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Mother's Day has many streams that have contributed to its current incarnation, but one of the deepest and most meaningful is every mother's deep yearning for peace on Earth. Believe it or not, the woman who wrote "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," Julia Ward Howe, founded the original Mother's Day for Peace. Yes, after her eyes had seen the glory of the coming of the Lord, who had trampled out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored, Ms. Howe became a vocal and powerful proponent of peace.
Today, mothers have the same desires, and the same calling, beyond jewelry, flowers, and (yum) chocolate, there's a way you can venerate your mom and her wishes for a better world: Check out The Fund for Peace. Since 1957, The Fund for Peace has been working "to prevent war and promote sustainable peace." You can donate online with the click of a button, and and you'll also have the opportunity to send an e-card to your Mom, telling her how much better the world has always been because of her, and now, because of you, too.
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