The Rotary Club of Carpinteria Morning, in cooperation with Carpinteria Middle School (CMS), will hold a dedication ceremony for a Peace Pole — a six-foot-tall white post with the words “May Peace Prevail on Earth” written in four languages and braille — which will be installed in front of CMS on Wednesday, April 30, 1:45 p.m.
The CMS Peace Pole will have its message written in braille, English, Spanish, Chumash and Japanese. Rotary club members worked with the CMS AHA! PeaceBuilders student club, overseen by teacher Sarah Block, to select the languages and specific location for the pole. The pole will stand in front of the school at the corner of Carpinteria Avenue and Casitas Pass Road.
“A Peace Pole is an affirmation of peace and its placement furthers Rotary’s goal of building a culture of peace throughout the world,” said Art Fisher, chair of the club’s Peacebuilder Committee…