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fort Tiffany; it was saved from de- tured in North Tonawanda New the 43North Awards, an accelerator
struction in the 1970s and the stage York, which is one of the few the- program that invests $5 million an-
area was expanded in 1999 to ac- ater organs still operating in the nually to recruit high-growth compa-
commodate even the largest Broad- theater for which it was designed. nies to Buffalo.
way shows; and it is the home of the On the day of the tour the theater The day ended in a quintessen-
"Mighty Wurlitzer" organ manufac- was being set up for the final day of tially American way: at the students'

request, the last stop was at a nearby downtown Buffalo on November
McDonald's for lunch. 30, 2025, at 11 a.m.
The Dortmund students have Buffalo has been a Sister City
been in Buffalo since late August, with Dortmund, Germany since the
and return home in early December. 1970s, and has hosted exchange
Before their departure they will be students from Dortmund nearly ev-
participating as lectors at the annual ery year since. Most of the students
Weihnachtsmesse (Christmas Mass stay with host families, some who
in German) at St. Louis Church in have children in the same schools,
and some who are empty-nesters.

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