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Boston， Mass -- The Pages for Peace Foundation and the Bookmakers and Dreamers club of Groton Dunstable Regional Middle School kick off the World Tour of their Big Book： Pages for Peace with a fundraising event at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston， Massachusetts on Wednesday， October 8， 2014. It will be the first public viewing of the pages since the project began more than ten years ago.
The fundraising Gala event will feature a special keynote speaker， Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury， former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and former President of the UN Security Council， who will kick off the official global launch of the Big Book. Ambassador Chowdhury has been an inspirational champion for sustainable peace and development， and has helped advance the cause of the global movement for the culture of peace that has energized civil society all over the world. He has been a friend of the Big Book from its very early stages. The evening will also feature a special video message by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Remarks will also be offered by John Feal of the FealGood Foundation， Terry Greene of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows， and Lewis Randa of the Peace Abbey. The event will be hosted by Chronicle’s Ted Reinstein.
波士顿，麻省——和平之页基地及格罗顿邓斯泰地区中学著作家与梦想家俱乐部将开启他们的大图书的世界之旅：2014年10月8日周三这一天，在波士顿马萨诸塞约翰肯尼迪图书馆，将举办和平之页筹款活动。这将是该项目于10年前开展以来首次公开展出。
筹款活动将有一位特别的主旨发言人，安瓦鲁·K·乔德哈瑞大使，他是联合国前副秘书长及联合国安理会前主席，他将正式开启大图书的全球之行。乔德哈瑞大使是可持续和平与发展的积极拥护者，曾为和平文化的全球运动做出过贡献并鼓舞了全世界的社会团体。他是大图书在早期发展阶段的伙伴。当晚，还有联合国秘书长潘基文的特别视频。同时，FealGood基金会的约翰·费尔、9.11和平未来家庭的泰瑞·格林以及和平修道院的路易斯·兰达都会发表演讲。活动由Chronicle的泰德·瑞恩斯坦主持。
The event will mark the culmination of a decade of effort on the part of a group of middle school students， their teacher， and a small but dedicated band of volunteers. It will also be the beginning of an equally challenging chapter in the life of the Big Book： Pages for Peace.
In 2004， teacher Betsy Sawyer asked her after-school writing club， Bookmakers and Dreamers， to write about their feelings regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks， which occurred when the middle school students were in second grade. “My students expressed their concerns about terrorism， natural disasters and many other scary situations，” says Sawyer. “They also expressed their strong desire to make a difference.”
Out of that simple idea was born a very big dream， to create the largest book about peace in the world in the hopes that it would inspire other students to make a difference. The children wrote thousands of letters to people around the world， asking them to answer five questions about world peace. And the responses came flooding in. Local companies stepped up to donate ink， large format printers， and paper -- as the book got bigger and bigger. 这个活动将是一个高潮，标志着这群中学生、他们的老师以及人数虽不多但专注的志愿者们十年的努力。这也将是大图书：和平之页发展过程中另一个充满挑战的开始。
2004年，贝琪·索亚老师要求她的课后写作俱乐部，著作家与梦想家的学员们描写其对于9.11恐怖袭击的感受，事件发生之时，他们是中学二年级的学生。“我的学生表达了他们对于恐怖主义、自然灾害及其他很多令人惊慌的情况的担忧，”索亚老师说。“他们也表明了想要改变现状的强烈愿望。”
简单的想法背后是一个很大的梦想，即做出有关世界和平的最大图书，以此激励其他学生去改变当前的状况。孩子们给全世界的人们写了成千上万的信件，信中提出了关于和平的5个问题。回信也如潮水般涌至。当地的企业开始捐赠墨水、大型格式印刷机以及纸张——当图书越来越大的时候。
The Big Book is now 1，000 pages and stands 12 feet tall and 20 feet wide and includes letters from some of Massachusetts -- and the world’s -- most famous citizens and leaders， including the late Senator Ted Kennedy and Secretary of State John Kerry. Nelson Mandela， Jimmy Carter， Maya Angelou， Pete Seeger， General Peter Pace， and UN Ambassador and former Under-Secretary-General， Anwarul Chowdhury. There are also 3，700 pieces of artwork， music， poetry， comments， and quotes from people of all walks of life and from every corner of the world.
The scale of the Big Book is so big that turning pages has become something of a logistical challenge so engineering students at UMass Lowell are currently designing and working on an automatic page-turner.
But the students and Sawyer now have an even bigger dream， showing the world what they have created. Future plans include taking the Big Book on a World Tour， beginning with an exhibit at UN headquarters in New York City. The students believe sharing the messages in the Big Book with as many people as possible， will teach students and people everywhere that they can make a difference and help to change the world.
