May 20, 2025 Tanzeer was in the 1st grade and 6 years old, when he entered the 2024, Peace Pals Art contest. He is currently 7 years, 8 months, and 20 days old as of today and a Grade 2 student and has a vivid imagination and a strong curiosity about the world—especially when it…

May 12, 2025  UTICA, N.Y. — There are more than 200,000 Peace Poles across the globe at schools, parks and public spaces. And now, two of them have found a home at Proctor High School in Utica. Together, they convey the message “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in 15 different languages. This initiative was brought…

May 7, 2025  Roughly 50 community members attended last Wednesday’s Peace Pole dedication at Carpinteria Middle School.  The Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning dedicated a Peace Pole at Carpinteria Middle School (CMS) last Wednesday, April 30 — a project envisioned by former club President Carie Smith two years ago.  The Peace Pole carries the phrase “May…

May 5, 2025 There’s something truly powerful about planting Peace Poles along the Oregon Peace Trail. Each one stands as a quiet yet bold declaration of hope, unity, and our shared desire for a more peaceful world. It’s more than just planting a marker—it’s planting intention into the earth, connecting communities through a living thread…

May 4, 2025 Rotarians from across west Michigan descended on South Haven this past weekend as the Rotary Club of South Haven hosted the latest District Conference at the Michigan Maritime Museum. The Rotary says more than 200 guests came into town for the event held on Friday and Saturday. A highlight of the weekend…

May 3, 2025  Rotary International Director Sérgio Almeida, left, and Rotary District 5130 President Jim O’Grady stand by the newly unveiled peace pole on the McLean Campus in Fortuna. Rotary District Governor Jim O’Grady said it was an honor and a privilege to help unveil the peace pole. “This symbol, though it’s a simple design,…

May 2025 Klárka Darchan Hodnicova and friends in Slovakia will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of Peace Mountain.  The Kojsovska Hola Peake, known as Peace Mountain, is situated 25 kilometers from Kosice, the second largest city in Slovakia.  Thirty years ago in 1995, forty nine Peace Poles were planted on this mountain overlooking the city…

May 2, 2024 My fellow Westport Sunrise members like the Peace t-shirt. I like it too. Here is wishing you and fellow members a good day and weekend. -Dennis Wong Rotarian PeacebuilderBe Trustworthy.  Lead by Example. To improve people’s quality of life and well-being.And grow membership.

May 1st, 2025, is Global Love Day. Our friends Harold and John of The Love Foundation just celebrated the 25th anniversary of Global Love Day, which they founded in 2000. The mission of Global Love Day is to encourage humankind to be kind and loving and to live in the spirit of unconditional love. In…

May 1st, 2025 Thank you for the newsletter. I enjoyed the Monthly Highlight section. The newsletter is always full of great stuff. Attached is a photograph of a Peace Pole in our front yard. The languages are English, Italian (the town of Westerly, RI, has a large Italian population), Gaelic (I have Irish citizenship), and…