NEWBURGH, N.Y. - Sept. 13, 2019 - The Peace Bell Foundation in Hopewell Junction, NY is celebrating its 10th Anniversary and will begin this fall seasons with Peace Poles being planted/dedicated at Fishkill Plains Elementary September 20th, 2019 and NFA North in Newburgh, NY. Beginning this year, with encouragement from the Yale Consortium Peace Study, have now developed a 5th grade Peace Essay Contest at Fishkill Plains Elementary and at the 5th grades of Newburgh's Elementary Schools.
The following have been the foundations accomplishments these past 10 years.
4 Peace Walks: Across & Along the Hudson
52 + Peace Poles: Made, Planted & Dedicated
Peace Booklet: 24 pages made in 2012-13 "Rotary's Activities Promoting Peace"
"Resonate in Love, Ring In Peace" Desktop Peace Saying Mini Book
4 Peace Conferences: 2 Rotary International Conferences (Atlanta & Toronto)
Rotary Peace Award at Rotary UN Day 2015-16
New Initiatives for 2019-2020 and Beyond:
Peace Essay Contest, 5th grade - Planting Peace Poles at Elementary Schools
About The Peace Bell Foundation
Martha and Doug Sturomski are the founders of the Worldwide Peace Bell Foundation, a 501c3 not for profit begun in 2009. They have been ringing bells as a musical duo, (voices, piano, violin, concertina & hand-bells) for 28 years.
The Sturomski's, since 1975 have performed over 1000 Arts-N-Ed programs from elementary to high school and special Ed Populations. Notably they have performed at St. Patrick's Cathedral to welcome Pope John Paul II to the United States as well as performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Recital Hall, Tavern on The Green, National Arts Club, Harvard Club, Museums, the Greenbrier & Mohonk Mt. House and other resorts, on cruise ships along with churches and retirement communities along the East Coast and out to the Midwest.
https://peacebellfoundation.org/
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