Overview

City of Suzhou donates golden dragon costume to Portland Lee's Association Lion Dance Team

Commitment Year•2008Country of Activity•United StatesDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•United StatesSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

Status

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Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Apr 1, 2008

Start (actual): Aug 1, 2008

End (actual): Aug 1, 2008

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This donation supported the city of Portland, Oregon. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/186579

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

City of Suzhou

Receiving agencies

NGO/CSO/Foundations

Portland Lee's Association
Portland-Suzhou Sister City Association (PSSCA)

Loan description

City of Suzhou donates golden dragon costume to Portland Lee's Association Lion Dance Team

Narrative

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In April 2008, the city of Suzhou, China announced its forthcoming gift of a 30-meter-long golden dragon costume for festival dragon dancers to the city of Portland, Oregon to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Portland-Suzhou Sister City Association (PSSCA). Then, in August 2008, Suzhou delivered the costume to PSSCA; PSSCA Board contracted the Portland Lee's Association Lion Dance Team to become the custodian of the dragon.