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Delaware City members recap Baumholder visit and map distribution of 66 gifted photographs
Summary
Members of the Delaware City Sister Cities Advisory Board reviewed the October visit by delegates from Baumholder, discussed logistics and lessons learned, and proposed a plan to distribute 66 donated photographs to local institutions and individuals rather than keep a single permanent exhibit.
Members of the Delaware City Sister Cities Advisory Board spent the meeting reviewing the October visit by delegates from Baumholder, Germany, and agreed on a plan to distribute 66 donated photographs from the delegation across public and institutional sites in Delaware.
Board members described the Baumholder delegation as gracious and said the visit included campus events at Ohio Wesleyan University, community hosting by local families, and student activities. Board members cited the participation of longtime soccer coach Jay Martin and university officials—including Provost Carlin Crowley—as highlights that strengthened the relationship between Ohio Wesleyan and Baumholder.
The board discussed how the delegation helped cover some meal costs during the visit and how host families and university staff supported logistics. Sarah De Novo, who organized many of the local arrangements and served as a driver during the visit, was singled out by multiple speakers for extra effort on planning and transportation.
On the donated materials, the board said Baumholder shipped 66 printed photographs as a gift. The group proposed distributing 12 individual prints to people who contributed substantially to the visit (including Jay Martin; Darrell Alban; Lisa Ho; and Chris Yates at the Ohio Wesleyan museum) and placing sets of four to six prints at public venues rather than attempt a single permanent exhibition. Suggested public venues included Delaware City Hall, Delaware Library, the Delaware Welcome Center, the Delaware Veterans Administration office, Hayes High School, Dempsey Middle School, the Willis Education Building, and several locations on the Ohio Wesleyan campus (Sports Center, Slocum Hall, and the university museum).
Board members debated practical details such as which photographs should be allocated to schools (child-focused images were flagged for Dempsey and the library), how to involve host families, and where a temporary public showing could be scheduled. The board said the meeting room used by the committee could serve for a short, walkable exhibit if two days were scheduled in early February. No formal vote was recorded; the board agreed to finalize placements and contact recipients after members provide additional suggestions.
Members also discussed operational lessons for future visits: providing more advertised notice to the public, offering optional activities for visitors to reduce long drives for small groups, and ensuring enough volunteer drivers if the delegation is split across venues. Several speakers recommended greater outreach to local schools with Global Scholars programs to raise community awareness of future visits.
The board closed the topic by agreeing to follow up by email and finalize the distribution plan; no formal motion to adopt the distribution was recorded during the meeting.
