Village of Tinley Park issued the following announcement on Feb. 18.
Tinley Park's sister city of Budingen, Germany has been experiencing devastating flooding and is in need of financial assistance to aid in clean-up. Residents and businesses that would like to help can mail a check with "Sister City Relief Donation" in the Memo line. Make checks payable to:
Village of Tinley Park
16250 Oak Park Avenue
Tinley Park, IL 60477-1600
"Residents of Budingen assisted Tinley Park by making a $10,000 donation to help us house victims of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and we're honored to do our part to help them out in return," Tinley Park Mayor Jacob Vandenberg said. "Love and kindness know no borders - we get what we give, and this is no exception."
Budingen is located about 30 miles northeast of Frankfurt in Germany and traces its origins to the mid-13th century. Tinley Park also enjoys sister cities relationships with Mallow, Ireland and Nowy Saxz, Poland.
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