Archive for October, 2008

Kizorek Shares her Travels »

Jessica Kizorek continues to receive critical acclaim for her work for two Parrot Productions, her film company that travels the world and provides to film services to NGOs so they can get their messages out. A leader of Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership program, Kizorek is a woman committed to making a difference all around [...]

Salmons’ Star Student Event a Smashing Success »

The Supplies for Star Students project, created by Leila Salmons of Houston and first written about by Landmark Education News several weeks ago, has since held its fundraiser, which was successful in raising significant amounts of money and backpacks for children in need. This recent update sent to Landmark Education News gives the latest details.
Salmons, [...]

Deaf Community Comes Together »

New Jersey native David Williamson participated in Landmark Education's Self-Expression and Leadership Program this summer, and in the program he created a project to help bring the deaf community together. Williamson and his wife Lea adopted a boy several years ago who turned out to be deaf. He received cochlear implants to help him hear. [...]

Mullally Inspires Women Thru Step Up »

MaryKay Mullally is the acclaimed wellness coach who used the Landmark Self-Expression and Leadership Program to fulfill her dream of making a difference for other women by having them run marathons and half marathons. Her work with Step up for Life, her organization through which about 1,000 women have completed the San Diego half marathon, [...]

Novi Woman Brings Community Together to Help Family »

On July 7, Novi, Michigan, resident Maria Dismondy saved a mother and her child from drowning, but was unable to save the child’s father. While many saw her as hero, her inability to save the father nagged at her heart. In Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program, Dismondy took action – she created a project [...]

Draw the World Together Offers Merchandise, Decorated Computers »

Draw the World Together is a charity that was created to bring artists together in providing new opportunities for children growing up in communities without basic healthcare and education needs being met. Founded in 2005 by Andrew Wildman as his project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Programme, the program by bringing famous comic book [...]

Monti’s Pretzels a Hit in Maryland, Guyana »

Megan Monti got two big things out of taking the Landmark Forum and other Landmark Education programs: She got committed to making her dream of owning her own business a reality, and she got committed to using that business to make a difference in the world. Her fresh approach to her new retail pretzel business [...]

Mukund Wins Citizen Journalism Contest for Story of SELP Project »

Sanjuktha Mukund of Bangalore, India, recently won a citizen journalism contest sponsored by Citizen Matters, a Bangalore focused publication that spotlights the contributions and activities of individual citizens. Mukund’s essay discussed two different projects that he undertook in Landmark Education’s SELP program. The essay appears below:
August 29, 2008
I celebrated this Independence Day with a bang. [...]