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The Grants Pass, Rubtsovsk sister city relationship was formalized in 1990. Since then over 58 delegation exchanges have taken place. Many delegates consider these to be 'life-changing' events. New friendships and life lasting relationships have been made. Many delegates make repeat visits. Charitable delegations have contributed medical supplies, books, and special sewing machines for the blind.
In the photo are: Natasha Zorina, Irina Kungurova, Andrey Pervodchuk, Alina Murumbaeva, and Yuliya Osipenko.
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Open World delegation in June 2019!
Sister City delegates will explore non-profits and volunteerism in Grants Pass
Five Russian delegates participating in the Open World Program will spend June 14 through June 22, 2019 in the Rogue Valley meeting local non-profit and service organizations. The Grants Pass Sister City committee will host the delegation from our sister city Rubtsovsk, a Siberian city in the Russian Federation.
This year’s Open World theme, “Non-Profit and Volunteerism,” is particularly apt as the 2019 exchange continues a tradition of exchanges between Grants Pass and Rubtsovsk, which have been sister cities for 29 years.
Prior to their arrival in Grants Pass the participants complete an orientation in Washington, D.C. Delegates plan policy meetings with Members of Congress.
While in southern Oregon, the delegates will visit numerous non-profit agencies, volunteer and service groups, including the Salvation Army Food Bank, Raptor Creek Farm and Food Bank, Wildlife Images, YMCA, Reinhart Volunteer Park, Chamber of Commerce, Bear Hotel, Grants Pass Rotary, ASPIRE, Boys and Girls Club, Dove Radio Station, Railroad Park, Dutch Brothers, and Rogue Community College Foundation
In addition, they will visit downtown Grants Pass during Porchfest, attend a Grants Pass City Council workshop, a reception with the Mayor Roy Lindsay, tour Public Safety, enjoy a day at the Oregon Coast, take a jet boat ride and meet at Congressman Greg Walden’s Medford office.
Opportunities for the public to meet some of the delegates and members of Grants Pass Sister City Committee are:
Porchfest,11 am, Saturday, June 15, Grants Pass Sister City will have a table at the 1000 block of Lawnbridge Ave. http://porchfestgrantspass.org
Concert in the Park, Tuesday, June 18, Grants Pass Sister City will have a booth 6:30-8:30 pm at Riverside Park, 304 E. Park St.
The visiting delegates are Irina Sergeyevna Kungurova, Head of the Students’ Center, The Rubtsovsk Institute, subsidiary of Altai State University, Alina Yevgenyevna Murumbayeva, Specialist in HR and Extra-Curricular Department, The Rubtsovsk Industrial Institute, subsidiary of Altai State Technical University, Yuliya Vladislavovna Osipenko, Deputy Director, Rubtsovsk Office of Cultural Affairs, Andrey Vladimirovich Pervodchuk, President, “Rubtsovsk Molodoy” Altai Regional Community-Focused Social Entity, and Natalya Sergeyevna Zorina, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics, The Rubtsovsk Industrial Institute, subsidiary of Altai State Technical University. Accompanying the delegates will be facilitator Natalya Viktorovna Bayrak.
Open World delegation in June 2019!
Sister City delegates will explore non-profits and volunteerism in Grants Pass
Five Russian delegates participating in the Open World Program will spend June 14 through June 22, 2019 in the Rogue Valley meeting local non-profit and service organizations. The Grants Pass Sister City committee will host the delegation from our sister city Rubtsovsk, a Siberian city in the Russian Federation.
This year’s Open World theme, “Non-Profit and Volunteerism,” is particularly apt as the 2019 exchange continues a tradition of exchanges between Grants Pass and Rubtsovsk, which have been sister cities for 29 years.
Prior to their arrival in Grants Pass the participants complete an orientation in Washington, D.C. Delegates plan policy meetings with Members of Congress.
While in southern Oregon, the delegates will visit numerous non-profit agencies, volunteer and service groups, including the Salvation Army Food Bank, Raptor Creek Farm and Food Bank, Wildlife Images, YMCA, Reinhart Volunteer Park, Chamber of Commerce, Bear Hotel, Grants Pass Rotary, ASPIRE, Boys and Girls Club, Dove Radio Station, Railroad Park, Dutch Brothers, and Rogue Community College Foundation
In addition, they will visit downtown Grants Pass during Porchfest, attend a Grants Pass City Council workshop, a reception with the Mayor Roy Lindsay, tour Public Safety, enjoy a day at the Oregon Coast, take a jet boat ride and meet at Congressman Greg Walden’s Medford office.
Opportunities for the public to meet some of the delegates and members of Grants Pass Sister City Committee are:
Porchfest,11 am, Saturday, June 15, Grants Pass Sister City will have a table at the 1000 block of Lawnbridge Ave. http://porchfestgrantspass.org
Concert in the Park, Tuesday, June 18, Grants Pass Sister City will have a booth 6:30-8:30 pm at Riverside Park, 304 E. Park St.
The visiting delegates are Irina Sergeyevna Kungurova, Head of the Students’ Center, The Rubtsovsk Institute, subsidiary of Altai State University, Alina Yevgenyevna Murumbayeva, Specialist in HR and Extra-Curricular Department, The Rubtsovsk Industrial Institute, subsidiary of Altai State Technical University, Yuliya Vladislavovna Osipenko, Deputy Director, Rubtsovsk Office of Cultural Affairs, Andrey Vladimirovich Pervodchuk, President, “Rubtsovsk Molodoy” Altai Regional Community-Focused Social Entity, and Natalya Sergeyevna Zorina, Associate Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics, The Rubtsovsk Industrial Institute, subsidiary of Altai State Technical University. Accompanying the delegates will be facilitator Natalya Viktorovna Bayrak.
Newsletter! The 2019 winter newsletter is now available. Click here to view.
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Where is Rubtsovsk?
Rubtsovsk (Russian: Рубцо́вск) is a city in Altai Krai, Russia, located on the Aley River 281 kilometers (175 mi) southwest of Barnaul. |
Rubtsovsk is in south central Siberia, three time zones east of Moscow, near the point where the borders of Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan and Russia meet. It has a population of about 150,000 people and was founded in 1892. It was built on the Siberian steppe (plains), where rich black soil produces wheat, sunflowers (for cooking oil), and grazing for dairy cattle. Not far from the rugged Altai Mountains to the south where rich mineral ores are found, it became a manufacturing center in the mid-20th century.
History tidbit...
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Grants Pass mayor Candace Bartow and Rubtsovsk mayor Lev Korshunov sign the official Sister City agreement during the first GP delegation visit to Rubtsovsk in 1990. |
How do you pronounce Rubtsovsk? Click button below.
