PONDERAY ROTARY CLUB PEACEBUILDERS
The Rotary Club of Ponderay Centennial in the Greater Sandpoint area of Idaho became a Peacebuilder Club on March 21, 2022.
Conscious of the many challenges humanity faces and specifically in the Greater Sandpoint community, Barney Ballard, Carol Curtis and Kari Saccomanno found it very important to create this mission driven club within Ponderay Rotary. The Ponderay Peacebuilder Club focuses its attention currently on youth empowerment and encouraging peace through active listening conversations, involvement and relationship building.
Participating in District 5080’s Peace Pole Chain Campaign, Ponderay Rotary will be planting a peace pole this year.The Rotary Club of Bonners Ferry used an Express Grant to purchase Ponderay’s pole and Ponderay purchased a pole for the Rotary Club of Pullman.
The pole will include English, Spanish, Chinese and Kalispel. English represents us today along with Spanish. While Chinese and Kalispel respectfully celebrate the historical importance of these two cultures to this area. The club hopes that people use this bench and peace pole, to take time to relax, think, and breathe in all that makes our community and its diverse people invaluable to all of us now and generations to come.
Primary goals include:
- Empower club to advance local and world understanding, goodwill, and peace
- Commit to engage in dialogues and projects that promote positive peace in local communities
- Primary focus is youth empowerment
Actions on our radar besides the Peace Pole:
- Empowerment workshop at Sandpoint High School
- Partner with Interact on peace and empowerment projects
- Peace and/or empowerment themed film series
- Resume' workshop at Sandpoint High School
- International Day of Peace Celebration 9/21
