Rotary to Dedicate New Peace Pole - Join Us on June 22nd!
The Upper Sandusky Rotary Club will host a dedication ceremony for a newly installed Rotary Peace Pole on Sunday, June 22nd at 2:00 PM at the Upper Sandusky Community Library. The public is warmly invited to attend this special event.
The Peace Pole is a hand-crafted monument erected in various locations around the world as an
international symbol of peace. Each Peace Pole bears the message "May Peace Prevail on Earth"
on each of its four or more sides, usually in different languages. This Peace Pole will feature the
message in four languages: English, Spanish, German, and Wyandot.
During the dedication ceremony, the multilingual message of peace will be shared by several
distinguished guests. Wyandot Chief Billy Friend will read the Wyandot inscription. Upper
Sandusky Community Library Director Kathleen Whitt will read the message in German, and
Yajaira Ayala of Wyandot County Public Health and the founder of Upper Sandusky Hispanic
Involvement will read the Spanish message.
"It is a tremendous honor for the Upper Sandusky Rotary Club to sponsor this Peace Pole," said
Tom Masterson, President of the Upper Sandusky Rotary Club. "This monument serves as a
powerful visual reminder of our shared commitment to peace, both locally and globally. To have
these esteemed visitors join us for this dedication, acknowledging our rich history and heritage
makes this occasion even more meaningful."
A Few Upper Sandusky Rotary Supported Organizations:
Upper Sandusky Rotary History
The Upper Sandusky Rotary Club was chartered as a nonprofit on June 28th, 1943 and led by President, Paul Stephan; Vice President, J.D. Blackford; Secretary-Treasurer, Earl Ulrich and Sergeant-at-Arms, George Denman. Plans laid by the Toledo Club and Findlay Club helpted to start a club in Upper Sandusky. From planting 2,000 trees around the recently built Wyandot Memorial Hospital (trees in 1952, hospital in 1950), to providing air conditioning units to cool hospital rooms (1953) to current day projects of building playgrounds in the local parks and schools to working with other local service organizations to provide the very first Pavillion at the "new" Upper Sandusky Reservior. There have been numerous local projects over the last 80 years.
Rotary International
Rotary is a global network of 1.4 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves. For more than 110 years, Rotary's people of action have used their passion, energy, and intelligence to take action on sustainable projects. From literacy and peace to water and health, we are always working to better our world, and we stay committed to the end. Learn more about Rotary at Rotary.org.