Denison Sister Cities, Inc.

Responsibilities

Denison Sister Cities shall be and is a non-profit corporation under the laws of the State of Texas. Denison Sister Cities is organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and/or scientific purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding sections of any future federal tax code. Although Denison Sister Cities seeks to cooperate with the many organizations and committees working toward the benefit of the City of Denison, Texas, the express purpose of this Corporation shall be to focus resources and energy on the following charitable, educational and scientific purposes:

1.  To cause the people of the City of Denison, Texas and the people of similar cities of foreign nations to acquire a consciousness of each other, to understand one another as individuals, as members of their community, as citizens of their country and as part of the family of nations;

2.  To undertake both in seeking and in consequence of such consciousness and concern any activities and programs as will provide to one another appropriate aid and comfort, education and mutual understanding;

3.  To foster as a consequence of such knowledge and consciousness, a continuing relationship of mutual concern between the people of the City of Denison, Texas and the people of similar cities of other nations;

4.  To participate as an organization in promoting, fostering and publicizing state and national programs of international municipal cooperation organizations, and thereby to encourage other organizations and residents of U.S. communities to engage and participate in such programs, to foster and promote friendly relations and mutual understanding between peoples of U.S. communities and peoples of friendly nations outside of the United States of America and to act as a coordinating body, committee, agency or counsel among those organizations, groups and individuals desiring to and engaging in the activities of such international municipal cooperation organizations;

5.  To provide educational opportunities for the citizens of Denison and the citizens of the affiliated cities;
Development of international trade and tourism, and the exchange of business practices; and

6.  To exercise all powers provided in the Texas Business Organizations Code in furtherance of the above-stated purposes.

Current Board of Directors:

• Paisley Conrad
• Carrie Boettger
• Tracey Bullard
• Rita Cole
• Emily Crow
• Brandon Cates
• Lee Thornton