How did the PTSCA get started?

In December 1982, Bob Athenour (AVHS Spanish teacher & local businessman) met Steve Noble (a member of the Pleasanton City Council) to discuss the feasibility of a Sister City Program for Pleasanton. A local committee was formed from representatives of local service clubs (Downtown and North Rotaries, Soroptimists, Kiwanis, Lions Club, and the Chamber of Commerce) and the search was on for a Sister City. Mexico was selected due to its proximity and cultural opportunities.

Bob, during a visit to Mexico City, came upon Tulancingo. On arriving at Tulancingo, he was directed to the office of Joel Marroquin, the outgoing President of their Chamber of Commerce. Sr. Marroquin was extremely interested in the possibilities of the program and expressed a strong desire to work on the program if Pleasanton were to select Tulancingo as its sister city. Favorable reaction by both cities led to Tulancingo being selected...

The next step in the process was the exchange of letters between Mayor Bob Butler and Mayor Eric Saucedo. On March 13, 1984, the concept became a reality with the signing of a proclamation by the Pleasanton City Council, proclaiming Tulancingo its Sister City.

Excerpt from the proposal sent by Mayor Robert Butler of Pleasanton to Mayor Eric Saucedo of Tulancingo on May 10, 1983.

..... At this time our City Council and I, as Mayor, invite you to consider the idea of a Sister City affiliation with our City of Pleasanton. If such an association should be of interest to you and your City Council, may I suggest that you select a committee to review this concept and the enclosed brief summary of the City of Pleasanton which I am enclosing.

The first Delegation of fourteen people from Pleasanton visited Tulancingo July, 31, to August 4, 1984.  That September, from the 19th to the 23, seventeen guests from Tulancingo came to Pleasanton for the first time.  Amongst a variety of things they heard a performance by the Amador Valley HS band.