WHAT: Saudi Arabia's Minister of Education and President of the Saudi
Arabian Boy Scouts Association, HH Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin
Mohammed and HM King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Honorary Chairman
of the World Scout Foundation, will announce on Friday, May 8, 2009
a $3 million donation from Saudi Arabia to the World Scout
Foundation peace initiative. The initiative is intended to inspire
young people of all faiths, nationalities and cultures to build
bridges of peace through projects emphasizing education,
understanding, tolerance and respect for others. Gifts for Peace
was created under the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy
Mosques Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz in November 2001 at a
Scouting Conference in Riyadh.
WHY: The World Scout Foundation has issued a challenge to youth across
the globe to help build peace one community at a time and recently
signed a historic agreement with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Scouting
Association to participate in youth and leader exchange program to
further promote understanding of different cultures. Saudi Arabia's
King Abdullah is supporting the global peace program, which already
includes Scouts in 110 countries. The Gifts for Peace is the World
Scout Foundation's key centennial program for all Scouts to tackle
local issues and make a difference in their communities. The Gifts
for Peace are gifts of education, understanding, tolerance and
respect for others, given by Scouts in the form of community
projects to other young people and their communities in order to
help to build a better world.
WHO: HM King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Honorary Chairman of World
Scouting Foundation
HH Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed, Minister of Education,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Bob Mazzuca, Chief Scout Executive, Boy Scouts of America
Lars Kolind, Chairman, World Scouting Foundation
WHEN: Friday, May 8, 2009
3 p.m.-4 p.m.
WHERE: Boston Harbor Hotel
John Foster Salon
70 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
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