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VOLUME 2 |
SEPTEMBER 2005
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| "IF PEACE IS OUR VISION ... LET US BEGIN!" - John Denver |
CONTENTS -
~PEACE CLOTH ANNIVERSARY~
The John Denver Peace Cloth is 5 years old! Started in early 2000, the Cloth was 700 feet when it debuted at the United Nations in September of that year. Today, we are over 2,000 feet and still growing! As we reflect and remember, we also know how important it is to look to the future. In these uncertain times, the message of Peace and Love seems more important than ever. Each person that touches the Peace Cloth, and is touched by it, becomes a part of the message of Peace. Peace starts within our hearts, and it is there that each seed is planted. As we look forward to another 5 years and beyond, we are increasingly, and yet humbly, aware of just how much the Peace Cloth means to those who have been touched in some way by it’s existence.
Members of the Board of Directors of the John Denver Peace Cloth would like to thank all those who have helped make the Peace Cloth project a success. Thank you to those who sent in cloth, from the tiniest scrap to yards and yards of finished panels, to those who sewed, those who contributed monetarily, and those who have given hours of their time to help out with events or other special needs. Each one of you has been sewn into the fabric of the Cloth.
The Board of Directors consists of Debra Chilton, President; Ann Schnitz, Vice president; Eve Kleinfeld, Treasurer; Kelly Robison, Secretary; and Directors Sarah Foglesong, Cheryl Fritz, JoLynn Long, and Lana Zinkon.
~THOUGHTS FROM THE PRESIDENT....~
It sometimes seems like just yesterday that we were preparing to travel to the United Nations for the premier showing of the John Denver Peace Cloth. It’s hard to believe it’s been five years. Together, we have made a difference, and it’s been a wonderful journey.
I want to thank each and every one of you for the support you’ve given to the Peace Cloth. Without you, it wouldn’t be what it is and continues to become -- a symbol of our dreams for a world that works for everyone. Each contribution is special and holds a story that touches the deepest part of us all. I’ve read those stories and laughed and cried as I lovingly held every contribution in my hands. So it is with the deepest respect and love that I write this letter to you, commemorating our mission of the last five years.
The Peace Cloth was originally meant to be a part of a specific event, and that was to have been the end of it. But because of you and your commitment, it took on a life of its own, traveling all over the world to deliver a message of peace and hope. It became so much more than any of us ever could have imaged in those beginning days. Now, we have a Children's Peace Cloth as well as panels created in remembrance of 9/11.
I hope that we will come together in another five years to celebrate our decade anniversary, and that peace will have taken center stage in each of our lives and in the world around us. On behalf of the Board of the Peace Cloth, a resounding thank you, for all you have given.
~Debra Chilton
~...AND THE VICE PRESIDENT~
There was a smoky voice on the phone at my office one day, a voice that belonged to Debra Chilton, a person I had never met or heard of before. She came to me, as President of It's About Time, to ask if our group would like to get involved with a project she had started – a Peace Cloth in honor of my fallen hero. Being a John Denver fan for almost thirty years at that point, I was quick to jump in and offer anything I could to support what sounded like a tremendous memorial to John's legacy. Little did I know, this woman was to become the best friend I've ever had, whom I love more and more every day and who fills my life with sunshine. And little did I know there were other friends to come, beautiful, strong women who embodied the spirit of JD in such a total, selfless way. Eve and Kelly. Sarah. Lana and Cheryl. JoLynn. Others who we lost along the way but were also instrumental in getting us to this point, five years later. It is to them, the Peace Cloth Board, my wonderful partners in crime, that I personally dedicate this newsletter. Blessings on you, my beloved sisters.
In reading the stories sent in for this missive, it strikes me over and over again how much more this Cloth is than a collection of pictures and poems and threads and scraps. It is, pure and simply LOVE, woven into each piece, painted into each design: love for John Denver, love for our world and each other, and love for the possibility that we can do and be better. As Deb said, we couldn't have made it this far without each of you and your unique contributions – both tangible and intangible – and I wanted to add my own words of thanks for that. It was an out and out struggle at times. We may laugh now but there were moments when we were sure the Cloth had breathed its last. It was only knowing that so many of you had your hearts bound up in it that we kept going, kept moving over that hill and over that hurdle. And here we are today, celebrating five years together. You can't even begin to imagine how much gratitude I feel – thank you, all of you, for your love.
