{"id":27147,"date":"2025-03-31T22:15:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T22:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=27147"},"modified":"2025-03-31T22:15:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T22:15:12","slug":"rotaract-club-of-new-amsterdam-unveils-peace-pole-to-promote-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/rotaract-club-of-new-amsterdam-unveils-peace-pole-to-promote-unity\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotaract Club of New Amsterdam Unveils Peace Pole to Promote Unity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Saskia Warrick<\/em><br><em>February 24, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rotaract Club of New Amsterdam has unveiled a peace pole at the New Amsterdam Recreational Park, aligning with a global initiative to promote peace and understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This project, part of Rotary International\u2019s worldwide effort, contributes to the more than 200,000 peace poles erected across 200 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The unveiling coincided with World Peace and Understanding Day, observed annually on February 23rd to commemorate the founding of Rotary International and reaffirm its commitment to fostering global harmony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, commended the initiative, highlighting the peace pole\u2019s role as a lasting symbol of the community\u2019s commitment to peace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized its importance in serving as a reminder for future generations to embrace unity and compassion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vice President of the New Amsterdam Rotaract Club, Molandra Simon, reaffirmed the club\u2019s dedication to promoting peace through volunteerism and service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She noted that the peace pole stands as a representation of their ongoing efforts to cultivate a culture of harmony within the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rotaract Club remains committed to initiatives that encourage peacebuilding, demonstrating its continued role in creating positive change through service and community engagement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia WarrickFebruary 24, 2025 The Rotaract Club of New Amsterdam has unveiled a peace pole at the New Amsterdam Recreational Park, aligning with a global initiative to promote peace&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25601,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27147"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27148,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27147\/revisions\/27148"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}