The Pinwheels for Peace Project

 Pinwheels for Peace is an art installation project started in 2005 by two art teachers, Ann Ayers and Ellen McMillan at Monarch High School in Florida, as a way for their students to use Peace Day to express their feelings about what is going on in the world and in their lives. The first Pinwheels for Peace were installed on 21 September 2005. In its first year 500,000 pinwheels were planted. In 2012 the number had grown to 4,000,000 pinwheels and the project continues to grow. A pinwheel, also known as a windmill, is a childhood symbol – it reminds us of a time when things were simple, joyful, peaceful. We hope for that again today and invite you to take your pinwheel home and plant it in your yard, or display it prominently on the outside of your home