Archive for February 2026
First Peace Pole planted in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Submitted: February, 26 2026August 11, 2025 Campbelltown is a vibrant, multicultural community, and fostering unity and understanding across its many cultures is a vital challenge. To address this, our Rotary Club of Campbelltown (District 9675) proudly led the installation of the first Peace Pole in the Macarthur region at Campbelltown East Public School. The Peace…
Read MorePeace Gathering at Lunalilo Elementary School, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
February 25, 2026 A dedication ceremony for a Rotary Peace Pole was held on Wednesday in Lunalilo Elementary School’s Peace Garden. The event, which was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Ala Moana, was followed by students sharing “May Peace Prevail On Earth” in their native languages. Submitted by: Jamm Aquino
Read MorePeace Pole installation in Downtown Killeen, Texas, USA.
Feb 24, 2026 The Rotary Club of Killeen Heights commemorated the 121st birthday of Rotary International by installing a Peace Pole at the corner of Gray Street and Avenue D in downtown Killeen, reinforcing the organization’s longstanding commitment to service and global unity. According to the Rotary Club’s President, Dan Ady, the installation was timed…
Read MorePeace Pole Michael Shelley Way, Oxenford, on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
February 22, 2026 We held our Rotary Peace Pole ceremony on Sunday, February 22nd, so it was as close as possible to Rotary’s anniversary (Feb 23rd). We celebrated the dedication of our Peace Pole on Sunday, 22 February 2026. As our Club President, Gareth Hunt, mentioned in his opening comments, we gathered in a place…
Read MoreCheyenne Levesque chosen for the Goi Youth Peace Ambassadors program, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Submitted: February, 21 2026 Nelson’s Cheyenne Levesque has been chosen for the Goi Youth Peace Ambassadors program. (Submitted) Cheyenne Levesque of Nelson has been accepted as one of 50 participants from a field of 1,500 applicants around the world to become a Goi Youth Peace Ambassador. After the five-month program, she could be selected to…
Read MoreTimes call for Unity “We” Plant Peace Poles, Jacksonville Beach Metropolitan, Florida, USA
Announcement, February 19, 2026 “May Peace Prevail On Earth.” Those are the words inscribed on several Peace Poles being dedicated in beach areas throughout Jacksonville this Saturday, Feb. 21. These Rotary “Peace Poles” will join more than 250,000 others around the world. The goal: to promote peace-building and conflict resolution over violence and arguing. “In…
Read MorePeace begins here: Peace Pole at Columbus Public Library, Columbus, Georgia, USA
February 19, 2026 The Rotary Club of Columbus hosted a Peace Pole Dedication Ceremony on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at the Columbus Public Library in Columbus, Georgia. The Peace Pole is inscribed with messages of peace in four different languages. Today, the Rotary Club of Columbus, GA proudly conducted a dedication ceremony for our new…
Read MoreLiving Peace International Guides University Students in a Peace Flag Ceremony in Tagaytay, Philippines.
February 18, 2026 The National Coordinator of the Philippines, Daryl Querijero of Living Peace International, traveled to Tagaytay, approximately 60 kilometers south of Manila, to guide a group of university students through the transformative peace pedagogy proposed by Living Peace. The session culminated in the Peace Flag Ceremony, a powerful and tangible symbol of universal…
Read MoreImua Family Services, Plants Peace Pole Wailuku, Hawaii, USA
Submitted: February 2026 In celebration of World Peace Day 2025, Imua Family Services, with the support of the Rotary Club of Kihei-Wailea, installed its Peace Pole alongside the Maui County Sister Cities Peace Garden at Imua Discovery Garden, located at 2371 Main Street. The installation ceremony included a blessing by Kimokeo Kapahulehua and included representatives…
Read MoreA New Symbol of Hope Has Been Planted at the Kahului YMCA in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Submitted, February 2026 Today, Jeff and Jim of the Rotary Club of Kihei-Wailea and the Maluhia Maui Rotary Club helped plant a Peace Pole at the Kahului YMCA. The Peace Pole was generously purchased by the Rotary Club of Wailuku. The Peace Pole bears the message “May Peace Prevail on Earth”—a reminder of our shared commitment to peace, unity,…
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