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Jennifer, the Coordinator for Academic Success, kindly received our Certificate of Appreciation which is signed by many of our runners from all parts of the world.
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The children made country flags for us. Salil, from Australia, found his flag make by this very artistic young peace lover.
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Lydia wears her peace heart. She has the same first name as Arpan's mom which he was happy about. There aren't too many Lydias in America.
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In Rochester we had lunch at Yuyudhan's parents' house, Edythe and Chuck Hoppe. This was a real feast. They were very generous...
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Happy Birthday Arpan!!! 62 years young charging his batteries for his 62 mile run tomorrow to celebrate his Birthday which is actually on Wednesday.
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Arpan with Edythe and her friend "Killer" McCoy (as she sweetly calls herself). We are grateful to her for helping Edythe prepare all the delicious food.
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Our next visit was at Boys and Girls Club in La Crosse. This time Dennis explained to the children why peace is so important in our lives
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Marilyn gets the torch to lead the staff members around the gym on a peace run while the kids cheered loudly.
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We gave a presentation to a small group of children and their parents who were visiting the museum at that time.
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Leanne Pellinger, Marketing Director, kindly helped to arrange for our visit here as she has done in the past as well. We are very grateful to her and her staff.
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Christina Knudsen, Project Director, looks on as Leanne accepts our Certificate of Appreciation on behalf of the Children's Museum
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We are very grateful to the Children's Museum and the children and their parents for a sweet ceremony at this exciting place.