WELLINGTON ANNUAL PEACE DAY SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 21ST
The annual UN World Peace Day celebration and ceremony sponsored by the Village of Wellington and the Wellington Rotary Club will take place on Tuesday September 21st at 6pm at the Wellington Rotary Peace Park, situated on Royal Fern Drive, adjacent to the Wellington public library.
The ceremony is in conjunction with the observance of World Peace Day as proclaimed each year by the United Nations.
Each year Wellington Rotary Club organizes contests for multicultural understanding and conflict resolution within the local schools and with the area boy and girl scouts. The winners of these contests along with winners of a photography competition will be presented with their awards and cash prizes during the ceremony. Local Palm Beach and Wellington dignitaries will be on hand to help celebrate the occasion.
The raising of the flags of the USA, State of Florida and Wellington and also the release of Peace Doves will take place.
A commitment to world peace and understanding will be voiced by local multi-denominational clergy, and the pledge of “May Peace Prevail on Earth “ will be read in eight languages.
A center peace will be the Wellington Peace Pole which is one of 250,000 like peace poles around the world.
The Village of Wellington and the Wellington Rotary Club cordially invite members of the community to attend the ceremony starting at 6pm at the Peace Park, Royal Fern Drive on Tuesday September 21st.
Contact.
Larry Kemp.
Co-Chair.
Wellington Peace Initiative.
561 333 2770