Patty Heath / pattyheath.com / 757-874-7001 /
12600 Suite B Jefferson Ave
SCNN is 501 (c) non-profit. Federal Tax ID #54-1963734 Donations tax deductible as allowed by law.
Sister Cities of Newport News, Inc. or SCNN, operates as a 501 (c) non-profit governed by a 19 member, volunteer Board of Directors and managed by an Executive Director. At the heart of our organization are volunteers, businesses and partner organizations who support the us with their time, financial donations and in-kind services. Funding is provided through member dues, donations, fundraising activities and grants. Numerous committees operate to carry out the mission of the organization. New members and volunteers are always welcomed.
OUR SUPPORTERS
Sister Cities represents Newport News to the world. We thank the community for supporting our mission through their generous monetary donations and in-kind support. You make our exchanges possible.
"Give Local 757"
Thanks to the following for their support during the April 25-26, 2023 Give Local 757 campaign:
Real Property Management Eagle Home Improvement VA ------------------------------------------------------------ Alexandra Battah Rebecca Battah Suzanne Beckstofder Crystal Bell Anette Brinkley Beatrice Burgis Ronald Bush Lisa Candella Kerri Chaffee Viki Chaffee Hanke Mayuko Chida Lamont Curtis Tami Farinholt Kate Helwig Gary Hunter Angela King Fred and Phyllis Kohlman Holly Koons Eoghan Miller Christine & David Peterson Jennifer O Privette Julie Richter and Doug Baker Al Riutort Audrey Smiddy Katie Stodghill Ji Su Sarah Sutton Zaynah Weems Nazli Tavarez Haley Wodenshek Ann Zahn
Corporate Sponsors & Individual Donor Members
Through grants, memberships dues, donations and fundraisers, Sister Cities funds our mission. Annual events include the Global Bee International Quiz, International Breakfast, the Eric Chen Memorial Golf Tournament and a small auction at the Annual Membership Meeting. We appreciate the support of both individual and corporate donors including: (List is as of December 13, 2019; please report any errors or omissions to 757-926-1348.)
AMBASSADORS $5,000 and over City of Newport News (CSA Grant Award) W&M Confucius Institute (Grant Award)
$1,000 to $4,999 Canon Virginia, Inc.
$500 to $4,999 Adam Creekmur Fred & Phyllis Kohlman PMA Architecture Steven Tung
WORLD PARTNERS $250 to $499 Alan Altschuler, CPA ATCS Christine Cann Century 21 Nachman Realty Clancy & Theys Construction Co. Colonial Engineered Solutions (CES) Cowardin, Kim & Riddle, PLC Draper Aden Associates DPR Construction ECS Charles Farguhar, MD William "Bill" J. Goggins Melissa & Pax Goodson Jones, Blechman, Woltz & Kelly, P.C Holly & Quentin Kidd George Kingston Kjellstrom-Lee Construction Andrew Landrrum, PE NN EDA/IDA John Paine, PE, PH, CFM Pearson Toyota-Scion Pembroke Construction David & Christine Peterson Mr. & Mrs. Michael Petters The Honorable Bobby Scott State Farm - Patty Heath Terrence K. Martin. Attorney Bryan Stilley Whitman, Requardt & Assoc. LLP World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads
INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP CIRCLE $100 to $249 Mary Aldrich June Barbrey Mildred L. Byrd John Calver, MBE Michael F. Carpenter Rev. George & Mrs. Flora Chioros Bud Curtis Jennifer Daknis Ruth Deibler Teresa Denner Tracey Dowling William Eastburn, CFP Cullen Farquhar Mark S. Fendrick H. Reed Fowler, Jr. Courtney Gardner Viki Chaffee Hanke Susan Harris Bobbi Hutchko Cleder Jones Nosuk Kim Angela and Mario Migliore King Lynn Lambert Chaoyu Liu Deborah Lohmeier, PE Louis Martinez Kathryn Mcallister Bob McElheney Sharron Kitchen Miller Beth Moore Rudolph Naurath. MD William G. Ouzts Jennifer Privette Dawn Simonds Ramirez Davetta Rinehart The Honorable Sharon Scott The Honorable Shelly Simonds Ned Spencer Jeff Stodghill, AIA Clara Swanson James Taylor Phyllis B. Wallace Baylee Wang The Honorable Patricia P. Woodbury, EdD Robert R. Zins
Citizen Diplomats Under $100 Reinhold Albers Maureen Archer Roderick Barnes Christi L. Beil Curtis Bethany, III Josephine Blum Hal Brauer Eleanor Weston Brown W. Page Cockrell Robert E. Colvin, Ph.D. Rita Evitts Patricia Franklin Craig Galant Monica Hall Steve Hudak Valeria J. Hundley The Honorable Gary B. Hunter Sabrina Y. Jones Ashby Kilgore Cindy Lakin Ebony Majeed Ved P. Malhotra Terry Martin Dr. Mario D. Mazzarella Robert S. McKenna Shirley McQueen Eoghan P. Miller Cindy Moore Laney Morewitz Hatsue Mori J Moyer Robert Nutwell Hiromi O'Keefe Joanne Palmeira Francie Pearce Kinder L. Preston Jennifer Priest Ralph W. Randolf, JR Deborah Roundtree Carol & Mike Scarberry Bobbie Schilling Jackie Shapiro Kevin Siegel, PE Everett P. Skipper Barbara Drucker Smith Adelia Thompson Stephanie Thompson Tammy R. Watkins Jacqueline Brown Whitley Karen N. Williams Carole G. Wydur
Community Partners
Community Partners provide "in-kind" (non-monetary) support for visiting international delegations in the form of tours, food and use of meeting and event space. Several businesses provide in-kind services (printing and design) as well as gifts certificates and donations for our Annual Golf Tournament. We are grateful for your support.