大图书现在已有1，000页，12英尺高、20英尺宽，包括一些来自马萨诸塞州——以及世界——著名人物及领导人的回信，像是议员泰德·肯尼迪、国务卿约翰·克里、纳尔逊·曼德拉、吉米·卡特、玛雅·安吉罗、皮特·西格、皮特·佩斯将军以及联合国大使及前副秘书长安瓦鲁·K·乔德哈瑞。他们当中，同时还有3，700份来自各行各业世界各个角落的艺术作品、音乐、诗集、评论及引用。
大图书因为太大使得翻页成了一种挑战，因此麻省大学罗威尔校区工程学的学生们最近正在设计并制作一种自动翻页器。
然而，学生和索亚老师现在有了一个更大的梦想，他们要向世界展示这项成功。未来的计划中包含大图书的世界之旅，从联合国总部纽约的展览开始。学生们相信，与尽可能多的人分享大图书里的信息，会告诉其他学生和人们改变现状并为改变世界做出贡献。
The purpose of the exhibit and event on October 8th will be to raise the funds necessary to accomplish this goal.
During the ten-year process of creating the book， a not for profit 501c3 organization was formed to assist the students in accomplishing their dreams； the effort is driven by volunteer parents， community members and students. More than 400 students are now involved in the Big Book effort， as current club members or alumni. The original Bookmakers and Dreamers club members have just completed their sophomore year in college and remain committed to the effort， as does Sawyer whose passion for the project has not diminished.
Tickets for this inspiring evening are available for a donation of $100 for adults and $50 for children and may be purchased through the website pagesforpeace.org. The ticket price includes admission to the museum and a tour， drinks and a 4-course meal. The evening begins at 6 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m.
10月8号的展览及活动的目的就是为了完成这一目标来筹措资金。
在图书制作的十年间，成立了一个非盈利组织501c3以帮助学生实现他们的梦想；父母志愿者、社区成员及学生们一起为共同的目标努力着。400多名学生正参与大图书计划，他们或是俱乐部成员或是校友。著作家与梦想家俱乐部的首批成员刚刚结束了大二的课程，并仍然投入于这项活动中，就像索亚老师那样对此的热情丝毫未减。
通过pagesforpeace.org网站，成人捐赠$100，孩童捐赠$50便可获得这样激动人心的夜晚活动的入场券。入场券包含博物馆参观门票、饮料及4份菜品的餐。晚上的活动于下午六点开始，十点结束。
The fundraising Gala event will feature a special keynote speaker， Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury， former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and former President of the UN Security Council， who will kick off the official global launch of the Big Book. Ambassador Chowdhury has been an inspirational champion for sustainable peace and development， and has helped advance the cause of the global movement for the culture of peace that has energized civil society all over the world. He has been a friend of the Big Book from its very early stages. The evening will also feature a special video message by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Remarks will also be offered by John Feal of the FealGood Foundation， Terry Greene of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows， and Lewis Randa of the Peace Abbey. The event will be hosted by Chronicle’s Ted Reinstein.
波士顿，麻省——和平之页基地及格罗顿邓斯泰地区中学著作家与梦想家俱乐部将开启他们的大图书的世界之旅：2014年10月8日周三这一天，在波士顿马萨诸塞约翰肯尼迪图书馆，将举办和平之页筹款活动。这将是该项目于10年前开展以来首次公开展出。
筹款活动将有一位特别的主旨发言人，安瓦鲁·K·乔德哈瑞大使，他是联合国前副秘书长及联合国安理会前主席，他将正式开启大图书的全球之行。乔德哈瑞大使是可持续和平与发展的积极拥护者，曾为和平文化的全球运动做出过贡献并鼓舞了全世界的社会团体。他是大图书在早期发展阶段的伙伴。当晚，还有联合国秘书长潘基文的特别视频。同时，FealGood基金会的约翰·费尔、9.11和平未来家庭的泰瑞·格林以及和平修道院的路易斯·兰达都会发表演讲。活动由Chronicle的泰德·瑞恩斯坦主持。
The event will mark the culmination of a decade of effort on the part of a group of middle school students， their teacher， and a small but dedicated band of volunteers. It will also be the beginning of an equally challenging chapter in the life of the Big Book： Pages for Peace.
In 2004， teacher Betsy Sawyer asked her after-school writing club， Bookmakers and Dreamers， to write about their feelings regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks， which occurred when the middle school students were in second grade. “My students expressed their concerns about terrorism， natural disasters and many other scary situations，” says Sawyer. “They also expressed their strong desire to make a difference.”
