Earlier this year, Sonoma’s Sister City Kaniv (Ukraine) received a much-needed back-up generator through a grant from USAID worth $1million (US). This outcome was the result of persistent communication and coordination between the Kaniv City Council, Anatoly Leontyev, (President of the Kaniv Friendship Association), and many others, including SSCA Board member Andrew Sorokowski. This project […]
Sonoma artist, athlete, and Sonoma-Kaniv Sister City Committee Chair Kaeti Bailie will be showing a new collection of her photographs and paintings from Thursday, June 5th through Sunday June 8th in Sonoma. You can see her work at the Alley Gallery in La Haye Art Center located at 148 East Napa, just off Sonoma Square. […]
The Sonoma Valley Film Festival will screen the new documentary “Checkpoint Zoo” on Saturday, March 22/10:00am at the Sebastiani Theatre in Sonoma.
“In this harrowing and heartrending documentary, a courageous group of zookeepers and animal lovers risk everything to save the animals in a Ukrainian wildlife park from invading Russian troops before it is too late.” […]
Sonoma Fire Department Chief Steve Acre is inviting you, the Sonoma Community, to a free concert performed by Ukraine’s Cultural Forces musicians, professional artists before the war, now serving as frontline soldiers. This performance is part of the gratitude tour of Ukraine to the United States to express thanks for all the support provided to […]
THANK YOU!
Your generosity has given this ambulance wings! Our ambulance arrived in Kaniv on November 1st after traveling 6,145 miles by truck, train and ship across countless borders to finally arrive in Kaniv. (Watch the You-Tube Video here.)
The Ambulance With Wings is a perfect example of why Sister Cities International was established in the 1950’s by […]
SSCA President Stephanie Fine and Sonoma-Kaniv Committee Chair Kaeti Bailie announced that the Ambulance gifted to the people of Kaniv from the City of Sonoma left for Ukraine at 1:00 p.m. on July 27th. Before leaving, the Sonoma Fire Department expertly packed it full of medical supplies (in 19 minutes flat!) thanks to the donations […]
This afternoon Sonoma City Mayor John Gurney, along with other City Council members, County Supervisors, representatives from various state congressional offices, and SSCA Board members welcomed His Excellency Dmytro Kushneruk back to Sonoma to view the ambulance that will be sent to Ukraine as part of the relief effort the Sonoma-Kaniv Sister City Committee has […]
The City of Sonoma will host a press conference on June 6, 2024, to honor the donation of an ambulance filled with vital medical supplies to Ukraine. This humanitarian effort supports Sonoma’s Sister City, Kaniv, and the broader Ukrainian community amidst the ongoing war with Russia.
The press conference will take place at Sonoma City Hall […]
The city of Sonoma has generously given the Sonoma Sister Cities Association/Kaniv committee a surplus ambulance to send to Sonoma’s sister city Kaniv in Ukraine and the committee is now raising money to fill it with lifesaving medical supplies and send it to Ukraine. The Ambulance will be on view tomorrow, 14 May 2024 at […]
As part of a selection of short film documentaries (Reality Bites) the Sonoma Valley Film Festival will screen “Save the Cat” on Saturday, March 23rd at the Sonoma Valley Woman’s Club, located at 574 1st Street East in Sonoma. The screening begins at noon. Advance tickets are not currently available, but could be released on […]
