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[From the flier:] Sadako was a two-year-old girl when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Ten years later she developed leukemia. Japanese legend holds that one's wish will be granted upon folding 1,000 paper (origami) cranes. Sadako folded 646 before dying. She wrote, "I will write peace on your wings, and you will fly all over the world." Her friends finished folding the cranes in her memory. The paper crane has become a global symbol of peace, and a statue of Sadako now stands in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.

On Thursday August 9 from 5-6 P.M., The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation will hold its 13th annual Sadako Peace Day Ceremony at The Sadako Peace Garden at La Casa de Maria in Montecito. The event includes music, poetry and reflections on peace. Admission is free and open to the public.

You can also read worldwide messages for peace and contribute your own message or prayer on the Foundation's website, www.wagingpeace.org.