January 20, 1998 SCC and CWAC hosted a reception highlighting the
Women�s Opportunity Fund project taking place in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Jan. 27-30, 1998 Hosted Andrei Pirogov, Sister City Program Director
from Chelyabinsk, Russia
Jan.-Feb., 1998 Artwork & information display at the Richland
County Public Library
April 3-5, 1998 Participated in the 1998 Columbia International Festival
May 11, 1998 Town of Chapin joins SCC as a Municipal Affiliate
June, 1998 Awarded an Eisenhower Scholarship through Sister
Cities International for Andrei Lozovik, an exchange student from Chelyabinsk,
Russia
June 4, 1998 Hosted Dumitru Sopon and family, of Cluj-Napoca,
Romania
July 12-18,1998 Hosted City Council Members from Chelyabinsk, Russia for
one week. Purpose of visit: to learn about the day to day operations
of City Government.
July 29-Aug.1, 1998 Program Director Lynn McNeil attends the 1998
Sister Cities International Annual Conference in Miami, Florida
Aug. 9-15, 1998 Hosted Public Prosecutors from the Region of Chelyabinsk
for one week. Purpose of visit: to learn more about state &
local judicial systems in the U.S.
September 18, 2026 Participated with CWAC in the 1998 Hispanic Festival�University
of South Carolina
October 27, 2025 Participated with CWAC in the 1998 International Festival�Allen
University.
-List includes only those events/activities organized by the
SCC office. There are many Sister City events/activities organized
by other organizations and individuals.
