Springfield Sister Cities Association
Springfield Sister Cities Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping people of the City of Springfield and people of similar cities in foreign nations acquire a consciousness of each other and to understand one another as individuals, as members of their community, and as part of our global community.
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By Robert "Bob" Stephens, member Springfield City Council, General Seat A
Letter to the News-Leader
On a recent trip to Springfield's Sister City of Tlaquepaque in Mexico, groups of government officials and citizens from both cities demonstrated why the sister city connection is so important.
In 2012, Mexico is hosting the Pan-American Games. Officials from Springfield's Parks Department wanted to visit and check out the state-of-the-art stadiums that are being built in and near Tlaquepaque. At the same time, officials in Tlaquepaque wanted to learn more about designing neighborhood parks and the school parks program for which Springfield is well known.
The Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center
2400 S. Scenic Ave
Springfield, MO 65807
417.891.1515
Botanical Center & Gardens Brochure (782.17 kB) Park Bench Winter 2011-2012 (3.32 MB)The Friends of the Garden mission is to "inspire the discovery, understanding and appreciation of nature by creating and maintaining gardens at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park and by supporting the mission of the Springfield-Greene County Botanical Center and Park Board."
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