~Ann
~JOIN THE CELEBRATION!~
Come celebrate 5 years of success with us! We are busily planning our annual fundraising event for Aspen 2005. The date will be Friday, October 7, at the Mountain Chalet Ballroom. This year, we welcome Chris Collins and the Boulder Canyon Band, Mark Cormican, Ken Dravis, Tim Durnan and other possible surprise guests. As always, we will present the annual Vision Award to the individual who best exemplifies the spirit of the Peace Cloth, and there will be plenty of new JD products and a silent auction to check out. So please join us at 1 PM in the Mountain Chalet Ballroom – it's gonna be a Rocky Mountain High! (email Eve at EEEEEKL@aol.com for advance tickets and further information)
~JDMPC ONLINE~
You can visit the Peace Cloth website, www.johndenverpeacecloth.com to view upcoming events, purchase items from the Peace Cloth store, request the Peace Cloth for your event, and more. The Peace Cloth Store has lots of items to choose from. Come visit the store and check out this year’s T-shirts. We welcome your submissions to the poetry and letter pages. The education page includes our curriculum and ideas for ways to utilize the Peace Cloth for educational purposes.
To request the Cloth for your event, you can go directly to http://johndenverpeacecloth.com/borrowing.html for FAQs and Forms.
~THANKS TO YOU~
A huge THANK YOU of appreciation to those who continue to help keep the Peace Cloth traveling. Whether a one time offer of help, or an ongoing effort, each gift of Self is important to us. A special thanks goes to Sandy Clark, our wonderful webmaster, and Nancy Anglin, for her graphic contributions.
~DONATIONS~
Donations are a vital part of any non-profit organization, and each monetary contribution has our utmost appreciation. Donations help defray the ongoing costs of keeping the Cloth traveling and to maintain it’s care. All funds raised for the Peace Cloth through donations or product sales are used expressly for this purpose. Board members and others who work on the Cloth are all volunteers and pay their own expenses for travel, lodging, etc.
The John Denver Peace Cloth operates as a Windstar “Connection” group. Among other benefits, the partnership means that all donations to the Peace Cloth are tax-deductible under Windstar’s non-profit umbrella.
We would like to extend a big THANK YOU to those who have donated to or requested the Peace Cloth over the past few months. Thanks to all of you!
~STORIES~
A few months ago, we sent out an email asking people to share with us some of their experiences of working with, and/or seeing the Peace Cloth. The stories we received were filled with heart-felt emotion and left us feeling quite overwhelmed and truly grateful to have been a part of something that has touched so many hearts. Here, in their own words, they share what the Peace Cloth has meant to them: THAT PRECIOUS CLOTH!: Being a shut-in, I have been unable to attend any of the affairs pertaining to the peace cloth or to any functions that give honor to our dear John Denver. Several years ago, Lana Zinkon and her two lovely daughters stopped by my house and brought a long segment of the cloth for me to see. That is a day I shall never forget. I touched and held it with tears in my eyes as I thought of the places it had been and other places where it would go. My ardent thoughts and prayers are that people will not forget this boy who had such wisdom. He was so human yet possessed so many saintly ways that to hear his songs was to know him. I am now 85 years old and John will always be a "boy" to me. Oh, how we need him today!. Parke C. Bogle
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PACIFIC NORTHWEST SEWING PARTY: The Peace Cloth arrived at our house (one portion of it anyway) on a crisp fall morning in 2000.... Windsong [PNW group] members coming from as far as Portland hauled in cartons of cloth and sewing supplies, followed by what seemed like an endless parade of sewing machines. Throughout the day and into the wee hours of the morning, machines whirred in unison as everyone worked on their own special project. Some pinned, some created artwork, and some sewed and sewed...and sewed! Bit by bit, pieces became strips, and these strips became even longer strips. Cloth piled up around the kitchen island and gradually the rug and kitchen floor disappeared under layers of cloth and scraps. Meanwhile, John kept us company in spirit, singing heartily away in the background :)
Hundreds of needles, pins, bobbins, scraps, a tower of empty pizza boxes, two birthday cakes (Debra and Kelly) and one flooded toilet later, we had a couple of 150 to 200 feet (panels) of a uniquely designed, beautifully decorated memorial to John Denver and his efforts to promote peace worldwide. I think one had to be there to experience the power of the message flowing from that cloth. People had sent in pieces of cloth from all over--some were just simple scraps of material with a blessing uttered lovingly over each one, while others were beautiful pieces of art such as cross stitch, paintings, drawings, and collages. . The most memorable to me was the scrap of wedding dress material that a lady had sent in with the words to a part of a poem that the bride-to-be had written on her wedding invitations; the couple had met at a John Denver concert.
