Archive for February 2025
Peace Pals International 2024 – Three Winners from Bangkok, Thailand
February 28, 2025 Congratulations to The Demonstration School of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand, under the excellent art teacher, Mr. Pichai Niyomtham, who has submitted his art students’ drawings to Peace Pals International since 2010, perhaps even longer. We are so grateful to Mr. Pichai for his commitment to the children of Thailand. We…
Read MorePeace Pals International 2024 Finalist, Suhaan Gorakala, age 5, from India
February 27, 2025 Congratulations to Suhaan Gorakala age 5, from India. This is Suhaan’s first year participating in Peace Pals International Annual Art Exhibition and Awards Contest. Suhaan is one of our youngest finalists, and we are just so proud of his artwork, for last years art contest, with the theme of Love. His beautiful…
Read MoreInauguration of the Peace Pole Cantanhede – Portugal
February 26, 2025 Inauguration of the Peace Pole. In Rotary, February is the month of Peace Building and Conflict Prevention. On the 26th February 2025, the Rotary Club of Cantanhede promoted, with the support of the Municipality, the installation of a peace pole, with the message ‘May peace prevail in the world’, in eight different…
Read MoreEncourage PEACE – Install a Peace Pole, Rotary District 7390, Pennsylvania-USA
2023-current Ever noticed a white pole with various languages on each side? It’s likely been a Peace Pole meant to encourage the community to live in peace. Rotary District 7390 comprises 7 counties in South Central Pennsylvania with 40 Rotary Clubs. In 2023-2024, our district began collecting $25,000 to establish ourselves as a Peace Building District. We achieved…
Read MoreAnnual Maui Peace Awards Accepting Nominations – To be Announced at the 2025 Peace Pole Event – Hawaii-USA
February 22, 2025 For the past few years, an effort to promote peace on Maui has recognized local individuals who are working to do just that. The Maui Peace Awards highlight individuals who quietly and humbly dedicate themselves to fostering peace and work to resolve conflicts, build understanding and promote harmony in meaningful ways. Spearheaded…
Read MoreHomer-Center Rotary Interact Club presents the idea of the installation of a Peace Pole to the school board, Pennsylvania – USA
Feb 20, 2025 Members of the Homer-Center Interact Club presented the idea of the installation of a peace pole to the school board last night. The club heard about another group at an Interact district conference in Greensburg about three years ago. It will be an eight-foot aluminum pole with the phrase “May Peace Prevail…
Read MoreROTARY Peace Pole creates space for Peace-2025 Rotary Presidential Peace Conference Istanbul, Türkiye.
Posted: February 20, 2025 Posted: February 20, 2025 Our Peace Committee’s work has no boarders. This photograph as taken by our very own Kathy Futornick at the Peace Pole Dedication at the new Rotary Peace Center at Bahcesehir University in Istanbul, Turkey. Rotary International, President-Elect, Stephanie Urchick led the dedication! Rotary International is instrumental in creating…
Read MorePeace Pals International Kovsar Gurban – Finalist 2024 – Azerbaijan
February 19, 2025 Congratulations to Kovsar Gurban, 11 (10 at the time of the contest) of Azerbaijan. Kovsar has participated in the Peace Pals Art Exhibition and Awards contest since she was 7, making this her fourth year. We are so happy to see her beautiful artwork every year and even more proud as we…
Read MorePeace Pole planted by Rotary E Club in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, INDIA
February 2025 Rotary Peace Pole planted by Rotary E Club of Empowering Youth in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India RID 3132 at school of Interact club of Sakharam Mehetre Prathamik Vidyalaya and Keshavrao Gadilkar High School. The message of Peace is in Hindi (the official language of India) and English. Dr. Bindu Shirsath Club Learning Facilitator and Club Secretary Rotary E…
Read MorePeace Pole unveiled at the “Rotary Park” Trees of The World rest area in Temuka, NEW ZEALAND
February 14, 2025 Peace Pole ‘plantings’ join global movement- Trees of The World rest area in Temuka, New Zealand There are more than 250,000 Peace Poles worldwide. A Peace Pole has been planted among the Trees of The World at the Rotary Park rest area in Temuka. Current Temuka Geraldine Rotary Club president Viki McKenzie said there…
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