From The Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — The World’s Largest Flag of Friendship and Peace visited Trussville on Wednesday, April 13.
The World Friendship Flag Project was started in 1995 by John Turner in Summerville, Georgia, and began in the art classes of Chattooga High School. The City of Summerville’s Mayor and Council voted to adopt itself as a Friendship Capital of the World in the fall of 2020 following a presentation by Turner.
The Friendship Capital of the World Project is an extension of the World Friendship Flag Project and includes all races, ages, socio-economic statuses, and abilities. Summerville’s promotion of friendship and acts of kindness are equal opportunities for all persons who choose to participate. It requires no money, unique qualifications, or abilities to show acts of friendship and kindness to others.
The World’s Friendship Flag Project’s main goal was to promote world friendship and peace while combating world hunger and preventable diseases. The flag bears a central logo of a global unity theme designed by renowned Summerville Folk artist Howard Finster.
Turner travels across the county with the flag and spreads the message.
The last week in July is now declared Friendship Week in Summerville, which ends with a Friendship Festival in J.R. “Dick” Dowdy Park on the last Saturday of July from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The festival will have music, food, arts and crafts, and many more free activities for the whole family.
Learn more about the Friendship Capital of the World Project and World Friendship Flag Project at www.summervillega.org.