New Chapters Added

Kids for Peace Keeps Growing - Look at all of these new chapters!

Kids for Peace at AISM
(American International School in Mozambique)
Leader: Jackie Jenkins
Email: jackieandrobjenkins@gmail.com
Chapter Status: Closed

Kids for Peace, Sierra Leone
Chapter Contact: Mr. Victor Momoh
Email: kidsforpeacesierraleone@yahoo.com
Phone: 00 232 77 253992
Chapter Status: Open to new members

Estacada Kids for Peace (Oregon)
Leader: Margie Arnett
Email: mtenra@cascadeaccess.com
Phone: 503-630-2223
Chapter Status: Open to new members

Dutchess Peace for Kids
Leader: D. Sommer
Email: dutchesspeaceforkids@gmail.com
Chapter Status: Open to new members

Colorado Kids for Peace
Contact: Tim or Elizabeth Collardey
Email: Tim@walkthepeace.com
Phone: 303-679-7233
Chapter Status: Open to new members

Tucson Kids for Peace
Leader: Allyson Baehr
Email: allybear33@yahoo.com
Chapter Status: Open to new members

San Diego Kids for Peace
Leader: Suellen Fast
Email: sandiegikidsforpeace@gmail.com
Phone: 619-632-5053
Chapter Status: Open to new members

Kids for Peace DC
Leader: Susan Ellithorpe
Email: sellithorpe@msn.com
Phone: 313-590-9023
Chapter Status: Open to new members

Kids for Peace Cares For Our Ocean

Kids for Peace partnered with Torrey, from Surf eCo, to celebrate Intl Surfing Day at Swami's Beach in Cardiff, CA. Torrey taught us ways to care for our ocean and then we joyfully cleaned up the beach. We were amazed at how much styrofoam and plastic there was sprinkled throughout the sand. We all pledged to use less plastic, recycle and always clean up after ourselves.

The fun continued as we played in the water and Torrey gave us pop-up surf lessons. We had a blast!!! It was an absolutely gorgeous day filled with much love, care and delight!

The Red-Tailed Hawk Swoops in for a Visit

For Cardiff Chapter's February meeting we hosted Holly, a returned Peace Corps volunteer from Panama. We learned all about life in Panama and made Peace Packs for Holly to take to a school there. Towards the end of the meeting, as I was gathering the kids for a closing circle, my son kept pulling back from me and saying "A red-tailed hawk!! A red-tailed hawk!!" I said, no, that's a crow (which our yard is full of). But he would not relent, and he finally guided my eye to where this hawk was sitting right above me, in our tree. The hawk had been carrying a rat it had caught when suddenly another hawk had swooped on it and knocked the rat from it's grasp, falling to the grass below -- all witnessed by the kids. The first hawk was apparently unwilling to give up on its hard-earned prey, but there was the rat -- lying in the middle of a yard filled with 16 children, their parents, and other guests. I urged all the children to be quiet and back up a few yards to give the hawk some room. We stood there silently for minute after minute, hoping that the hawk would feel safe enough to reclaim it's dinner. The kids were bursting with excitement but managed to restrain themselves for the sake of the hawk. Finally, when all was completely still, the hawk swooped down, snatched up it's prey, and flew off to enjoy it and we all cheered! (Caveat: I'm assuming my 7-year-old son was right about it being a red-tailed since he knows more about that stuff than I do, but I don't really know!) -Katrina

Kids for Peace at Earth Fair 2008

The Kids for Peace are a huge hit in the Children's Parade at Balboa Park's Earth Fair 2008

Welcome to our NEW Blog

We want to welcome you to our new blog. We are writing this as we complete our Kids for Peace board retreat at Manzanita Village.
The retreat was inspiring, productive, relaxing, and very enjoyable. We not only contributed our finances, spirit and enthusiasm, but our experience and expertise in each of the following areas: Development, Special Events, Outreach/Communications, and Programs. One of the best parts was the RE-Creation of our Mission: To cultivate every child's innate ability to foster peace by cross-cultural experiences and hands-on arts, service and environmental projects. Other members will be posting their experiences here. I wanted to start it off by posting some photos I took of this magnificent retreat center just to get the ball rolling. CBillmeyer