Archive for October 2025
Centennial Rotary Club plants symbols of hope and unity across Pocatello and Chubbuck, Idaho, USA
Submitted: October 28, 2025 The Centennial Rotary Club of Pocatello has completed a meaningful community project dedicated to peace, unity and understanding — the installation of three internationally recognized Peace Poles in Pocatello and Chubbuck. A Peace Pole is a monument that bears the message “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in multiple languages. First envisioned…
Read MorePeace Pole, Hiroshima Trees unveiled at SSU, Sonoma County, California, USA
October 28, 2025 Two new symbols of peace now stand at the heart of Sonoma State University (SSU), permanent reminders of the human cost of war and the university’s commitment to a more peaceful world. During the campus’s first-ever Peace Ceremony on Tuesday, more than 100 students, faculty and community members gathered to unveil a…
Read MoreLadner United Church to re-dedicate Peace Pole, Ladner, Delta, BC-Canada
October 26, 2025 Ladner United Church hosted a Peace Pole ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 26, to re-dedicate its Peace Pole. Two decades ago, Ladner Village and the surrounding area hosted several Peace Poles that featured peace messages in several languages, inscribed in the wood. Many of the Peace Poles have disappeared over the years; the…
Read MorePeace Pole in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
October 25, 2025 Submitted by: The Rev. Dr. Jim Melnyk Peace Pole placed by the entrance to our backyard labyrinth in Raleigh, North Carolina
Read MorePeace Pole dedicated in memory of Boardman Kiwanis Club member, Ohio, USA
October 24, 2025 The Peace Pole was dedicated in honor and memory of Charles “Chuck” Whitman, a long-time active member of the Boardman-Youngstown Kiwanis Club before his death on February 20 of this year. Boardman and Youngstown and Boardman Members of the community and the Boardman-Youngstown Kiwanis Club gathered at the YMCA in Downtown Youngstown…
Read MoreThomas Jefferson High School Peace Pole Project to Foster Service Above Self, Pleasant Hill California, USA
October 22, 2025 Rotary’s motto, “Service Above Self,” among young people through a program called Interact, short for “international action.” Pleasant Hills sponsors Interact clubs for students ages 12-18 at Brentwood, South Park, and Thomas Jefferson high schools. “The purpose and goal for an Interact club is to develop leadership, integrity, respect, and teamwork, to…
Read MorePeace Poles installed at Fox Chapel Area School District schools, Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, USA
October 22, 2025 Fox Chapel Area School District has a symbol of peace at each of its six schools courtesy of a community nonprofit. The Rotary Club of Fox Chapel Area donated peace poles to the district earlier this year. Each Peace Pole is an 8-foot monument that shows the message, “May Peace Prevail On…
Read MorePeace Pole dedication on the Dryden Rail Trail in Dryden, NY, USA
October 22, 2025 Dryden Rotary Club #74341, serves the Tompkins and Cortland County communities supporting local projects as well as international projects. On Wednesday, October 22, at 4:00 p.m., a ‘Peace Pole’ was dedicated on the Dryden Rail Trail! The Peace Pole Project is worldwide and aims to spread the sentiment ‘May Peace Prevail On…
Read MoreBerri Rotary leads Peace Pole Ceremony in South Australia, Australia
October 20, 2025 The Rotary Club of Berri attended a Peace Pole Ceremony held at the Berri Regional Secondary College last month, with the event celebrating a universal message of peace. The Peace Pole, adorned with the words “May Peace Prevail On Earth” in several languages, stands as a symbol of hope and unity.
Read MorePeace Pole planted at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, Delaware, USA
October 19, 2025 The parish of Westminster Presbyterian Church joined in joyful prayer to dedicate their Peace Pole. The Peace Pole includes an indigenous language from this area, Lenape, and a West African language, Tshiluba, spoken in the Congo where the church sponsors a project. Pat Bartoshesky
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