WOLF, HECHT WELCOME CAMBRIDGE-YEREVAN SISTER CITY ASSOCIATION

Cambridge Chronicle
Wicked Local Cambridge
Jun 29, 2009 @ 12:32 PM

Cambridge – Rep.s Alice Wolf and Jonathan Hecht welcomed Armenian
participants of the Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association to the
State House for a discussion of social work in the United States and
a State House tour.

Rep.s Wolf and Hecht brought the group to the House Chamber for a
photograph, then to the Members’ Lounge for a reception. Wolf spoke
about leading a delegation from Cambridge to Armenia in 1988, shortly
after CYSCA was established. Wolf and Hecht then described some of
their own work on social issues, from early childhood education
to homelessness and legal aid, and answered questions about the
legislative process.

"I have always been struck by the warmth and hospitality of the
Armenian people, from that first visit to this most recent exchange,"
Wolf remarked. "Even twenty years later, we still have a lot to learn
from each other."

"I know from experience how valuable these exchanges are, and I also
know that they are a lot of work," said Hecht. "I have been involved
with programs like CYSCA for years, working with groups from Asia on
improving their legal systems."

The CYSCA is a non-profit organization organized in 1987 to foster
exchanges between citizens of Cambridge and Yerevan, Armenia on
cultural, professional and business themes.