Archive for February, 2008

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Landmark Graduate Takes on Providing Dental Care in Refugee Camps »

Since 1992, Landmark Education graduate Dr. Christine Lathuras has travelled across the developing world to provide dental for those who lacked it. Recently she returned from two refugee camps in Tanzania, where she and two colleagues spent three weeks training local volunteers with to perform dental surgery. The trip was funded by Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO), […]

Californian Launches Cupertino Relay for Life; Benefitting American Cancer Society »

The American Cancer society had tried unsuccessfully for three years to bring its Relay for Life to Cupertino, California, but it wasn’t until Carol Reppucci took on the relay as her project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program that the event actually happened, succeeding beyond anyone’s expectations. Inspired by a family member who had survived cancer the year […]

Volunteers ‘Adopt’ Seniors Through SELP Project »

Out of taking Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership program, New Jersey native Jackie Hardrick has designed a new program, ‘Adopt-A-Senior,’ in which volunteers spend time with seniors in nursing homes or rehabilitation centers. The program began with a holiday party where seniors got to meet the volunteers on December 20, 2007 at the South Mountain Healthcare and […]

New York Times Chronicles Graduate’s Global Charity Adventures »

Landmark Education graduate Bill Kizorek travels to just about every place on earth in his role as a film producer documenting the work of worthy charities. Earlier this month, Kizorek finished his seventh international charity film shoot in Guatemala. His work has made a difference in the lives of poor people on four continents. Some […]

Wild Waitakere Warriors Experience Outdoor Adventures in New Zealand »

When Matt Kerr of Waitakere, New Zealand did Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program, he decided to create adventures for young people. He created Wild Waitakere Warriors, an outdoor Program that trained participants in leadership, courage and having fun. See more below. 

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Landmark Graduate Brings Snorkeling to Tri-Cities; Wins Volunteer Award »

Jennifer Leonard-Biddle, a graduate of the Landmark Forum who lives in St. Charles, Illinois, brought something new to her home town: Snorkeling. On February 3rd she organized a clinic for residents of the Tri-cities who wanted to learn how to snorkel. The clinic was held at the Norris Recreation Center Pool. Leonard’ Biddle’s project received prominent attention from her local […]

Landmark Education Graduate Uses Experience with Multiple Sclerosis to Make a Difference for Others »

Jana Scholten of Boston, Massachusetts, was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2001. She suffered for several years with serious MS symptoms. In a Landmark Education leadership program, Scholten realized that she had a say about her own body and that she did not have to be a victim to the disease. She took on the view that […]