A series of tree planting ceremonies were held in 8 locations in the Province of Brescia, Italy and this is one of them.
The tree was planted at “E. Fermi” Salo municipal high school, which is surrounded by beautiful nature and looks down Lake Garda.
When Mr Massimo Sgarbi, English teacher of the school, participated in “the Peace Procession,” he met Mr Francesco Foletti from Cansorzio Travolo Della Pace Franciacorta – Monte Orfano, which supports the kaki tree planting in the Province of Brescia, and was informed of the project.
As the executive committee members arrived at the school, students warmly welcomed them. After speeches by the school principal, Tatsuo Miyajima and the mayor of Salo, the tree planting ceremony was solemnly held in the courtyard looking down Lake Garda.
A moment of silence was offered to the kaki tree and a speech delivered by the student representative voiced a determination to end the atomic bombing after Nagasaki and spread the awareness of peace to the world. The courtyard of the high school with 700 students can be seen from anywhere in the school, so the kaki tree is able to speak to students about peace everyday.
