relationship
• was born through the interest of Mayor Raymond
  R. Tucker

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St. Louis Stuttgart Sister Cities

• The prancing horse featured on the Ferrari logo
  was the emblem of Italian WWI flying ace
  Francesco Baracca, whose parents persuaded Enzo
  Ferrari to use the symbol of their late son for
  his Alfa Romeo race cars.
• When Ferrari later started his own car company,
  he continued use of this logo.
• The Porsche badge is the coat of arms of the
  city of Stuttgart (where the cars are built).

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St. Louis Stuttgart Sister Cities

• In 950, Duke Liudolf von Schwaben founded a stud
  farm (Stuotgarten) from which the city of
  Stuttgart took its name and the coat of arms
• In 1890, Daimler founded the Daimler Motor
  Company in Cannstatt, near Stuttgart, to
  mass-produce his designs. In 1899, Daimler asked
  Maybach to design a racing car, which was given
  the name Mercedes.

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St. Louis Stuttgart Sister Cities

• Stuttgart
• Capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg
• Located in southern Germany
• Metropolitan area population 5.3 million (2008)

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St. Louis Stuttgart Sister Cities
Stuttgart companies with German world
headquarters

• Daimler AG
• Porsche
• Bosch
• Celesio
• Hewlett-Packard
• IBM

• Stuttgart has the highest general standard of
  prosperity of any city in Germany.

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St. Louis Stuttgart Sister Cities

• 1970 - Tenth Anniversary
• Stuttgart Ballet at the Muny
• In 1971, St. Louis-Stuttgart Sister Cities,
  brought the Strassenfest to St. Louis

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St. Louis Stuttgart Sister Cities

• 1981 Internship Exchange program began

About 500 St. Louis and Stuttgart university
students have participated in a unique program
providing them a total immersion experience with
an internship and home stay abroad. 
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St. Louis Stuttgart Sister Cities

• 1988 First Annual Winter Ball
• 1993 Flood - 10,900 donated by Stuttgart
• 1995 35th Anniversary Art, Music, Mayoral
  visit Masterworks from Stuttgart at the Art
  Museum
• 2000 40th anniversary with the Stuttgart
  Ballet

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St. Louis-Stuttgart Sister Cities

• 2006 - 2009
• Jan/Feb - Winter Ball Karneval
• Artist Musician visits with home stays
• May - German Nouveau Cooking events
• June - ½ Marathon in Stuttgart
• July Intl Sister Cities Conference
• Student exchanges
• August IBIE Strassenfest
• August Members Only Events
• Festival of Nations
• October German/American Day
• Annual Oktoberfest
• November Annual Dinner Meeting,
• Intl. Film Festival Conf. in Stuttgart
• December Benefit Christmas Party

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St. Louis Stuttgart Sister Cities

• Since the late 80s/early 90s approximately 2100
  area high school students have visited each
  others cities through home stays and created ever
  lasting friendships
• Since 1997 SLSSC has provided 60,000 in
  scholarships and grants!

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St. Louis-Stuttgart Sister Cities

• NEW YOUTH GROUP
• One World Youth Project (OWYP) is a unique
  sister-school program for middle and high school
  students, linking schools in the USA/Canada with
  schools from around the world together in
  learning partnerships for the purpose of cultural
  exchange and collaborative community service
  toward the achievement of the UN Millennium
  Development Goals
• End poverty hunger - Universal education
• Gender equality - Child maternal health
• Environmental Sustainability - HIV/AIDS
• Global Partnership

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St. Louis-Stuttgart Sister Cities

• 50TH ANNIVERSARY
• CELEBRATION IN 2010
• Year long celebration of German culture through
  
• Tourism
• Business and Trade Missions
• Arts
• Student Exchanges

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St. Louis Stuttgart Sister Cities

• 2010 50th Anniversary
• February 6 Annual Winter Ball Karneval
• April 16 Official Kick-off at Missouri History
  Museum
• April/May Mayors to visit each others Cities
• Special brew wine from Stuttgart
• St. Louis Marathon
• Stuttgart Marathon
• UNESCO Youth project
• Festival of Nations
• Strassenfest Band from Stuttgart
• First International Roller Derby Exchange
• Concertino Chamber Ensemble returns
• Annual Oktoberfest
• Stuttgart conference on poverty
• Joint virtual education project with universities
  
• Business Development Projects

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St. Louis-Stuttgart Sister Cities

• HOW CAN YOU HELP?
• Your Time Expertise
• Advertise with Us
• Be a Sponsor for 2010
• Attend Our Fun Events
• Host Visitors

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St. Louis-Stuttgart Sister Cities

• HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?Through Our Established
  Connections in Stuttgart
• Your Students Can Apply For Scholarships
• Tap into our Internship Program
• Provide introductions in Stuttgart to
• Business Executives Corporate Contacts
• Leaders in the Arts Cultural Organizations
• Government Officials

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St. Louis Stuttgart Sister Cities

• THANK YOU
• VIELEN DANK
• www.slssc.org
• 636 530 1010
• Susanne Evens
• sevens_at_aaatranslation.com