As Russia marks the annexation of territories in eastern Ukraine on Friday, Tyler’s sister city in Poland is making a bold statement about the war. Jelenia Góra held an official signing ceremony in a historic theater to mark new partnerships with two cities in Ukraine. Earlier in the year, Jelenia Góra severed its sister city…
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WATCH: Day 3 of East Texas delegation’s visit to Polish sister city
Lane walks through a promenade in Jelenia Góra to share observations and a surprise street performance.
East Texas missionaries providing housing, relief to Ukrainian refugees in Poland
A team of 25 missionaries from the East Texas-based Youth With A Mission, or YWAM, are on a two-month trip to Poland, providing outreach and immediate aid to Ukrainian refugees who have fled violence in their home country. Josh and Meg McClung are leading an outreach team through MercyWorks, a YWAM ministry. This is the…
East Texas delegation visits Ukrainian refugee center in Poland
Members of a delegation from the City of Tyler and the Tyler Sister Cities organization visited a Ukrainian refugee resource center set up in Tyler’s sister city of Jelenia Góra, Poland on Wednesday. Much of the food and supplies handed out here were purchased with private donations from East Texas effort that collected more than…
Tyler Fire Chief tours modern station in Polish sister city, proposes firefighter exchange
On Wednesday, Tyler Fire Chief David Coble toured a recently-constructed fire station in Tyler’s sister city of Jelenia Góra, Poland. Coble is traveling with a group of representatives from East Texas to deepen the partnership between the two communities. His Polish counterpart led the delegation on a tour of Jelenia Góra’s main fire station, an…
East Texas student art project presented to Ukrainian refugee children in Poland
A message of hope from East Texas has made its way into the hands of children forced to flee the conflict in Ukraine. On Wednesday, a delegation from the City of Tyler and the Tyler Sister Cities Organization presented the artwork of East Texas schoolchildren to a refugee resource center in Jelenia Góra, Poland. It…
Poland relationship among oldest, most active of Tyler’s sister city partnerships
The City of Tyler’s partnership with Jelenia Góra in southwestern Poland is among the most active of its five current international sister city relationships. As one of the oldest cities in Poland, Jelenia Góra’s 900-year history includes nearly three decades of collaborations with East Texas. Jelenia Góra, Poland ‘Twinning’ ceremonies to formalize the sister city…
WATCH: Tour the tarmac at Frankfurt Airport
Come along for a brief tour of the airfield at Frankfurt Airport, one of the largest airports in Europe. Click here to watch.
City of Tyler sending delegation to sister city in Poland
A delegation from the City of Tyler and other community groups will make a diplomatic mission to its sister city, Jelenia Góra, Poland, this week to strengthen ties between the two communities. Representatives of the City of Tyler include Fire Chief David Coble, City Engineer Darin Jennings, Tyler Sister Cities Organization board member Mickey Slimp,…
Remember the sky on 9/11
It’s been 21 years since 9/11. The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is asking people to post a picture of the sky above their head today. It’s inspired by the clear blue sky that was present in New York City and across the country on September 11, 2001. As we vow to never forget…
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