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ABOVE: Roughly 150 students, ranging in age from preschool to eighth grade, from May Sands Elementary Charter School and Montessori Children’s School of Key West, along with teachers and family members, created a large peace sign at Bayview Park on Tuesday morning. The group sang a few songs and recited Gandhi’s ‘Prayer for Peace’ to celebrate International Peace Day, or World Peace Day. Observation of the day began at the United Nations in 1981 and was credited to work toward the end of violence and war across the globe.
LEFT: Montessori Principals and friends Amy O’Connor, left and Lynn Barras join forces at the Bayview Park to help direct students into a well-defined peace sign In observance of International Peace Day. Donations of equipment and expertise from Home Depot and Eleven C Construction were made to facilitate the use of a cherry picker, making the aerial image possible.
Reprints of the “Peace Out” and Citizen of the Day” news articles authorized and provided by The Keys Citizen and Rob O’Neal Photographer.
Barry Shapiro is originally from Torrington, Conn., and moved to Key West three years ago where his company, Eleven C Construction is currently renovating buildings at Peary Court. When not building or taking photographers for aerial photo ops at Bayview Park, Shapiro said he enjoys sailing.
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