Tree of Hope 2009

A Global Holiday Project Promoting Peace, Love & Humanitarianism
by Rainbow World Fund


Celebrity, Notable & Children's Tree of Hope Wishes

"A world for our children more just, more fair, and more kind than the one we know now."
President Barack Obama

"As we look around the world today - at the conflicts, the destruction of the environment, the human and animal suffering – it almost seems absurd to say that my wish is for a more peaceful, healthier and happier world. Yet this is the world we all yearn for. And I find that with the image of such a world in my mind and in my heart, it is easier to take action, every day, to move things in the right direction. Of course the road is long and full of disappointments but still it gives me energy to keep going with that goal in sight. Without hope there is no hope. And so I dare to wish for a world in which people live in harmony with each other and with the natural world and all the wondrous animals with whom we share the planet."
Jane Goodall PhD DBE
Founder - the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace

"I wish for a world where all people are treated with dignity, respect and equality – no matter who you are or who you love."
Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State

"Wishing Love to All of Those in Search of it."
David Arquette and Courteney Cox Arquette, Actors

"Sweet love for all"
RUPAUL, Entertainer, Citizen of the World

"My wish is for a world where hope begets freedom… a world where opportunity is equaled by justice… a world where the health of our planet is considered as precious as the lives of our children."
Mayor Gavin Newsom, San Francisco

"I wish that the children of the world to no longer suffer disease, abuse, starvation, murder, rape, torture, and jeapardy and suffering of all kinds"
Danielle Steel, Author

"My fellow people of our troubled world, my wish for each of us is that we discover our power to create the world we want. Solutions are known. Our genius is proven. May we shed feelings of powerlessness and walk with bold humility, trusting our best selves as we join with others in common purpose. Hope is contagious."
Francis Moore Lappe, Author and Activist, Diet for a Small Planet

Notable Wishes

"Wishing for everyone to learn how to love without war."
Gloria Ayson, 84, Angeles City, Philippine Islands

"I wish for the world to return to respecting Mother Earth & Father Sun. For, if we cannot learn to respect the very Earth that sustains us, we can never learn to respect each other... We all, people, animals flora and fauna must learn to respect ourselves and each other....for none of us can exist without the other. Life is all we truly have."
Jobeth Devereaux, 50, Bossier City, LA, USA