Miami Beach Unveils Sister City Sign With Odessa 10.6.22
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OFFICE OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, Tel: 305.673.7575 Press Release
Melissa Berthier, Email: melissaberthier@miamibeachfl.gov
Matt Kenny, Email: mattkenny@miamibeachfl.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 6, 2022 Miami Beach Unveils Sister City Sign With Odessa
— The ceremony is scheduled to take place at 11:30 a.m. outside City Hall —
Miami Beach, FL – In a further show of solidarity with the Ukrainian people, the City of Miami Beach along with a delegation from Odesa will unveil a sister city sign representing the coastal Ukrainian city of Odessa on Thursday, Oct. 6 outside Miami Beach City Hall.
The travelling delegation includes Oleg Bryndak, Deputy Mayor of the City of Odessa and Chief Manager of Executive Committee of City Council; Tamila Afansieva, Head of Odesa Regional Council for Peace; and Evhen Filonov, Deputy of Odessa Region and Sports Complex Head in
Odessa. Miami Beach was among the first U.S. cities to demonstrate its support for the Ukrainian
people following Russia’s unprovoked attack of the sovereign nation in February by bathing city hall in the blue and yellow colors of the Ukrainian flag on Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. More recently, Miami Beach employees donated 451 hours of sick and annual leave totaling $21,887.76 to assist displaced and/or adversely affected Ukrainians through the American Red Cross. WHAT: Miami Beach unveils Odessa sister city sign. WHEN: 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Miami Beach City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Dr.
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