Addicted to Golf (Gift Certificate) Brittingham-Midtown Community Center Canon Virginia, Inc. Christopher Newport University (CNU) CNU Asian Student Union CNU History Society CNU Lifelong Learning Society City of Newport News Office of Risk Management Circa 1918 (Gift Certificate) Dr. Laura Delulio (panel speaker) Downing Gross Cultural Arts Center Ford’s Colony (Gift Certificate) Ms. Sandy Radmanesh (panel speaker) The German Embassy, Washington DC Hair by Alexis (Gift Certificate) Jeff's Flower of Course Lionsbridge FC Mellen Street Creative Menchville High School Newport News Department of Development Newport News Golf Course (Gift Certificate) Newport News Parks Recreation and Tourism Peninsula Golf Center (Gift Certificate) PFAC (Peninsula Fine Arts Museum) PMA Architecture Dr. Brian Puaca (panel speaker) SMOKE BBQ The Mariners' Museum and Park Viniterra Golf Course (Gift Certificate) Warwick High School W&M Confucius Institute Woodside High School
2019 Delegates & Host Families
The reciprocal exchange process is essential to Sister Cities’ mission of building peace through people-to-people exchanges. Thanks to all who participated in 2019!
March 27 - April 6 10-Member Youth Delegation to St. Nazaire LaVerne Flowers, Warwick French Teacher & Lead Chaperone Elsa Sangouard, Chaperone Fergi Cabrera Aurelie Flowers Ryan Johnson Kylie Lakin Faith Vincelette Chloe Watson Family members, Bruce and Alex Flowers
April 12-19 Hosts for 34-member Jahn Gymnasium Delegation The Baker-Richter Family The Bell Family The Brinkley Family Christine Cann The Clark Family The Dahl Family The Danehy-Simonds Family The Devereux Family The Grube Family Joe and Bobbi Hutchko The Janney Family The Jones Family Fred and Phyllis Kohlman The Lakin Family Barbara and Bob Lucas The McCoy Family The Miles Family David and Christine Peterson The Ramirez Family The Roach Family Ron and DJ Russell Jeff and Katie Stodghill The Carter Family The Washington Family
May 8-15 11-Member Adult Delegation to Greifswald Christine Cann Paul Danehy Phyllis Kohlman Fred Kohlman Al Riutort Judi Riutort Katie Stodghill Jim Taylor Virginia Taylor Brent Williams Elli Williams
June 15-29 15-Member Youth Delegation to Greifswald Christina Willett, Menchville German Teacher & Lead Chaperone Jessica Janney, Chaperone Christiane Clark Dani Clark Georgia Danehy Susan Grube Nahsir Hill Emma Janney Kylie Lakin Jayla McCoy Melissa Miles Hailee Mulligan Lily Ramirez Jack Roberts Alex Yau
July 19-21 Hosts for 13-Member UESTC (China) CollegeSummer Program The Combs Family Kate Helwig and Michael Hobert The Singh Family Nancy Hodges and Terry Martin Frank and Nancy Hunyady Fred and Phyllis Kohlman The Liu Family Steven Tung and Melvin Lauf The Zinn Family
October 3-8 Hosts for 12-Member Chengdu Textile College Performers Mildred Byrd Kate Helwig and Michael Hobert Frank and Nancy Hunyady Fred and Phyllis Kohlman Steven Tung and Melvin Lauf Tom and Jenny Perham Hap and Holly White The Zinn Family