Press Release
MEDIA ALERT
THIRD ANNUAL SEEDS OF PEACE MICHIGAN FRIENDS GALA
HONORING SHIMON PERES AND FEATURING SARI NUSSEIBEH
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8th 2003, 6:00 PM
WHAT: The Michigan Friends Chapter of Seeds of Peace Gala
WHO: Seeds of Peace will be honoring the Honorable Shimon Peres, Former Prime Minister of Israel and Chairman of the Labor Party. Special honored guests will also include Palestinian Dr. Sari Nusseibeh, Leader of the People's Campaign for Peace and Democracy and President of Al-Quds University; Nick Scheele, President and COO of Ford Motor Company; and Senator Carl Levin. The Mosaic Singers from the Mosaic Youth Theater of Detroit will also be performing
WHERE: The Ritz-Carlton, 300 Town Center Drive, Fairlane Plaza, Dearborn, MI
WHEN: Monday, December 8, 2003 at 6:00pm
The third annual Seeds of Peace Michigan Friends Chapter Gala will present the John P. Wallach Peacemaker Award to the Honorable Shimon Peres and include a special presentation from Dr. Sari Nusseibeh. Scheele will receive the Seeds of Peace Community Leadership Award and Levin will receive the Congressional Leadership Award. Aaron David Miller, President of Seeds of Peace, along with Israeli and Palestinian graduates of the Seeds of Peace program, will present the awards.
Said Aaron David Miller, President of Seeds of Peace, "The presence of Shimon Peres and Sari Nusseibeh in Detroit is a powerful statement about the importance of Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation and a commitment to the value of the work of Seeds of Peace in equipping young leaders with the skills to promote coexistence and with the hope not to abandon the possibility of a better future."
The Michigan Friends of Seeds of Peace Chapter was formed several years ago by a diverse group of corporate and community leaders to generate financial, governmental and public support for Seeds of Peace. The Michigan Chapter holds an annual gala which raises funds for Seeds of Peace and its programs. In addition, the Michigan Chapter has organized speaking engagements, attracted press attention to Seed's mission, and introduced Seeds of Peace to Michigan's Congressional Representatives.
Since 1993, Seeds of Peace has graduated over 2,000 teenagers representing 22 nations from its internationally recognized conflict-resolution and coexistence program. Through these programs, at the International Camp in Maine and at its Center for Coexistence in Jerusalem, participants develop empathy, respect, communication/negotiation skills, confidence, and hope - the building blocks for peaceful coexistence. A jointly published newspaper, list-serve, educational conferences and seminars ensure year-round follow-up programming. For more information, visit www.seedsofpeace.org.
For press inquiries, contact Rebecca Hankin at Seeds of Peace at (212) 573-8040 x 31 or Lisa Maas at Publicity Works at (248) 691-4466.
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