HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Oct. 10, 2023) – City of Holland Mayor Nathan Bocks and Mayor Marco Out of Assen, Netherlands met on Monday, October 9 at City Hall in Assen. Mayor Bocks, City Council member Dave Hoekstra and International Relations Commissioner Michael Start are travelling in the Netherlands on a cultural exchange trip on behalf of the city and the International Relations Commission (IRC).
The mission of the trip is to build a “Friendship Cultural Connection” with the City of Assen. Esther Fifelski, Holland’s Human Relations Director stated, “Our goal as a City and a mission for the International Relations Commission is to build and maintain meaningful relationships between the people of Holland and the wider world through cultural, educational and professional contact. We recognize the demographics of our community are changing to support the area’s economic growth and development and recognize Holland’s historic link to the Netherlands.”
The International Relations Commission voted in early spring of 2022 to officially rededicate the bronze immigrant statue, “De Landverhuizers” Brons by the late Bert Kiewiet (1918-2008) to launch the 2024 International Festival of Holland festivities. The same bronze statue is in Hof van Saksen, a holiday resort, located near the city of Assen. During his visit to the Netherlands, Mayor Bocks will extend an invitation to the Commission of the King, provincial delegates, and delegates from the city of Assen.
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