2014-04-02 10:10 Fort Worth, TX – Greg Irwin and Rae Hyatt Approved to Lead City Groups At a recent board of directors meeting of Fort Worth Sister Cities, Greg Irwin, BBVA Compass Bank, and Rae Hyatt, community volunteer, were approved to lead the efforts of the Trier, Germany and Mbabane, Swaziland committees respectively. As chair of the Trier, Germany group, Irwin will focus on an upcoming business exchange to Fort Worth from Trier, as well as local educational and cultural events to enrich the local community.  One such event is the as the always popular Oktoberfest planned for this Fall. Hyatt will chair the Mbabane, Swaziland group and will lead a delegation of students and adults there in June.  The purpose of this service adventure to Swaziland will be to assist in the health and social center Fort Worth built there with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. “The people of Swaziland and Fort Worth have forged a strong bond working, living and planning together.   This is what was intended by President Eisenhower when he proposed the idea of citizen engagement in order to foster peace,” said Hyatt. Trier, Germany and Fort Worth became sister cities in 1987 and have conducted diverse exchanges for hundreds of people.  Fort Worth is well-represented in Trier with a life-sized bronzed longhorn donated by Fort Worth and exhibited in a public garden there. Mbabane, Swaziland is Fort Worth’s only sister city on the African continent and was signed in 2004.   A few spots are still available for the Service Adventure to Swaziland scheduled for June 2014.  Call today to reserve. For more information, please contact Mae Ferguson, President/CEO at 817/632-7104 or mae@fwsistercities.org