"Songs of live and life's celebration
The poet's words drew them near
The heavenly stars shone above
And music bound their hearts with love"
Jenny and Dennis, 1999
But each and every piece, no matter whether just simple cloth or a work of art, resonated with the same message: a prayer for peace for our brothers and sisters around the world....."I am looking for my family and all of you are mine!" (John Denver, "I Want to Live"). One could not touch the Cloth and look at the images without being deeply moved. It was such a privilege to be able to offer our house for the creation of this special Memorial Peace Cloth. Debbie and Bob King (Seattle, WA)
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The most beautiful experience that lingers with me today took place in Aspen during an event when the Peace Cloth was displayed in a small shop I believe it was the Teddy Bear Factory. People stood in a large circle around the room each holding up a part of the cloth and across from me was Stu Ramstead as large as life with the cloth in hand. I remembered John's friendship with Stu, and I was in awe at this person and how dedicated he was to John. My daughter and I talked to him about Alaska because we had gone there and loved it and I wanted to take the trip to Mulchatna. Poetry was read and guitars were played softly in that room and the entire environment was about John and the Peace Cloth.
The other time was in 2000 after the church service in Snowmass when John's mom was given the Peace Cloth and she spoke a few words to the crowd. I was standing just in front of her and my daughter a little to the side. We always sat in the second row in church just behind her and Abe. She looked over at me and her eyes were full of tears and I felt for her deeply and shared that moment with her. She then looked over at Heather who was standing nearby and tears were in her eyes. I will never forget this time as the Peace Cloth keeps safe within our hearts and this touching and very vulnerable moment. Carolyn Wilkey
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In October 2002, a panel of the peace cloth made its first journey to Australia to 'attend' the second gathering of the Australian group - Higher Ground, the Australian Friends of John Denver. Our gathering, held between the 11th and 13th October, 2002 was held at Riverwood Downs in the Barrington Tops region of New South Wales. The Cloth had travelled up from Melbourne, Australia to this venue, some 250 kilometres from Sydney.
Although our group at that stage was very small and only 9 people attended that gathering, it was extremely well-received by us all as we oohed and ahhed over the loving work of so many people world-wide.
On the 12th October, 2002, at the very time in which we were singing John's songs and raising money to be donated to the eagle at the Tooronga Zoo, two bombs blasted in Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 innocent people, many of whom were Australian. The significance of the peace cloth was not lost on us at all.
The peace cloth project has since become an annual event with us and as we create our panels, we really do think about and discuss what peace is and how we, as individuals, can work towards a peaceful solution. Although we have restructured our group since 2002, and we are now called Higher Ground Australia, we believe that the threads that bind us together will one day give us the peace that we are searching for.
My thanks to those people who had the vision and the dream to create a quilt that would travel to peaceful events and to make the type of impact it is so successfully doing.
Regards, Janette Frawley, Higher Ground Australia
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The first time I saw or heard about the Peace Cloth was from a new JD sister who invited me to Aspen with her for the John Denver Memorial Week, thus making a 30-year old dream come true for me (She didn't know it when she asked). I wasn't able to go with her the year she asked, so she took lots of pictures and told me all about it and how terribly freezing cold it was standing around in a circle holding it that year!
The next year, we took each other's picture there in the Aiki tent at Windstar, marveling at the idea of it and the fact that it was doubled AND wrapped all the way around the tent TWICE...AND that wasn't all of it!!! The other part of it was in Monterey, they told us! How wonderful-the thought of it and the beauty of it!
I had contributed a shirt of plain chambray purchased back in the 70's and lovingly embroidered with items and a scene from John's songs (guitar, columbines, other flowers, music notes, and on the back, a country road with mountains, sun and eagle). There was no way I would ever wear it again, but I had held onto it because of emotional ties. The request for cloth for the Peace Cloth was just the answer. I took a final picture and said, "Goodbye" and then, I gave it up gladly for it, and two years later at Windstar, I saw my piece, my shirt, there on a panel (with a square of John’s jeans sewed upon it, just as they told me they would! FARR-OUT!!!) and was so thrilled!
Sometime later here in Florida, I attended one of Ron Rich’s concerts and saw a portion of it again and took a couple of pictures. He was promoting it and Windstar and had written a great song about the Cloth, which was released for sale on CD's. Naturally, I, along with everyone with me, had to have a copy (He sang it at the concert)!
