Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation president Sheila Murphy Crawford welcomed the crowd and explained the relationship between the Garden Federation and the City of Cleveland at the 2012 One World Day celebration in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens.

Sheila Murphy Crawford

Sheila Murphy Crawford introduced One World Day committee member Richard Crepage who recognized some of the members of the Cleveland Consular Corps in attendance at the One World Day.

Richard Crepage

Lithuanian Consul Ingrida Bublys

Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation president Sheila Murphy Crawford thanked supporters Ken Lanci, Eddie Crawford, the Cultural Garden delegates and the One World Day committee.

Sheila Murphy Crawford

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson spoke.

Mayor Frank Jackson

Cleveland City Council President Martin Sweeney also spoke.

Martin Sweeney

Sean Nelligan recited the William Butler Yeats poem the 'Lake Isle of Innisfree'.

Sean Nelligan

Erika Puussaar read an Estonian poem called Apple Tree.

Erika Puussaar

Maria Vokic from the Cleveland Croatian community read the poem The Immigrant Mother.

Maria Vokic

Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation secretary and British Garden delegate Mary Hamlin gave a history of the Gardens.

Mary Hamlin

Sheila Crawford and Mary Hamlin

Then Sheila Murphy Crawford turned the program over to Judge Donald C. Nugent for the Naturalization Ceremony.

Sheila Murphy Crawford

Congratulations to Anda Cook, Char Crowley and their committee on a tremendous One World Day. Special thanks to the Irish Cultural Garden for being the 2012 host. One World Day was presented by the Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation in partnership with Cleveland Council of World Affairs and ClevelandPeople.Com.

One World Day 2012 - Page 1

One World Day 2012 - Page 2 - Soil Ceremony

One World Day 2012 - Page 3 - Parade of Flags

One World Day 2012 - Page 4 - Main Ceremony (this page)

One World Day 2012 - Page 5 - Naturalization of New Citizens

One World Day 2012 - Page 6 - Entertainment

One World Day 2012 - Page 7 - Faces in the Crowd

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