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SpU TH 8F <br /> � G <br /> z s <br /> 1865 <br /> CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br /> PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR <br /> OFFICE OF THE MAYOR <br /> like this with a modest amount of sponsorship and volunteer time, and <br /> my office is working to make it happen. <br /> • I also want to stress the importance of mentorship. I'll have more to <br /> about it later this year, but let me just point out that one of the biggest <br /> differences anyone can make for our community is by helping to <br /> mentor a child in our school system. <br /> • As time goes on I will continue to champion other important ways for <br /> citizens to help move our city forward. We can all make a difference, <br /> and volunteers are going to be crucial to our future success. <br /> • Then, there is external connectedness, thinking of ourselves as part of <br /> a broader, interconnected whole. <br /> • I have been working with partners from around our area to make sure <br /> South Bend is better tied in to the region and world. We have strong <br /> relationships with county officials, Mishawaka Mayor Dave Wood, <br /> and other nearby communities. The simple reality is that communities <br /> our size cannot compete alone. <br /> • We are part of a global economy now. Let me name a few Chinese <br /> cities: Changchun, Zibo, Taiyuan, Shijiazhuang,Ningbo. These cities <br /> have three things in common. First, I had never heard of them before I <br /> sat down to research this speech. Secondly, they each have more than <br /> three million people. Third, none of them is even in the top twenty of <br /> Chinese cities by population. <br /> • Like it or not, you and I are in the same economy as the minor Chinese <br /> city of Shijiazhuang and its ten million people. My point is that to <br /> compete in this global economy, a community like South Bend or <br /> 1400 COUNTY-CITY BUILDING•227 W.JEFFERSON BOULEVARD•SOUTH BEND,INDIANA 46601 <br /> PHONE 574/235-9261• FAx 574/235-9892 <br />