Most recently, our Florida Windstar Connection is planning to send in squares representing our connection and our members’ favorite John Denver songs. That is to be sent in to you by the first of July so they can be sewn onto a portion and be available to be viewed at the annual John Denver Memorial Week in Aspen at the Aiki tent once again at Windstar.
Henceforth, the circle continues to grow in concentric waves, reaching farther and farther and including school children, scouts, and 9-11 memorials. John would be so proud of it and what it represents...peace... and I know he is proud of all of us involved in it. Thank you for making that dream a reality!
Peace and joy, Sherry Cook :)
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I have had the privilege of being part of the making of 10 panels for the Peace Cloth.
The first panel was for the Fan Club, in 2000, when a plea went out for someone to coordinate the donations from the members of the U.K. club. As I was about to have an operation and would have to rest for a few weeks I said I’d have a go. Not a good sewer but willing! got me the job. 8 donations were given. All different styles, materials and sizes but they fitted together to make a 3’x3’ panel that we put in the middle of Jean Harding’s amazing 18’ of song lyrics and pictures amazingly sewn. This has forged a great friendship between us and we cried together at Windstar on seeing the panels displayed.
I have since made panels with many groups of children. This gives me the opportunity to talk to them about caring, sharing and respecting others and the world about them, as well as enjoying the colourful materials and designs. Panels have been made by school groups, Cub Scouts, Rainbows, Brownies and Guides, all of them were amazed at the finished panel. It showed them how each small piece joined together makes one large complete, beautiful panel often with a message that they have developed through working together.
Some of the panels have been shown at Church parades and I even read The Peace Poem at one service. This involvement has given me a new confidence in myself and last October, 2004, it found me asking to show the 5 new panels, that I was delivering, to the Peace Cloth event. How bold is that !! The church magazine included an article about the Brownie panel that went up the mountain for sunrise in 2002. The heading was “Ruth’s Rocky Mountain High Peace Mission ”. The introduction said “Those of you that know R.O. will know that, apart from her love of guiding and small furry creatures, I rescue and rehome rabbits and guinea pigs, she has been a long time fan of J.D. and his music. Here she describes an inspiring project for world peace.” I would be pleased to be remembered and thought of by this.
Our local paper ran an article about guiding and included a photo of the Brownies with their panel. They looked so proud. Every child that has been involved with a panel has been proud of the finished panel and they often ask if I’ve made any more and did they get to America safely. I hope in the years to come they will remember their time sewing fondly and also remember the messages we talked about too.
I now break down events in my life into smaller pieces and I find I am enjoying new experiences without that awful panic that is sometimes there restricting the enjoyment.
Thank you to all involved in the Peace Cloth project for their Friendship, Support and Encouragement. I look forward to returning to Aspen in 2007 with more panels to join to the Cloth. In Peace and Friendship, Ruth Oddie (England)
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The first time I saw the Peace Cloth in person was at the Windstar Celebration 2004. I have seen the Peace Cloth in pictures so I was excited to see it in person. I have felt moved to make a panel so to see what has been made and how to do it was special. Seeing the Peace Cloth winding around the Aiki tent going on and on is how it should be. This vision of Peace should always be promoted as an alternative. Another thing that impressed me were three women heading the Peace Cloth event at the Mountain Chalet in Aspen. They allowed myself and my friend Kendra to volunteer. We had so much fun that day. It was our first year in Aspen so we knew no one. At breakfast at the Mountain Chalet I knew I had to find where we needed to report. I sat down at a table with three women and worked up the nerve to ask where I could find the Peace Cloth people and they said "you are sitting with them" WOW. How funny is that? I keep thinking that Jesus is the Prince of Peace. He puts us where he needs us. (Please help me with their names) We worked together at the event all afternoon. We were going to sell items as people entered the concert at the Chalet. One of them gave me a bag of money to make change and we were ready to sell. As things were starting another one realized that strangers had the responsibility of the money and decided that they would take all the money at the main table. Kendra and I were really glad we didn’t have to be responsible for the money but at the same time I wanted them to trust us. After several hours the one with the long brown hair (please forgive me about the name!) had to make a pit stop and asked me to sit at the table with the money box. I looked over at Kendra and told her we finally made it! They are special because they greeted us when we first came to town and they were there as we made our last stop at Carl's Pharmacy on our way out of town. They pulled up in there car and called to us to say goodbye. I really felt we had made some new friends! I hope to see y'all again! Thanks, Margie (we hope we see you this year too, Margie – Ann (of the brown hair))
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The Booster Club, our parent group, invited the Peace Cloth into our school on November 21st, 2002. The Cloth was on display during parent/teacher conferences. With John Denver’s music playing in the background, parents and students slowly wandered into the gymnasium, curious about the large pieces of cloth covering the cafeteria tables...and more curious about the music. As visitors looked over the Peace Cloth panels that graced our school, they were amazed at the intricate details as well as some of the famous signatures. Most people had never heard of the Peace Cloth but were happy to learn more. People started sharing stories and memories of John Denver. Some people actually seemed surprised that they remembered so many songs and how much JD had been a part of their lives.
