Rotary Club of Wellington Kicks off Peace Initiative with Poster Contest
On an annual basis, the Rotary Club of Wellington presents a “World Peace Initiative” to support world peace and multicultural understanding. The initiative kicks off in March and culminates on September 21, 2014, which is United Nations World Peace Day. On September 21, 2014, the Rotary Club sponsors a peace ceremony to celebrate the commencement of the initiative.
During the course of the initiative, many events and contests honoring world peace are conducted in the public schools in the Wellington area. Recognition and awards for these various contests are given at the peace ceremony.
Recently, the World Peace Poetry Contest was concluded. Every middle school in Wellington area are invited to participate in the contest and are encouraged to submit a poem that fosters the believes of world peace and multicultural understanding. This year, 120 poems were submitted. The Rotary Club narrowed down the submissions and the following students were declared winners and will receive their awards on September 21st. The students will also be invited to recite their poem at the ceremony. Al Pontecorvo of Wellington Landings Middle School won for his school. Tari Kari of Emerald Cove Middle School won for her school. Finally, Ryan Bruno of Polo Park Middle School won for his school. Each winner will receive a check for $75.00 at the peace ceremony. The Rotary Club wishes to thank all students and teachers for participating in the contests and congratulates all of the winners. For more information about the Rotary Club of Wellington or to become a member, contact Bob Salerno at (561) 512-8247.