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A beautiful day starts at Salmon River RV Park in Otis, Oregon. Lisa, the manager of the campsite, holds the torch. We were very happy with our stay!
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Harita was spontaneously invited to share the torch and the message of the run with some new friends at The Family Place, a relief nursery for young children, while running into McMinnville. Thank you to all the staff, children and volunteers for your great inspiration and super friendly welcome!
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There shall come a time When all children of the world Will enjoy one thing: Peace-dream. -Sri Chinmoy
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Mayor Remy Drabkin holds the Peace Torch and shares a few words on the importance of treasuring peace.
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The Peace Torch is passed to all the people attending the event and everyone gets a chance to share a message of peace.
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Thank you to the City of McMinnville for your enthusiastic welcoming of the Peace Run! See you next time!
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We are joyfully welcomed at Embassy Suites by Hilton in Tigard. A Oneness-feeling and generosity like theirs makes the Peace Run possible.
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Several of Papaha's relatives, Dan, Laurel, Bill and Carol travelled from around Oregon to meet with us- they are all lovely, and we were all so happy to meet them- and honored they took the time to come by!
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Marty and Claudia, good friends of faithful customers at Jyoti Bihanga Vegetarian Reastaurant in San Diego, hold the Peace Torch.
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We got a very special tour at the Hindu Temple under the guidance of Krishna, Sri and their intelligent and sweet son Vittel.