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Mid-Iowa Council
Boys Scouts of America
A project dedicated to facilitating the distribution of the Peace Light from Bethlehem throughout the North American continent.
Each year, a child from Upper Austria fetches the light from the grotto in Bethlehem where Jesus was born. The light is carried in three blast proof miners lamps on an Austrian Airlines jet from Tel Aviv Israel to Vienna Austria from where it is distributed at a Service of Dedication to delegations from across Europe who take it back, with a message of Peace, to their own countries. Austrian Airlines then flies the miners lamps containing the Peace Light from Bethlehem to New York City.
How to Receive the “Peace Light”
The “Peace Light” will arrive on Monday, December 6, 2011, 11:15 a.m. at the Mid-Iowa Council, Boy Scouts of America headquarters, located at 1659 E Euclid Ave., Des Moines, Iowa 50316. The headquarters are open Monday through Friday, 8:30am till 5:00pm. In addition to the Service Center, the Light will be available from December 7 - December 21, 2011, Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm at Iowa Religious Media Services, located at 3116 104th Street in Urbandale, Iowa. For possible additional locations, please call Mid-Iowa Council service center at 515-266-2135..
In past years many groups and people have taken the Peace Light back to their churches and homes to compliment the Christmas season and the message of peace. All are welcome to come to the Boy Scout Headquarters and receive the light. Candles or lanterns are good tools to take home the light but are not provided so please bring them with you. The Peace Light will be available through the end of December. For questions, please call the Mid-Iowa Council office at 800-999-7268 or email Al Strohmaier at al@opgiowa.com. You may also visit the website www.peacelight.org for additional information about the peace light.
CONTACT: Al Strohmaier
Mid-Iowa Council, Peace Light Coordinator
al@opgiowa.com