Rotary 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 the world, with more than 100 placed on Long Island.

Peace Poles are inscribed with “May Peace Prevail On Earth” in eight different languages, along with the Rotary logo and a QR code that provides detailed information about the history and meaning of Peace Poles.

Earlier in the spring of 2025, Mineola-Garden City Rotary had donated a tree to the Village of Garden City. Still, Mineola’s choice had been the Peace Pole to be placed strategically in its Memorial Park where a monument nearby pays tribute to fallen heroes. A pathway passes by both the monument and Mineola-Garden City’s newly established Peace Pole.