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Publicized A Season for Nonviolence and designed and distributed over
5000 booklets to schools, churches, a prison, other groups and individuals.
Each day for 64 days, the Newton Kansan published the day's nonviolence practice
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(With Harvey County Extension Master Gardeners
and Extension Agent Scott Eckert) Grew and distributed over 2,395 pounds
of produce to Salvation Army and the Harvey County Safe House. Installed railroad-tie benches and a garden
of prairie flowers
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Asset Development for Children and Youth: Printed and distributed 3000 "Ideas for
Parents" handouts to all elementary schools in Harvey County
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Introduced the "Framework for Understanding Poverty" program
to 35 local community leaders
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(3rd year) Hosted 45 children from USD 373 Summer Latchkey
program. Each week for nine weeks,
Peace Connections volunteers presented crafts,
songs, discussions and other activities
on a different step of the Kid's Pledge of Nonviolence
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Hosted two art exhibits “Exploring the Journey of Womanhood” that included
work from local women artists
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Distributed survey on attitudes about the war in Iraq to people at Druber's, walk-ins
to Peace Connections, and newsletter subscribers, and tallied the 115 answers
received
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Hosted
classes and group meetings to help people practice nonviolence in their
daily lives
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Communicating effectively with legislators (presented by Kansas state senator Christine Downey)
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Peacemaking through gardening
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Eating well to live well (3-week series)
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Using reflexology to enhance health
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Stress relief through breath control
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Living consciously with your stuff
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Painting from the unconscious (2 sessions)
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Cardmaking for all occasions
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Journaling (4-week series)
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Hosted Poetics of Peace (monthly poetry reading and discussion group)
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Hosted Living Nonviolence Daily discussion group
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Hosted peace book club (monthly meeting to read and discuss books on peace
and social justice issues)
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Hosted weekly meetings of Explorer’s Bible Study group
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Served a variety of people who found their way to Peace Connections--people who are new to town,
people who are curious, people who are interested in peace issues, people
who sometimes don't feel like they "fit" in other organizations.
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Served healthy, tasty foods at Taste of Newton
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Presented a Peace Fair for All Ages at Bethel College Fall Fest. Activities included face-painting, card-making,
star-making, and adding leaves to a Community Peace Tree, as well as selling
peace-related books and toys
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Distributed hand-stamps to 1,000 children at downtown Newton's Halloween night
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Provided a seed-sprouting activity and informational display for Harvey
County Kidfest
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Helped students from Newton High School form a peace club
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Ten Thousand Villages hosted a Shopping Night for Peace Connections
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Hosted the January Newton Chamber of Commerce meeting and presented to
the Leadership Newton class
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Organized two meetings of downtown Newton retail merchants to help them
connect with each other. Results
included a plan for street-side store signs and impetus for "A Taste
of Christmas"
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Participated in Newton's highly successful "Taste
of Christmas" event, designed to reacquaint shoppers with offerings
from downtown merchants
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Hosted planning meetings for temporary installation of a canvas labyrinth
at Prairie View, and talk on "Introduction to the Labyrinth" by
Deb Bergen
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Acted as a Heartland SHARE (food purchase program) station
