International Voluntary Organizations
A Consortium of Voluntary Organizations
with Global Connections Seeking to Improve the Quality of Life in Local Communities
Save the Date!!
April 5- April 13, 2025 * Citywide
Main Celebration - April 12, 2025
@Franklin Park
see flyer 1 and flyer 2
Join Central Ohio to celebrate the spectacular blossoms of more than 100 cherry trees in Franklin Park, Columbus, OH
(Inspired by the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC.)
(Inspired by the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC.)
The International Peace With Justice Garden
Franklin Park, Columbus
A place where people can contemplate, experience, and feel peace ‑ within themselves, with the people around them, and with the world at large.
The Volunteer Wall of Honor
Part of the International Peace with Justice Garden
Promotes and encourages volunteer initiatives.
The Colors of Columbus
Franklin Park, Columbus
A collection of dwarf ornamental flowering trees representing the ethnicity, ancestry or heritage of the Greater Columbus residents showcasing it as a diverse cosmopolitan city.
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Upcoming events
Greater Columbus Cherry Blossom Festival
April 5 - April 13, 2025
Main Celebration April 12 @ Franklin Park, Columbus, OH
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Peace Garden Cleanup
Community In-Service Project and Picnic 2025
Date TBD
Participants bring food to share. and meet at the Peace Garden in back of the Adventure Center.
Franklin Park, Columbus, OH
IVO Fall Family Picnic
October 2025 TBD
Franklin Park, Columbus, OH
"Peace is always beautiful."
Walt Whitman
"Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees." John Muir