The World Tree of Hope Lighting Celebration for 2023 took place on the evening of December 4 at Grace Cathedral. Presented by the Rainbow World Fund (RWF) and emceed by Donna Sachet of the San Francisco Bay Times, the event also featured the Grammy Award-winning San Francisco Boys Chorus, The Very Rev. Malcolm Young, the Queer Chorus of San Francisco, State Senator Scott Wiener, Manny Yekutiel of Manny’s, soprano Lerberta Lorál, pianist Tammy Lynne Hall, Empress Cameron Stiehl-Munro and Emperor Michael Chua, origami artist Linda Mihara, RWF Founder Jeff Cotter, and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, who blessed the tree.
Cotter explained that the “RWF World Tree of Hope is a holiday tree decorated with thousands of origami cranes, each containing written notes of hope & peace from children and individuals from around the world. Created annually as a symbol of global unity and world peace, the tree is a gift from members of the San Francisco LGBTQ+ and Japanese American communities to the world—given to inspire hope, love and humanitarian action.”
He added, “Wishes from world leaders to school children, from San Francisco to Sir Lanka, make the RWF World Tree of Hope a powerful expression of people coming together to create a better world.”
Be a part of this unique symbol of global unity! Send RWF your wish, and it will be turned into an origami crane for placement on The World Tree of Hope: http://www.worldtreeofhope.org/
To see a one-minute timelapse of one of the past year’s trees being decorated, go to: https://tinyurl.com/2p9xvmt3
Published on December 7, 2023
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