Wellington Rotary - Dist. 6930 World Peace Project

Recognizing the value of diversity within individual clubs, District 6930 leadership encourages clubs to assess their club’s peace consciousness activities in their communities and to create/adopt significant peace projects either locally and/or internationally, that promote Rotary’s concepts of peace consciousness, conflict resolution or cultural diversity, locally, and/or internationally. The Initiative is non-denominational, non-political and non-ethnic.

In the efforts that District 6930 pilot the first World Peace District in the world, the District 6930 World Peace Initiative has been developed with the objective of at least 75% of District 6930 clubs forming a “Community Peace subcommittee, and subsequently adopting and implementing at least two local/international world peace, conflict resolution or multicultural projects, which will qualify them as a “Rotary District 6930 Peace Community”.

Some suggested Peace projects might be:

- Adopting the Rotary Peace Toast Program and giving a monthly Rotary Peace Toast at your club. (Rotary6930.org.....Select “Rotary Family”, select “District Peace Initiative”, select “Peace Toast”..... ALSO..... Wellingtonrotary.org......Select “Peace”, then select “Peace Toast”)

- Plan a Peace Pole within your community. ( www.worldpeace.org.....Also..... Rotary6930.org.....Select “Rotary Family”, select “District Peace Initiative”, select “Peace Pole Brochure.....Also..... Wellingtonrotary.org.....Select “Peace”, then“Peace Pole Brochure”.)

- Develop a Peace Park within your community. (Wellingtonrotary.org.....Select “Peace”, then “Peace Park Brochure”.)

- Sponsor/implement an annual community World Peace Ceremony in your community. (Wellingtonrotary.org..........Select “Peace”, then ”Ceremony”.)

- Develop annual Peace poetry, poster, photo and/or essay contests in your local schools.(Wellingtonrotary.org.........Select “Peace, then ”Contests”.)

- Develop, and implement, a Community Peace/Conflict Resolution Award within your community. (Wellingtonrotary.org........Select “Peace”, then select “Peace Award”.)

- Work with your city council to have your community become a Rotary Peace Community. (www.RotaryPeaceSummit.com, Wellingtonrotary.org.......Select “Peace”, then select Peace Community Kit”.)

- Recommend to the District/RI at least one Humanitarian Matching Grant project. (Rotary.org - Select “About Us”, then select “The Rotary Foundation”, then select “Future Vision”, then scroll down to, and select “Grants Structure”.....ALSO....Select “About Us”, then “The Rotary Foundation”, scroll to “Programs”, read “Health, Hunger & Humanity (3-H) Grants” and “matching Grants”...... ALSO..... Select “Service and Fellowship”, read all of “Start a Project”, “Project Resources” & Fund a Project”.)

- Partner with another U.S., or international, Rotary Club for a Humanitarian Matching Grant. (Rotary.org - Select “Service and Fellowship”, select “International Projects”, read “Develop an International Project”, then select “International Services Brochure”.....ALSO.....Select “Service and Fellowship”, then select “Start a Project“, select “International Project”, then select “Start a Project”/“Partnering”, “Project Resources” & “Fund a Project”.)

- Volunteer to participate in an International Project. (Rotary.org -Select “Service And fellowship”, read “Start a Project”, select “International Projects”, select “Volunteer for an International Project” and “Volunteers: Register”.)

- Sponsor a Rotary Peace Fellowship candidate from your community. (Rotary.org -Select “About Us”, “the Rotary Foundation”, select “Programs”, read “Educational Programs”, select “Rotary Peace Fellowships/Centers”.)

- Sponsor an Ambassador Scholarship candidate from your community. (Rotary.org -Select “About Us”, select “the Rotary Foundation”, select “Programs”, read “Educational Programs”, select “Ambassadorial Scholarships”.)

- Sponsor/participate in a Group Study Exchange (GSE). (Rotary.org -Select “About Us”, select “the Rotary Foundation”, select “Programs”, read “Educational Programs”, select “Group Study Exchange (GSE)”.)

- Implement a local Peace Scholarship Program within you high school/s.

- Sponsor a Peace library in one of your schools.

- Develop an International Humanitarian Project during the year, through one of your member’s home country.

- Assist your Interact Club to sponsor, or participate, in some type of a peace pole, or conflict resolution program during their school year. (Wellingtonrotary.org......Select “Peace’, then “Peace Pole Planting Brochure” & “Smart Awards”)

- Recommend that your local city council give a UN World Peace Day proclamation for UN World Peace Day in your community. (Wellingtonrotary.org.....Select “Peace, then “Proclamation”.)

- Request all local clergy to give a World Peace sermon near Sept. 21st, UN World Peace Day.

- Develop, and implement, your own peace program that fosters the concepts of world peace, conflict resolution or cultural diversity.

NOTE: If the District 6930 Peace Initiative pilot is successful, the District may consider recommending this World Peace District project to TRF as a regular Rotary program.

***Please send the District 6930 Peace Initiative subcommittee any other peace project suggestions you might have, so they can be shared with other District clubs:

Larry Labadie

Peter Costello

Dr. Wesley Boughner

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