A Peace Arch Celebration

Hands Across the Border

Online Event | Registration will open January 15th, 2021.

We will be holding the 2021 Hands Across the Border Peace Arch Centennial program online due to the continued Pandemic and the BC Provincial Park closure.Like our past events in the park, there will be a registration fee for the celebration. Participants will receive a goodie bag with flags, patches, pins, a peacekeeper certificate, and more.

We will mail out all registered participant's goodie bags to them two weeks before the event. This way, you will be ready for your party for the Peace Arch when the big day arrives! We are working out the final details and logistics of holding the event this way. Details will be posted here on or before January 15th, 2021.

Sorry for the delay. It is us taking longer to figure out the logistics of shipping costs etc. Eventbrite can NOT add a shipping fee based on the number of people registered in each order. We are working on how to integrate that cost into the registration fee.

Update Posted January 11th, 2020.

Sunday, June 13th, 2021

8:30 - 2:30pm

HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER CELEBRATION
Sunday, June 13th, 2021 | 8:30 am to 2:30 pm

Theme | Peace Arch Centennial | Colors - Black, Gold, Silver

Registration opens on January 10th, 2021

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT REGISTRATION

A Message from the International Peace Arch Association

OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR HATB PARTICIPANTS | SEPTEMBER 2020

At the International Peace Arch Association, nothing is more important than the health and well-being of our Hands Across the Border family, our volunteers, and our worldwide community. We want to thank so many of you who registered early this year. It is an honor and a privilege to work with all of you.

We will open registration for the next Peace Arch Celebration on January 10th, 2021. At this time we are planning tan online celebration. However, we if we can see a clear path to a LIVE. We can switch too should we be required to. At our next celebration, we will be commemorating the 100 anniversary of the dedication of the International Peace Arch.

AMERICANS & CANADIANS COMMITMENT TO EACH OTHER

These are uncharted waters for all of us. We are confident that we will overcome this difficult time like our forefathers who built the Peace Arch. They survived the devastation of WW1 and the Spanish Flu Pandemic which followed the end of that horrific war. In 1920, they came together to finish creating their Peace Arch.

As we walk in our forefathers' footsteps towards the 100th anniversary of the monument in 2021, we must remember that, like them, we will come out of this as better people. Next year at HATB we will Celebrate and Commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Peace Arch and 100 years of scouts and youth gathering at the Arch the name of peace.

With that being said, we are honored and privileged to invite all of you to attend the
Hands Across the Border Celebration on Sunday, June 13th, 2021.
EARLY BIRD Registration will open on January 10th, 2021.

We need your continued support for the Hands Across the Border Celebration!

SHOW YOUR SUPPORT

The International Peace Arch Association needs your support. The annual Hands Across the Border Celebration provided the association with vital funding that supported us during the six months a year we spend planning the annual celebration but also helped us spread the inspirational message of the Peace Arch and its founders year-round. Please consider making a donation to support our ongoing mission.

COMING SOON E-LEARNING!

The International Peace Arch Association is creating an E-Leaning project. Earlier this year, we had our Portal of Peace educational material approved by the Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) during the 2020-2021 school year. As soon as we get this education material online, you will be able to access it at our main website peacearchpark.org

WAYS TO STAY CONNECTED

Sign up for our newsletter. Sign up for our FREE Virtual HATB Celebration. Share information about the ONLINE HATB EVENT with your Friends, Facebook Groups and social networks.

Thank you for your time and your loyal support for our efforts.

If you have any questions or concerns, email the team.

Borders closed, but hearts open.

In Peace,

Christina Winkler, President

International Peace Arch Association (IPAA)

360-332-7165

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