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PTPI Peace Starts With Me
Europe Day 2010
PEOPLE TO PEOPLE INTERNATIONAL
ROMAN, ROMANIA CHAPTER
In cooperation with
ROMAN VODA NATIONAL COLLEGE
ARTS&CRAFTS YOUNG GENERATION GROUP
Peace Starts With Me
Essay Competition
Selection Results
April 2010
1st Cathegory: 12-15 years old
1st Prize : Guna Cezar Alexandru –“Constantin Noica” High School; Romania
“Constantin Noica” High School; Alexandria; Romania – PTPI School For Peace Diploma
2nd Prize: Georgi Filipov Iliev – Vista Language High School; Bulgaria
3rd Price : Roman Fedorenko – Konotop Gymnasia; Ukraine
Honorable Mention: Patrascan Ovidiu-Mihai – Colegiul National Anastasescu; Romania
Special Mentions:
Valeria Mazur – City Konotop Gymnasia; Ukraine
Filios Edesa – “Constantin Noica” High School; Romania
Godovalova Ksenia – Konotop Gymnasia; Ukraine
Denisa Mihailescu – Liceul Teoretic “Constantin Noica”; Romania
Iliana Vasileva Dadarova – First English Language School; Bulgaria
Agnieszka Serdynska – Gimnazjum No.3; Gliwice; Poland
2nd Cathegory: 16-18 years old
1st Prize: Veronika Ponomarenko- Konotop Gymnasia; Ukraine
Konotop Gymnasia; Konotop; Sumy Region; Ukraine – PTPI School For Peace Diploma
2nd Prize: Angelina Popovtseva- Konotop Gymnasium; Konotop; Ukraine
3rd Prize: Bergi Xhango – “Hassan Tahsin” School; Albania
Honorable Mention: Anna Waligora- Gimnazjum no.3; Gliwice; Poland
Special mentions:
Cristina Mihaela Andrei – Colegiul National “Anastasescu”; Romania
Roxana Luciana Zugravu – Colegiul National “Anastasescu”; Romania
Jozef Slany ; Gimnazjum no.3; Gliwice; Poland
Vitaliy Moroz-Konotop Gymnasia; Ukraine
Selection committee:
Sorina Danciu – PTPI – Youth Coordination Officer; Europe Board
Andreea Lazarescu – PTPI- Roman Chapter YG- Romania
Ioana Enea – PTPI Roman Chapter YG – Romania
“Roman Voda” National College - Romania
Quotes proposed for the PTPI Peace Starts with Me 2011 Calendar:
“ I have noticed that when I am positive my friends have a strong urge to spend time with me, I get surrounded by cheerful and elated people. It is like a cloud of happiness and enjoyment floated near me, then it approaches others, and it grows bigger and bigger, and eventually the whole room or building is gripped by this miracle.” (Veronika Ponomarenko – Ukraine)
“At school I am a troublemaker not because I’m a bad boy but because I love making jokes to my friends or playing tricks to girls. Some of my teachers are looking forward to the time when I grew older and become a peacemaker instead.”
(Cezar Alexandru Guna – Romania)
“Creating a peace of mind is the only way to bring peace in our world. Today starts with me, the peace of today will become the peace of tomorrow, the peace of the world”
(Bergi Xhango- Albania)
“We should not be afraid of “fighting” for peace in the world “peacefully”
(Anna Waligora – Poland)
“ I think if we want to change something as big as world, we should start changing ourselves” ( Josef Slany – Poland)
“ On my own I cannot make it to the end; in my journey to succeed in making peace I will need help from all the people that want to make peace and who are willing to help”
(Ovidiu-Mihai Patrascan – Romania)
“And here is my power! That is my mission! That peace starts with me!”
(Georgi Filipov Iliev – Bulgaria)
I will consider that my life has not been wasted if my descendants remember about me as a man who did his best to create “the world” for others, the world which I dream of, which my nearest and dearest need, the world in which harm and pain do not exist, enlightened with joy and memories, the world in which everyone will take a worthy place. “
(Roman Fedorenko – Ukraine)
“You have a beautiful garden- your soul. Get your garden in order before you start planting the big field. (…) If I have peace, my eyes are smiling, my world is warm, the sun is shining, my friends are good friends, my parents love me and the society is peaceful”
(Filios Edesa – Romania)
“With a minus and a plus
Everyone should perfect themselves,
Our heart is our wealth
You should love your friend
If you want the happy end
Peace will save our world
It is true as someone told”
(Angelina Popovtseva – Ukraine)
“Peace starts with me! With the hug of my mum in the morning. With the love of my dad. With my affection to my grandmother, grandfather and all my relatives. With the respect to my teachers. With the friendship with my peers. With my patience and acceptance of the choice of the other kids”
(Georgi Filipov Iliev – Bulgaria)
“Then I saw a sign with the hand by holding it with the palm forward and the first two fingers in the shape of a V, in a newspaper. On the first page there was the image of a bow blowing our national flag and making that sign. The history teacher explained me that the peace sign was used by the Romanians in December ’89 when the country fought against the communism. We all liked that sign and we use it every time when we win a match or get a good grade.”
(Cezar Alexandru Guna – Romania)