Sprouts Celebrate Day of PeaceBy Eliza
In late September, the Sprouts of Hope travelled by bus to Providence, Rhode Island to spend a day at the nearby Roger Williams Park Zoo. There we celebrated the international day of peace, as we'd done last year with Roots & Shoots in Boston.
Throughout the day, we worked with Roots & Shoots members from other communities to do various peace-related activities with kids who came to the zoo.
At one table, we helped kids make mini peace doves. It felt great to promote peace and tell so many people about Roots & Shoots.
In the afternoon's peace parade, we held up a giant peace dove as Roots & Shoots members and friends marched together around the zoo, singing about peace. A lot of the kids waved the mini peace doves they’d made. It was so much fun!
We also were able to get a tour of the zoo from Denali, a Roots & Shoots member who knows this zoo quite well. It was awesome to see all the animals and walk around the zoo. Overall, the day of peace celebration was a great experience and we can’t wait for next year.
