Minutes -11/14/06 Treviso/Sarasota Sister City Meeting

Attendance:
1. Mirco Chiodi – Treviso Director
2. Magdalena J. Picardi – Treasurer / Secretary / Organizational Committee
3. Tom Halbert – Web Designer
4. Lisa Brecher – Events, Initiatives & PR Committee
5. Joe Polizzi – Events, Initiatives & PR Committee
6. Dianne Brin – Events, Initiatives & PR Committee
7. Mary J. Palmer – “West Coast Italian Association”
8. Elena Pierini – Concert Pianist
9. Dora Ines Cardona – Soprano
10. Tony Fiocco

Follow-Up This Meeting:
o Mike Nelson – BMW loaner cars
o Delegation arrival packet from the Mayor
o Ideas for events for delegation
o Ideas for gifts for delegation

Tom Halbert has made contact with numerous news stations, radio stations and news papers to get coverage for the events we will be setting up for the delegation.

Follow-Up Next Meeting:
o Events for delegation
o Media attention for Delegation
o Sponsorship from local businesses
o Fundraiser/Raffel

Long-Term Projects:
o Sister Cities Discount Card for local Sarasota Shops, Restaurants, and Activity Centers – The same would go for our Sister Cities.
o Sister Cities Convention at Robarts Arena – Multiple booths for each of the countries to show: Food, Clothing, Jewelry etc.
o Local Treviso Clothing and Jewelry Fashion Show in Sarasota
o Set up a tour of Treviso for tourists and one for Business trips. Local places to stay, eat ,shop etc.
o T.V. show following winners of our raffle ticket fundraiser. They will travel to Treviso, Italy and stay with farmers on a grape farm and contribute and experience their daily routines.

Short Term Projects:
o Guest speaker for Riverview High School “Italian Language Program”
o Showing of the artwork from the children of Treviso
o Treviso Delegation coming for signing