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VANCOUVER B.C., V6P 4M3

August 8th, 1989

Dear Mayor Traboulay,

I am writing to ask for your kind support in establishing a Sri Chinmoy Peace
Mile in Port Coquitlam. This Peace Mile would be a precisély measured one mile
running jogging course in a town park area, street or walking trail dedicated to
world peace. As a dynamic reminder of the need for world peace, this Peace Mile
would be a way for Port Coquitlam citizens to actively promote not only their own

sense of well-being through physical fitness, but also better relations and brotherhood
among all peoples and countries of the world.

This link between sports and world unity -- similar ia spirit to the concept o
the Olympics -- fired the imagination of the Greaier London Council, which in 1985
set up the first Sri Chinmoy Peace Mile on the River Thames across from
Parliament. As a poignant reminder of the needs for international brotherhood and
understanding, a second Peace Mile was established in West Berlin directly in the
shadow of the Berlin Wall. Peace Miles have also been established in Stockholm,
Zurich, Geneva, and several other cities. Eight Peace Miles have been established

in Puerto Rico and twenty one in the United States. In Canada, there are Peace
Miles in Victoria, Halifax, Sudbury Winnipeg and Dieppe.

- Sri Chinmoy has dedicated his life to physical fitness and the quest for world
: peace. Through sports and a multitude of humanitarian activities, Sri Chinmoy has

| inspired countless thousands to bring out the best in themselves. The Sri Chinmoy
cee Marathon Team, founded in 1976, annually sponsors over 500 races world wide --
oo ranging from thirteen-hundred mile uliramarathons to two-mile fun runs. In 1987

epee) the marathon team sponsored a 27,000 mile, 55 nation relay for peace. In 1989,
ee the relay reached 73 nations covering a distance of 31,000 miles.

Sri Chinmoy also follows his own philosophy of self-transcendence. He is well
known and respected as a prolific author, poet, composer, and most recently as a

weightlifter. He has won the admiration and respect of a diverse group of leaders
and organizations, such as:

® our Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, Olympic Gold Medalist Carl Lewis,
President of the AAU Physique Committee Cliff Sawyer, Muhammad Ali,

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