FREEPORT, Grand Bahama -- Official events to kick-off the 'Rush For Peace' celebration get underway on Sunday at Our Lucaya Resort with a church service to be conducted by Kingdom Worship Centre, followed by a youth rally at Independence Park.  Then attention turns to the much-anticipated Junkanoo parade, scheduled for Friday June 3, at 6pm in downtown Freeport. Principal sponsor of 'Rush For Peace', The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA) has been joined by various corporate entities on the island, all giving their full support to the cultural event.  At a recent press conference, Director of Community Relations at the Port, Geneva Rutherford commended the organizers.  "We are pleased that they have chosen to offer such a wide variety of components - church service, youth rally, rush-out, Bahamian concert, etc. The expected arrival of so many from throughout the islands of the Bahamas and hundreds of Grand Bahamians attending these events will hopefully bring a great injection of capital to the city with far reaching effects within the greater Grand Bahama community," she said. Additional sponsors include: Grand Bahama Power Company, Hutchison Port Holdings Bahamas, Ministry of Youth Sports & Culture, Burns House, Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce, Freepoint Tug & Towing Services Ltd, Grand Bahama Shipyard and the Ministry of Tourism. Describing 'Rush For Peace' as the "kick-off of a heated summer festival season", was Betty Bethel, General Manager-Groups & Events, MOT.  "We are proud to be a supporter and endorser of an event of this caliber aimed at promoting peace in our community while providing an opportunity for visitors and residents to enjoy another form of cultural explosion.  The initiative behind it speaks to tourism being everybody's business," Bethel expressed.

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