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Sister City Committee Visits GhanaKeeping Ties With Our Sister CityHanover Park has had a Sister City relationship with Cape Coast,
Ghana in West Africa since 1991. Recently a delegation led by Village
Trustee Robert Packham spent two weeks in Cape Coast, and met with the
Mayor, the City Manager, members of the Municipal Assembly, the Regional
Minister’s staff, and the Traditional Council of Chiefs. The delegation
followed-up on several on-going projects. One of the more important ones
is the construction of a playroom annex to the children's ward at the
District Hospital. Another special visit was to Hanover Park Primary School, where we caused great excitement by delivering soccer uniforms, complete with the school’s crest (which is identical to our village logo). Through the generosity Sarson Sports USA, extra items were included. The company’s representative, former Ghana Black Stars “footballer” George Gorleku, made the presentation amid loud cheers from the students.
To learn more about our Sister Cities activities, contact Kim Benedix in the Village Manager’s office. Textiles and beads from our Sister City are available through Ontarioville Art Gallery.
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The cost of
materials came from private funds, and the local labor is being provided
by hospital staff. When completed, the children will be able to leave
their beds and move to an area where they can play or read or just enjoy
the sun.
The
delegation paid a visit to the Regional Police Headquarters and saw the
on-site domestic violence counseling center where Hanover Park Sister
City had provided chairs and a large open-sided tent where women can sit
in shade while they wait their turn to be interviewed. Previously, they
had to sit on the bare ground under a blazing sun.
Two members of our
delegation deserve particular recognition. Cathy Radcliffe, Principal at
Elsie Johnson School, wanted to learn about the educational system in
Ghana. She spent several hours each day visiting both public and private
schools, talking with students, teachers, head masters, and staff on the
similarities and differences between the American and Ghanaian systems.
Resident Jennifer Vosyka also accompanied our group to fulfill a promise
she made in 1996, to visit again with the people she lived among for two
years as a Peace Corps volunteer in a small village just a few miles
from Cape Coast. 
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