Completed Projects:

• Medical/Education�1995--Shipment of a container filled with medical equipment and education supplies to Plovdiv, Bulgaria.  Estimated value of $1.5 million.
• Education�April 1997 & 1998--The Bulgarian Sister City Committee participated in the 1997 Columbia International Festival by organizing the Bulgarian Country Booth.  They also stocked and worked a Bulgarian Food Booth where the proceeds went to a scholarship fund for a Bulgarian student attending USC-Aiken.
• Business�A trade delegations from Plovdiv visited Columbia in 1994.
• Business/Cultural--June 1997�An delegation, led by the Columbia Mayor Bob Coble, visited Plovdiv during the first official tour of Columbia�s three sister cities.
• Education�Nov. 1997-Feb. 1998�Information and artwork from Columbia�s sister cities on display at the Richland County Public Library.

• Medical--The Bulgarian Sister City committee is working on filling its second container of medical supplies to be shipped to Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
• Education--Rotary Clubs of Columbia continue to be involved in youth programs in Plovdiv,  Bulgaria.
• Business--Private ventures between Plovdiv, Bulgaria and individual members of the Columbia World Affairs Council, as well as several Columbia businesses.

• Cultural�May-July, 1999--A performance group from the Midlands will participate in the 1999 European Cultural Festival in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

• Education--Establish sister school relationships at the elementary, middle, and high school levels in all three Sister Cities.  These partnerships will be coordinated through the Columbia World Affairs Council�s World Class Partnership program.

• Education--Faculty/Student exchanges between Plovdiv Agricultural University and USC and/or Clemson University.
• Business--Participation of South Carolina businesses and the Sister Cities of Columbia program in the International Fair in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Business--Local investment/consulting by SC companies (spec. forestry industry and environment consulting) to develop the tourism industry in Plovdiv and surrounding cities in Bulgaria.