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Our goal: Know the world through sharing of human values and experiences.  Civic Education.  Transmit the positive values of Romanian people.

Our tools: Internet forum with safe content, direct contacts through emails or personal visits.  Students’ discussion about daily lives, interests, dreams, problems, contemporary issues affecting our planet.  Art exhibitions, festivals, cultural exchanges.  Sharing models for public administration.  Business information exchanges (business ethics, discovery of new opportunities).  “Knowledge” tourism, become the guest of potential partner.  We encourage activities with mixed teams (Portland and Timisoara) and the participation of a very large number of people.

Interested to contribute with suggestions, ideas, voluntary work, donations?  Write to us!
 

Do you want to learn how to manage a park, how to build a more beautiful city, how to develop an international business? Exchange experiences with specialists as good as you are.  Do you want to study abroad? Learn the rules on how to apply through this project; an essential condition is to prove your personal qualities, enterprising spirit, leadership, team spirit, to solve the problems of the community and you can do it through this project.  Do you want to show that Romanians have a value in this world?  You have the chance to show it.

Be a Judge of the Timisoara City Hall Art Exhibition Contest
The Art Exhibition started on November 29th in the Timisoara City Hall building.  You can look at the preparations and enjoy the exhibits of this virtual exhibition. You also find here instructions about how to be a judge.
Why this project?
My name is Dorel Jurcovan and I love Portland.  I visited Oregon several time and I fell in love with it, with its people and the values that these people cherish ...

Organize the Art Exhibition
The Art Exhibition from November 29th is a daunting task: hundreds of art works, more than 80 volunteers willing to donate their time that have to be organized, seven schools, two weeks to be up and running, coordinate with Portland. 

Timisoara City Hall meeting for task distribution
It is estimated that about 1000 works of arts will be displayed at the Art Exhibition from November 29th.
"The Rose-symbol of our City"
Art Exhibition organized by three high schools in Timisoara.  The most successful drawings will be sent in 2008 to the Rose Festival in Portland.
Support letter from Portland Rose Festival
The students from five High School in Timisoara decided to be active participants in the "Portland - Timisoara Cities of Roses" project
The Park of Roses Timisoara has 80 years of existence
The Rose Festival is the major event of the City of Portland, attracting hundreds of thousands of onlookers.

Contacts for the project
Mr.James Rudd, Honorary President of Romanian American Society, Honorary Consul of Romania, CEO and Principal Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Ms.Mila Jarvi, Director of International Affairs, Office of Mayor Tom Potter
Nicu Vlad member of the Senior Council of Timisoara, Inter-generations Commission
Mr.Gheorghe Ciuhandru, The Mayor of Timisoara

 
Mr.Mircea Lubanovici, President of Romanian American Society, Mr.Jurcovan and Mr.Jeremy Hyde
Mr.Doug Badger, President Western Strategies LLC
Mr.Gil Latz, Vice Provost of Intl.Affairs, Portland State University
Newspaper article about the project
Internet Romanian-American-European Chamber of Commerce a main tool to promote the bridge between the two cities.
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