Peacemaker Awards

The Peacemaker Awards recognize youth in Franklin County engaged in projects making positive contributions toward justice and peace within their communities and in the wider world. The Peacemaker Awards are presented by the Franklin County Interfaith Council and Traprock Center for Peace and Justice

Find the online nomination Google form here

Email us with any questions or submit via here

Our mailing address is:

Peacemaker c/o Interfaith Council of Franklin County

PO Box 117

Greenfield MA 01302

We need your help in identifying these special students or groups. It is open to teens living or attending school in Franklin County, including homeschoolers and self-directed learners. In past years we've had a wide variety of winning projects such as:

  • TAB (Training Active Bystanders) in response to bullying

  • Gender-comfortable bathroom accommodation work,

  • Leadership in fundraising for a charity,

  • An international media project called “Quaran-teened”,

  • Creation of a documentary about migrant children, and

  • Formation of a chapter of The Sunrise Movement to address the climate crisis.

It is such an honor to celebrate these young change-makers. Anyone is invited to nominate a Peacemaker so feel free to pass this notice on.

If you are in contact with any alumni/ae of this award, we would love to hear from them especially if they have continued to promote peace and social justice. Please forward our contact information to them.

Please circulate this invitation so no deserving youth is overlooked. If you have questions please address them to FranklinCountyPeacemakers@gmail.com

Thank you for mentoring our young peacemakers!

26th Peacemaker Awards

It's been such an honor and delight for our team to get to know and celebrate Franklin County teens over the past 26 years. The Peacemaker Awards have gone to young people for their leadership, creativity and care for others. The nominations come from their schools, churches or wider communities.

This year we honored:

  • Kalyn Barry of Four Rivers Charter Public School and FRCOG

  • Silas Giguere of Franklin County Technical School and FRCOG

  • Maeve Noble of Stoneleigh-Burnham School and Greenfield Public Library

  • Rory Hartblay of Deerfield Academy and Second Helpings

  • Charlotte Rolland of Deerfield Academy

  • Daisy Rolland of Deerfield Academy

  • Hazel Bird Richards & Declan Provost of Four Rivers Charter Public School

  • Jane Schofield of Greenfield High School and Quabbin Mediation

  • Guenivere Silva-Ryan of Mohawk Trail Regional High School

  • HerStory Club (Katie Kim, Peggy Huang, Bright Yang) of Deerfield Academy

The Interfaith Council of Franklin County and Traprock Center for Peace and Justice are grateful to the following donors:

  • First Baptist Church of Greenfield (original bequest in 2000)

  • Knights of Columbus Council #133

  • Markham-Nathan Fund

  • Greenfield Saving Bank

  • St. Paul's Lutheran Church

  • Jeffrey Galbraith

  • Fan Ding

  • Meagan McKiernan

  • Kelly Silva

  • Fidelity Charitable Trust

  • Anonymous

2022 Peacemakers Award

2025 Peacemakers Awards

Please read the 2024 annual report here: