RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – Mayor Dwight Jones recently recognized the performance of seven youths from the Fairfield Unit of the Boys & Girls Club of Metro Richmond.

At an October 24 event, Mayor Dwight Jones awarded a proclamation to Chris Mason, Darrell Green, Tawante Nash, Trevon Winston, Dashaun Winston, Antonio Goode, and Earl Adams.

All seven participated in the Team Livestrong Challenge Ride for Cancer just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

More than 5,000 cyclists rode in the event. Some of the seven Fairfield Court cyclists rode for 50, 35, and 25 miles, while one in particular rode for 100 miles.

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Ten high school students and two teachers from Urawa Municipal High School in Saitama, Japan will arrive in Richmond today.

They will be visiting the Richmond Area for a one week visit as part of a Richmond Sister Cities Commission student, academic, sports and cultural exchange program with Saitama, Japan. The education delegation will be the Richmond Area from Sunday, March 20 until Friday, March 25, 2011.

A welcoming ceremony is scheduled for today, March 20, 2011 at 2:30-3:30 p.m. (estimated time of arrival) at Chesterfield County Public Schools - Clover Hill High School, 13301 Kelly Green Lane, Midlothian, Virginia  23112.

Richmond maintains the following Sister City relationships:

1. Richmond upon Thames, England (Europe)
2. Saitama City, Japan (Asia)
3. Olsztyn, Poland (Eastern Europe)
4. Uijeongbu, South Korea (Asia)
5. Windhoek, Namibia (Africa)
6. Zhengzhou, China (Asia)
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