Archive for June 2025
Peace Pole Gateway at Sweetwater Cultural Center Stony Point, NY – USA
June 20, 2025 Events for the Summer Solstice took place at the Sweetwater Cultural Center, which is located on Ramapough Lenape lands in the lower Hudson Valley. The Center hosts cultural events and ceremonies to honor the peoples and the traditions of the land. It houses a Museum dedicated to the Ramapough people. During the…
Read MoreJuneteenth Celebration 2025 – One Circle Many Voices – New York, NY – USA
June 19, 2025 Friends converged at the New York Society of Ethical Studies on June 19th to celebrate Juneteenth to commemorate the emancipation of the enslaved African Americans in the United States. Participants gathered to voice their hearts, their minds, and wisdom to empower the collective vision of One Circle, giving expression to a…
Read MorePeace Pole Planted at Daystar Life Center in Crystal River, Florida, USA
June 11, 2025 One of Rotary International’s goals is to “build a culture of peace throughout the world.” They do this with their service projects within the clubs’ communities as well as projects internationally. They also plant Peace Poles, monuments that display the message: “May Peace Prevail On Earth,” an affirmation of peace written in…
Read MoreRotary marks 100 years, donates Peace Pole to Village of Mineola, Garden City, Long Island, NY -USA
June 10, 2025 On the sparkling afternoon of June 10, members of the Mineola-Garden City Rotary Club, along with members of the Village of Mineola leadership, gathered at Mineola Memorial Park to dedicate a Peace Pole in celebration of the Club’s 100th anniversary. The symbol of Peace, more than 25,000 Peace Poles are “planted” throughout…
Read MoreLakewood’s Clover Park Rotary Busy Month Peace Pole Planting, Lakewood, Ohio, USA
June 10, 2025 Clover Park High School students pose alongside the “Peace Pole” they just placed. Placing of a “Peace Pole,” attending the Rotary District Conference, and staffing a booth at the Lakewood Farmers Market, kept Clover Park Rotarians busy these last few weeks. This Tuesday, several Rotarians staffed a booth at the start of…
Read MorePeace Pole installation at Howard County Johns Hopkins Medical Center, Columbia, Maryland-USA
June 10th, 2025 Yesterday, June 10th at 12:30 pm, the Rotary Club of Columbia-Patuxent had our Peace Pole installation at the Heroes Grove at Howard County Johns Hopkins Medical Center. Click here for Location. The installation was attended by County Executive Calvin Ball. CEO of the Howard County EDA, Jennifer Jones, Kirsten Baier VP of Johns Hopkins…
Read MoreThe Rotary E-Club of Australia Nomads Planting & Sharing Their Peace Poles on the Peace Pole Map
June 10, 2025 The Rotary E-Club of Australia Nomads (Rotary Nomads) has been involved in placing 22 Peace Poles across Australia. These poles have either been donated by Rotary Nomads or co-hosted with other Rotary clubs across Australia, expanding on the Rotary Nomads’ motto of ‘Helping Hands Across the Land’. The club is in the…
Read MorePeace Pole in Constanța, Dobrogea Region of ROMANIA
June 7, 2025 Greetings! My name is Codrin Raita, and I am a Past President of the Rotary Club Cetatea Tomis Constanța, part of District 2241 Romania & Republic of Moldova. Story: My rotary club had the honor of planting a Peace Pole in Constanța, Dobrogea Region of Romania. This region serves as a remarkable…
Read MoreA Message of Peace at Patchogue-Medford High School – New York, USA
June 4, 2025 Members of Patchogue-Medford High School’s Interact Club and Multicultural Heritage Club and the Rotary Club of Patchogue, on Wednesday, June 4, dedicated a peace pole in an outdoor courtyard. Gary HaberPosted 6/12/25
Read MorePeace Pole Gathering Zuvuyaland in Taupo, North Island of New Zealand
Submitted on June 3rd, 2025 Hello there…..I am a little late in sharing this news as our Peace Pole gathering was on the 22nd March this year . The site is a nature sanctuary called Zuvuyaland which is close to ‘heart shaped’ Lake Taupo, in the central North Island of New Zealand (I have registered…
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