Out of that simple idea was born a very big dream， to create the largest book about peace in the world in the hopes that it would inspire other students to make a difference. The children wrote thousands of letters to people around the world， asking them to answer five questions about world peace. And the responses came flooding in. Local companies stepped up to donate ink， large format printers， and paper -- as the book got bigger and bigger. 这个活动将是一个高潮，标志着这群中学生、他们的老师以及人数虽不多但专注的志愿者们十年的努力。这也将是大图书：和平之页发展过程中另一个充满挑战的开始。
2004年，贝琪·索亚老师要求她的课后写作俱乐部，著作家与梦想家的学员们描写其对于9.11恐怖袭击的感受，事件发生之时，他们是中学二年级的学生。“我的学生表达了他们对于恐怖主义、自然灾害及其他很多令人惊慌的情况的担忧，”索亚老师说。“他们也表明了想要改变现状的强烈愿望。”
简单的想法背后是一个很大的梦想，即做出有关世界和平的最大图书，以此激励其他学生去改变当前的状况。孩子们给全世界的人们写了成千上万的信件，信中提出了关于和平的5个问题。回信也如潮水般涌至。当地的企业开始捐赠墨水、大型格式印刷机以及纸张——当图书越来越大的时候。
The Big Book is now 1，000 pages and stands 12 feet tall and 20 feet wide and includes letters from some of Massachusetts -- and the world’s -- most famous citizens and leaders， including the late Senator Ted Kennedy and Secretary of State John Kerry. Nelson Mandela， Jimmy Carter， Maya Angelou， Pete Seeger， General Peter Pace， and UN Ambassador and former Under-Secretary-General， Anwarul Chowdhury. There are also 3，700 pieces of artwork， music， poetry， comments， and quotes from people of all walks of life and from every corner of the world.
The scale of the Big Book is so big that turning pages has become something of a logistical challenge so engineering students at UMass Lowell are currently designing and working on an automatic page-turner.
But the students and Sawyer now have an even bigger dream， showing the world what they have created. Future plans include taking the Big Book on a World Tour， beginning with an exhibit at UN headquarters in New York City. The students believe sharing the messages in the Big Book with as many people as possible， will teach students and people everywhere that they can make a difference and help to change the world.
大图书现在已有1，000页，12英尺高、20英尺宽，包括一些来自马萨诸塞州——以及世界——著名人物及领导人的回信，像是议员泰德·肯尼迪、国务卿约翰·克里、纳尔逊·曼德拉、吉米·卡特、玛雅·安吉罗、皮特·西格、皮特·佩斯将军以及联合国大使及前副秘书长安瓦鲁·K·乔德哈瑞。他们当中，同时还有3，700份来自各行各业世界各个角落的艺术作品、音乐、诗集、评论及引用。
大图书因为太大使得翻页成了一种挑战，因此麻省大学罗威尔校区工程学的学生们最近正在设计并制作一种自动翻页器。
然而，学生和索亚老师现在有了一个更大的梦想，他们要向世界展示这项成功。未来的计划中包含大图书的世界之旅，从联合国总部纽约的展览开始。学生们相信，与尽可能多的人分享大图书里的信息，会告诉其他学生和人们改变现状并为改变世界做出贡献。
The purpose of the exhibit and event on October 8th will be to raise the funds necessary to accomplish this goal.
During the ten-year process of creating the book， a not for profit 501c3 organization was formed to assist the students in accomplishing their dreams； the effort is driven by volunteer parents， community members and students. More than 400 students are now involved in the Big Book effort， as current club members or alumni. The original Bookmakers and Dreamers club members have just completed their sophomore year in college and remain committed to the effort， as does Sawyer whose passion for the project has not diminished.
Tickets for this inspiring evening are available for a donation of $100 for adults and $50 for children and may be purchased through the website pagesforpeace.org. The ticket price includes admission to the museum and a tour， drinks and a 4-course meal. The evening begins at 6 p.m. and ends at 10 p.m.
10月8号的展览及活动的目的就是为了完成这一目标来筹措资金。
在图书制作的十年间，成立了一个非盈利组织501c3以帮助学生实现他们的梦想；父母志愿者、社区成员及学生们一起为共同的目标努力着。400多名学生正参与大图书计划，他们或是俱乐部成员或是校友。著作家与梦想家俱乐部的首批成员刚刚结束了大二的课程，并仍然投入于这项活动中，就像索亚老师那样对此的热情丝毫未减。
通过pagesforpeace.org网站，成人捐赠$100，孩童捐赠$50便可获得这样激动人心的夜晚活动的入场券。入场券包含博物馆参观门票、饮料及4份菜品的餐。晚上的活动于下午六点开始，十点结束。