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eScrip

SSCA is a charitable non-profit registered with eScrip.  Designate SSCA as your preferred non-profit, and eScrip participating stores (Sonoma and Glen Ellen Market and Pharmaca) will give a percentage of your purchases to SSCA.

We thank you for designating SSCA as your charitable cause.

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eScrip (http://escrip.com)

If you are new to eScrip, please click on the link below, complete the free sign-up, designate Sonoma Sister Cities Association as your favorite nonprofit.
If you are already registered with eScrip, just click on the link below, sign into your account, and enter Sonoma Sister Cities Association as your favorite nonprofit.  Our SSCA ID number is 500044836.

You can start making a difference when you shop at Sonoma Market, Glen Ellen Village Market, Lucky’s, Oliver’s Market, Mollie Stone’s, Woodlands Market, Petaluma Market, Nugget Markets, Pharmaca, Orvis,  and other merchants.

SSCA thanks you for you donation by designating us as your nonprofit to receive passive income from  eScrip.

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Be a Member

Join SSCA Now

If you are ready to exercise your “inner diplomat,” come join us.  We welcome the participation of youth and adults alike. If you are a business, non-profit or public sector organization, we welcome the community service of individuals from your team.  Volunteer with our committees, help host international delegations, facilitate student and professional exchanges, and network with our global partners.  You can be a part of our success by participating in and sponsoring the cultural, educational, health programs and economic exchanges that are the foundation of citizen diplomacy.   Global relationships will enhance your life as a citizen diplomat and are our best hope for peace and prosperity in the future.  Together, we can help Sonoma thrive as a welcoming, international visitor destination.  Please contact Gigi Pfleger for information on how to join.

Benefits of Membership

  • Receive member discounts at SSCA and Committee events
  • Be eligible, as an active Committee participant, to join Committee delegations to their sister city abroad (by invitation of the Committee Chair)
  • Develop friendships around the world based on multi-cultural understanding and mutual cooperation at the community level
  • Open doors to new partnerships and leadership opportunities
  • Have a larger impact than you would acting alone
  • Be an agent for peace and prosperity and the change you want in the world

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Be a Sponsor

Donate to SSCA Now

For Global Peace Through People

SSCA thrives with of sponsor donations. We are a non-profit association, operating under the auspices of the City of Sonoma, but receive no financial resources from the city.  All of our financial resources come from donations, special gifts and bequests, and fund raisers. Your kind philanthropy is critical to our cause and role as the official face of Sonoma to the world community, taking Sonoma delegations to our sister cities and hosting their official delegations coming to Sonoma. These delegations and other activities such as student exchanges, the SSCA Language Scholarship Program, trade exchanges, winery internships, youth pen-pal programs, cross cultural art exhibits, and international holiday celebrations all combine to enhance tourism with economic benefit to Sonoma businesses. At a time when global mistrust among nations and people is at a historic low, our work in managing diverse partnerships and building trust between everyday citizens is more important than ever.  We ask for your support so that we can continue to have an impact on global peace and through mutual respect, understanding and cooperation.  With your help, we can continue to fulfill our mission and the founding vision of President Dwight D. Eisenhower to foster a hub of prosperity and peace through relationships at the community level in different cities around the world.

Your generous donations to SSCA, small and large, enable SSCA to deliver results as a vital part of our Sonoma community, creating a path and strengthening partnerships between cities around the world   Donors may specify or restrict use of their donations to a particular project or purpose or give unrestricted donations for any purpose.  Unrestricted gifts made to SSCA enable us to meet immediate needs, fund crucial activities ranging from educational programs and exchanges to humanitarian projects that don’t fall into specific categories.  Unrestricted funds help us build a secure funding resource for advancing our mission into the future. Restricted funds are appreciated for a specific purpose such as constructing and maintaining The Ting in Depot Park (see The Ting/Chinese Legacy Project on our home page). TING LINK, fostering wine internships (Tokaj link) or wine country tourism (Greve link).

Benefits for Sponsors

  • Receive recognition as an SSCA sponsor on our website and at our events
  • Receive visibility with your company logo on our brochures and promotional literature
  • Receive an invitation for your representative participating in a Committee’s activities to join their official delegation visit to their sister city abroad
  • Create collaborative business opportunities and economic advantages of mutual benefit at the community level
  • Develop relationships based on multi-cultural understanding and mutual cooperation