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We had a very restful stay at the beautiful Hotel Pacific in Monterey. We are most grateful to everyone at the hotel for their kindness and support for the Peace Run.
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Kashef Qaadri from California and Helen Shearman from New Zealand, happened to be passing by and offered their support.
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The first ceremony was at the Santa Cruz Montessori School. We presented the School with a Certificate of Appreciation as well as an artwork titled "Unity" by Sri Chinmoy. The Princpal, Kim Saxton, holds the Torch in this photo.
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Acompanied by teacher Susanne Schwarz, the children sang "Lean on Me" and "Rainbow Connaction" for us which were beautiful and touched our hearts.
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We lit the Peace Torch outside and the children and staff passed it to each other. Many made a wish or prayer for peace.
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A final group photo with the Santa Cruz Montessori School. Thank you to everyone for your enthusiastic participation.