Summary Report  01 Jan - 15 May 2010

2010 begins in 

• Guatemala : Pacaya Volcano, Antigua

• Columbia : Bogata, Paipa, Cartagena
• Puerto Rico: San Juan 
• Bahamas: Nasssau + Gov. Gen; Freeport, Gand Bahama;  Gergetown, Exuma; New Providence Torch  Relay; Video Compilation: "Run in Bahamas"

International Launch of the World Harmony Run

• 12 April in New York;

Philadelphia:

• At a Historic Church with friendly and knowledgeable guides
• Near a City Hall and by the fountain in a Park with local Media
• At a Suburban School where some Languages were read out by a few Children who then held the torch together.
• A Principal spoke of Peace, Harmony, Love and diversity and students line up to hold torch in front of the banner for the Year

• Mayor leads run to 400 children, song, 2010 Banner
• Country Flags, National Dress, proclamation,
• Classes study various different countries

Washington, DC:

• The first school to read out all the 6 official languages of the UN which are on the logo. It is noted how additional Languages could also be used
• Group Music and multi colored instruments are compared to the Colors on the Years Banner which keep their uniqueness
• The Latin Phrase "E PLURIBUS UNUM" is noted on many coins and other significant USA places = "Out of many, one" which has relevance for 2010 celebrations..
• Heart felt Music repeatedly brings us together
• An Embassy welcomes the Run into a colorful function room and appreciates the year 2010 Cultural Diversity theme

Florida:

• Hundreds of Children form a huge Thank You Heart with the Banner and IYRC Logo in the center

• "Be a Buddy, not a Bully" this years song "Idon't want to be Bully so a friend I 'll be"

Greece:

• Children enjoy running with the 2010 Logo on banner,
• Three schools join together, soccer team participates in front of banner and reaches out to hold torch together before the torch lights up a cave

China:

• Planting a tree,
• National and International runners together,
• Runner_Musicians perform with the 2010 Logo on banner

Mongolia:

• Boarder chiefs and staff form lines to warmly welome internationl team of runners entering country;
• Together plant  4 trees for peace and Harmony; and share torch with 2010 banner.
• Later days events have incredible ceremonies, buildings and pictures  

• Culture, artistic, sporting, entertaining, + educational activities in a huge public space.
• Many thousands of children made drawings on the theme of harmony and "reverence for Mother Nature."
• Paper  in shape of a huge tree was alive with activity and color.
• Ashrita Furman and Bipin Larkin set a new Guinness record which inceased media coverage 
• Stage for bands, singers, dancers, gymnastics, arcrobatics and more
• Enthusiastic runners with energy going at various speeds
• Banner and logo for 2010, all day at different events was discussed; Messages shared described 2010 and  the run 
• Austrian Clown Magician and children with the 2010 logo
•  World Heritage sites, include Banks of  Danube and Buda Castle
• Painter, vészabó_noémi, honorary adjudicator beautiful letter,: "children know the secret, they dare to believe

(details at http://www.worldharmonyrun.org/unesco_year/iyrc_examples/iyrc_exa_01]