Globally Speaking Newsletter: Celebrate Our 50th Anniversary! Join Passport To Wine & Dine 2026

Global Ties Akron Passport To Wine And Dine 2026 event invite to support grassroots diplomacy.

For 50 years, Global Ties Akron has been serving the Greater Akron community with exchange programs and global education that promote economic impact driven by connections built through citizen diplomacy. As we celebrate this milestone, we invite you to celebrate our 50th Anniversary and the 7th Annual Passport to Wine & Dine 2026, where we will enjoy premium international wines paired with a global affair cuisine. Join us, along with our Platinum Presenting Sponsor, State and Federal Communications, for a top-tier Akron networking event that …

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Globally Speaking Newsletter: 2025 End Of Year Highlights

Thanks to those who attended and supported our annual American Thanksgiving Celebration with an International Flair! It was an honor to spend the evening with over 65 Global Ties Akron friends and partners, including international student guests from The University of Akron and Kent State University, two of our academic Community Resource Partners.  Read the full November 2025 newsletter here. Our complete newsletter archive.

Globally Speaking Newsletter: Join Our Thanksgiving Celebration!

Akron, Ohio thanksgiving celebration and volunteering events supporting citizen diplomacy.

We provide the turkeys; you provide the fixings! Come and join in the fun as you learn how this celebration began and why we provide this opportunity for international guests to meet our Greater Akron community. Enjoy an evening full of food, friends, and fun, including karaoke! Bring your song list- and your voice! Read the full October 2025 newsletter here. Our complete newsletter archive.

Globally Speaking Newsletter: Advocate Today For Citizen Diplomacy!

IVLP leaders from Europe and Bosnia and Herzegovina engage in citizen diplomacy during their visits to local companies and organizations with Global Ties Akron community partners.

The United States Congress has limited time in session to pass FY 2026 funding bills that will keep the government funded past September 30th. We need to advocate as this funding impacts the International Visitor Exchange Program (IVLP) which is instrumental in supporting citizen diplomacy and bringing international professionals like those who attended the Current U.S. Social, Political, and Economic Issues for Young European Leaders II. Read the full September 2025 newsletter here. Our complete newsletter archive.

Globally Speaking Newsletter: Service through Global Education

Global Ties Akron welcomes visitors from many cultures via international exchange services.

ADVOCATE for EDUCATION provided through the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), and programs like the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), which makes our Greater Akron communities and our country, a safer, stronger, and more prosperous place to work and live.  Read the full May 2025 newsletter here. Our complete newsletter archive.

Globally Speaking Newsletter: Springing into Action!

Sponsors thank you for Passport Wine and Dine 2025

April brought our 2025 Passport to Wine and Dine presenting all 7 continents to Akron, Ohio with international cuisine, wine, and entertainment. Whether you were an honored sponsor, board member, staff, volunteer, or guest at this fun-filled evening- we THANK YOU and APPRECIATE your contribution to a successful annual event. Read the full April 2025 newsletter here. Our complete newsletter archive.

Updates on Recent Changes in Federal Funding

Global Ties Akron welcomes visitors from many cultures via international exchange services.

We want to thank all who have kept us in their thoughts and those who have reached out to see if recent announcements at the federal level have impacted us. As a nonprofit, bipartisan organization, it is our responsibility to remain unbiased and continue to lead with the good of those we serve at the forefront. Thus, I am sharing this summary of our current activities with you—our community resource partners, supporters, and friends. Please …

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Thank You to the Burton D. Morgan Foundation

Burton D. Morgan Foundation logo

Greetings and Happy New Year! We were recently selected to receive a $20,000 community grant for operations from the Burton D. Morgan Foundation. Their mission is to strengthen free enterprise by investing in people and entities that embody the entrepreneurial spirit. One of the ways we showcase this spirit is through our Global Threads Boutique at Northside Marketplace. If you have not had a chance to shop with us, please come by and see the wonderful products from …

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Happy End of the Year

Greetings and Happy End of the Year! To our many partners, supporters, and friends- we thank you for all you have done to make this year a success. During this year-end quarter (October-December), Global Ties Akron is happy to announce that we have met with 6 International Visitor Leadership Program groups, including 70 visitors, liaisons, and interpreters coming from countries around the world, including those in the Western Hemisphere, Turkmenistan, and Azerbaijan. Additionally, our Global Education services, …

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Thanksgiving Dinner with an International Flair

Global Ties Akron hosting international visitors at a community event showcasing cultural exchange in Akron, Ohio.

We had about 70 individuals attend our Thanksgiving Dinner last Sunday. It was a wonderful evening of food, fun, and fellowship between our International Visitor Leadership Program guests, international students from local universities, our Board of Directors/Staff, many of our Community Resource Partners, and community members. Welcome by Dr. Evelyn Williams, Executive Director and Juan Eduardo Contreras Barberena, Immediate Past President Blessing provided by Kathryn Ress, Akron Area Interfaith Council (not pictured) Followed by the …

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