THUNDER BAY -- Since 13-year-old Rory Monteith could remember he has always been inspired by peace.
Last spring, Monteith and seven other students from four different schools across the city were invited to enter peace themed posters and poems in a contest.
During Saturday’s Peace Day Ceremony at the Marina Park the students each received awards for their peace poem and poster submissions.
“I’ve always wanted to help my planet,” Monteith said. “When we got this assignment I was really excited, and I spent so many nights working on it.”
The youngster added that peace, for him, means being kind to everyone you know, even being kind to the people in your city, and in your community.
Monteith believes that if we are kind to our friends and our family then eventually we can achieve peace globally.
“We definitely need to keep celebrating peace, so children like me will be inspired by the whole idea, and they will continue on and I hope they celebrate it in their future,” he said.
“I hope in my generation we will be able to see peace, and I don’t know if we will be able to achieve it perfectly, but I definitely think we will be able to have a much happier community.”
The Rotary Clubs of Thunder Bay hosted the annual multi-cultural community recognition of the United Nations Day of Peace Saturday at the Rotary Peace Pole.
Peace Day is geared toward recognizing the efforts of those who have worked to end conflict and promote world peace.
For the Rotary Clubs of Thunder Bay Peace Day is one of the many ways the clubs promote peace.
“We are a great multi-cultural city,” said Rotary Peace Pole committee chair Irene Sottile.
“We have a lot of different nationalities in Thunder Bay, and it’s so heartwarming to see everyone together on this wonderful day of world peace.”
The Rotary Clubs of Thunder Bay support many international causes, including building schools, wells, and providing medical care for people around the world.