With the help of our wonderful art teacher, our students had also created a panel from each grade. These panels were sewn together and on display across from the Peace Cloth. The Kindergarten students used their hand prints to create a panel entitled "Hands that Touch the Heart.” Our first graders also used their hand prints arranged in the shape of a peace sign. Their panel was called “Peace to ALL People! ” Our second graders ‘doodled’ rainbows, peace signs, and the earth on their panel entitled "Let all kids and people live in peace." 3rd graders called their panel “Peace Out” and drew flags, peace signs, crosses and earth globes. The 4th grade panel, titled simply “Peace“ had some very creative drawings of peace signs, aliens, flags and the statue of liberty. Our 5th graders finished it off with a panel called "Be one with the world" which included drawings of angels, flags, butterflies and flowers. Parents were amazed at the work of their children. The creative process is amazing and the details in some of their artwork was incredible. Sometimes, we just don’t give our kids enough credit for what they can accomplish! I feel honored to have shared in an event with the Peace Cloth and even more honored to know that ‘my’ kids contributed to such a wonderful project. Sandy Clark
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I'm a member of Friends of John Denver UK. I heard you wanted to hear from people about events they have attended where the peace cloth was displayed. When I first heard about the peace cloth I thought it was a beautiful idea. I wanted to make a contribution and I wanted it to be something special. I thought of a piece of embroidery, but I am not very good at getting down to that sort of thing. Then I thought of my childhood bedroom curtains.
My mother had made them herself, and when she had died 10 years previously, I had found a piece of material from them among her things. It had really touched me that she had kept this for 30 years. It was quite a large piece so I decided to send some of it to the peace cloth. Mum loved John's music too and I am sure this would have made her happy.
I never dreamed when I sent it that I would ever see it again, unless it came to the UK that was, but in 2000 it was decided that I should visit Pacific Grove for the anniversary of John's passing. I say that it was decided for me because I didn't see how I could possibly afford to go, but one thing after another occurred to make me feel that I should. I felt called by John. He even showed me how to find the money, but that's a different story.
I arrived in Pacific Grove on Saturday Oct 7 and the next morning I walked to Lover's Point to find the cloth laid out on the grass there. There was only a quarter of it as the rest was in Aspen, but I found my piece. Perhaps John arranged that too.
I spent several happy hours sitting there on that beautiful sunny October day, listening to Jim Curry and the other performers playing John's music and to Leslie Newman giving a talk about the peace cloth. It seemed strange sitting by the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from my home, next to this wonderful cloth, made up of hundreds of pieces contributed by people from all over the world, most of whom I didn't know, and looking at a piece of my bedroom curtains. I used to love those curtains as a child. I remember going to sleep counting the flowers in red, blue, green and yellow, the four primary colours, except that the blue was turquoise which I later discovered was John's favourite colour. I had come alone and I didn't know anyone there, but I felt I was among friends, no, more than that, family.
Later that evening there was a memorial ceremony on John's beach and the cloth had been laid there. We stood around it with our candles. I was beginning to get to know a few of the others and was interested to find that Leslie, who had given the talk about the cloth, had been the author of the article that I had read about the first anniversary at Pacific Grove. I was invited to a meal at a pizza restaurant and later back to their motel room. I was privileged to help pack the cloth in a big suitcase.
Later in the week, on the 12th, we stood again on the beach, around the cloth, and watched the pelicans fly past in a perfect 'missing man' formation, which was wonderful as the Long EZs were unable to fly because of cloud. The next morning I flew home to the UK, passing once more over the beach, my mind full of memories.
I thought that was that, but two years later it became possible for my husband and I to go to Aspen for the fifth anniversary. This time the cloth was at Windstar in the aikido tent and I found my piece again. This is a link to my website where there is a photo of me standing in front of my piece. http://sylviaashton.tripod.com/peacejohndenver/id3.html If you click on the 'Pacific Grove' link you will see where I wrote about my visit there, and on 'The magic and the quest' I have some photos of the cloth.
