Rotary Club holds Peace Pole dedication and butterfly release, Okeechobee, Florida-USA

June 4, 2024

Special to Lake Okeechobee News

OKEECHOBEE — The Rotary Club of Okeechobee held a Peace Pole Dedication and Butterfly Release on May 23. The community was invited to share in this event to promote spreading peace and hope.

 The Rotary Club in District # 6930 of Okeechobee held a Peace Pole Dedication

Rotary District #6930 Governor, Doug Heizer, along with Rotary President Jackie Claxton, led the Peace Pole Dedication which took place at the Sports Complex by the entrance of the soon to be Fitness Trail. The Pole reads: “May Peace Prevail On Earth” in English and other languages.

Rotary Club in District # 6930 facilitates butterfly release

One of the many causes of Rotary is to promote peace and Rotarians believe when people work together to create peace in their communities it can have a global effect.

[Photos courtesy Rotary Club of Okeechobee]