Organizers are set to kick off Naperville's second annual Celebration of Peace. It will run Sept. 15 through Oct. 16 and feature lectures and discussions, a film fest, a charitable drive to collect art supplies for children, and keynote addresses by Robert Thurman (father of actress Uma) and Martin Luther King III.
We encourage everyone in Naperville to embrace the spirit of the Celebration of Peace. To your best to peacefully resolve conflicts for the next few weeks. If you want to support the drive to collect art supplies, contributions such as chalk, crayons, markers, pencils, erasers, glue sticks, scissors, paints, brushes and rulers are most needed. Used and partial contributions are welcome as long as they work. Drop-off sites include the following Celebration of Peace Community Partners:
District 204 elementary schools
District 203 Administration Center, 203 W. Hillside Road
Anderson's Bookshop, 123 W. Jefferson Avenue
School of the Performing Arts, 200 E. 5th Avenue, #132
Trader Joe's, 44 West Gartner Road
Whole Foods, 2607 W. 75th
Kroehler Family YMCA, 34 S. Washington Street
Fry Family YMCA, 2121 W. 95th Street
St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 1500 Brookdale Road
Wesley United Methodist Church, 21 E. Franklin Avenue
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