This visit to Windstar was the first time I had seen the whole cloth and I was amazed by its length. There were so many beautiful panels, too many to mention. There were eagles, mountain scenes, one showing the constellation of Lyra and a whole section dedicated to those lost on 9 11. John must be so proud of everyone. This is a true example of how individuals joining together can achieve so much. love and peace, Sylvia Ashton
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If you have a story about your experience with the Peace Cloth, we'd love to have it for our website. Please send it to Ann at aerie01@comcast.net
~WHERE HAS THE CLOTH BEEN?~
These are just a small sample of the places the John Denver Peace Cloth has traveled over the past 5 years:
North Pole, Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, the Netherlands
USA: Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, Washington (State), Washington DC, New Jersey
2000
Sept -- United Nations
Oct -- Aspen, CO
2001
Oct -- Aspen, CO
2002
Oct -- Aspen, CO
Oct -- Australia. A panel of the peace cloth made its first journey to Australia to 'attend' the second gathering of the Australian group - Higher Ground, the Australian Friends of John Denver. Sent in by Janette Frawley, of “Higher Ground Australia” (see full story under “Stories”)
Oct 12 --Seattle, WA, “The Music is You” Celebration Concert
Nov 21 -- Swansea, MA. Gardner Elementary School
2003
Apr 26 -- San Gabriel Park, Georgetown, TX. “Picnic In The Park”
May -- California. Mother's Day weekend. The California Windstar Connection group displayed a panel of The Peace Cloth in Kings Canyon National Park during the National Park Cleanup weekend. Sent to us by Laurie Kern.
Oct -- Aspen, CO
2004
May --Portland,Or. Portland, OR. Kyle Vincent, “living room” concert
Sep --Vancouver, WA. Peace & Justice Fair
Oct -- Aspen, CO
2005
Feb 24 – Portland, OR. Kyle Vincent, “living room” concert
March 5 -- Cassandra Delaney Denver - at THE MINT, Los Angeles
Oct – Aspen, CO
~PEACE CLOTH ON THE MOVE!~
The following is a list of events where the Peace Cloth was displayed over the last few months.
May 28 - June 11, 2005
Part of Chosen Journey's Peace Pole Traveling Exhibit
June 13-17, 2005
Kids Summer Camp -- Iowa City, Iowa
June 13-17, 2005
EARTHCamp -- Fort Worth, Texas: Fort Worth Botanic Gardens
July 18-22, 2005
EarthCamp -- Colorado Springs, CO
June 20-24, 2005
EarthCamp Leaders Workshop -- Snowmass, Colorado.
June 20-24 2005
EARTHCamp -- Keller, Texas: The Keller Pointe
June 25, 2005 @ 7:00 p.m.
New York, NY: HOUSE CONCERT to celebrate Christopher Westfall’s New CD, “I’m Coming Home”! Sponsored by the Peace Cloth.
June 27 - July 1 2005
EARTHCamp -- Snowmass, Colorado: Windstar Land Conservancy
August 8-12, 2005
EARTHCamp -- Wheaton, IL: The Theosophical Society in America
August 13, 2005
Rocky Mountain High in the Alleghenies, A Tribute to John Denver
Raystown Lake, Hesston, PA
September 9-11, 2005
Lake Tahoe, California
Dances with the Mountain, a Musical Tribute to John Denver
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Vancouver, Washington
Second Annual Vancouver Peace and Justice Fair at Esther Short Park
Contact: Debra Chilton wilco@pacifier.com
October 7, 2005
Peace Cloth Concert
Aspen Colorado
Contact: EEEEEKL@aol.com
October 9, 2005
Windstar Celebration
Windstar Land, Snowmass, CO.
Help Keep John Denver's Visions alive by supporting the Windstar Foundation & John Denver Peace Cloth
~POETRY~
LET PEACE RAIN
Peace was his vision
So peace is the plan
As the world joins hands
For the brotherhood of man
A universal project to
Encourage love and peace
Along big city sidewalks
To highest mountain peaks
It really isn't hard to do
It just takes you and I
To work on this together
Giving peace another try
So open up your heart and soul
Let joy and kindness rain
Eliminate all hatred
Sorrow and pain
Stop to look around you
Share your smile with a friend
Thoughts of peace and kindness
Is what it will send
Live each day to the fullest
Don't let time pass you by
Reach for a better tomorrow
For both you and I
Then hum his sweet melodies
In your heart and soul
Celebrate the gift of freedom
Let peace play its role
Written by Kelly Robison
May 2000
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