By Heather D on Mar 25, 2008 in Chicago, Diet, Entreprenureship, Health/Medicine, Video Features | 2 Comments
Mehmet Ak is a restaurant owner, chef and Landmark Forum Graduate who lives in Chicago. He has been in the restaurant business for most of his life. First arriving in the United States at the age of 23, he worked his way through the various jobs of the food service industry until 1990 when he [...]
By Heather D on Dec 20, 2007 in Autstralia/New Zealand, Health/Medicine, Parenting, Video Features, Women's Issues, children | 0 Comments
Seneka Cohen is a midwife and mother who while participating in the Landmark Education Self Expression and Leadership Program determined to make a difference in the exceptionally high mortality rate among Australian Aboriginal mothers and babies. She created The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Birthright Quilt.
The Birthright Quilt is a national, community-based initiative to address [...]
By Heather D on Dec 14, 2007 in Denver, Economic Development, Homelessness, People | 1 Comment
Denver Self Expression and Leadership Program participant Kristina Yarrington worked with her husband to create a community project to renovate a home with Habitat for Humanity.
Here is the story from the Rocky Mountain News
Kristina Yarrington, and her husband, David, sit amid construction material as work continues Monday on a soon- to-be-donated house on Mariposa Street [...]
By Heather D on Nov 8, 2007 in Africa, Health/Medicine, Issues, People, United States, Vancouver | 0 Comments
Lyle Smith is a Landmark Education Graduate and former coach in the Self Expression and Leadership Program. 14 years ago he while participating the Landmark Curriculum For Living, he created a Charity Run Called Lyle's Myles. As the son of Missionaries he grew up in the Congo as the Aids epidemic began to spread in [...]
By Heather D on Nov 2, 2007 in Animal Rights, Gulf Coast, NewYork | 0 Comments
Landmark Graduates Michel and Daniel Belknap bring together multiple passions to raise money for animal rescue in a project called “Puttin on the Dog”
Here is the story from the The Newtown Bee
Michel and Daniel Belknap are fairly new to Newtown, but they became involved with Canine Advocates of Newtown almost as soon as they [...]
By Heather D on Oct 25, 2007 in Landmark Education, Thailand | 0 Comments
Since the first Landmark Forum in Bangkok in 2003, participation in Landmark Education programs in Thailand has grown tremendously.Here is the notice about the opening posted on the www.ilovepossibility.com website.21 October 2007Grand Opening Ceremony of Landmark Education International Co., Ltd. – The Bangkok Center of Landmark EducationThe grand opening ceremony of Landmark Education’s Bangkok Center [...]
By Heather D on Oct 12, 2007 in Ecuador, Health/Medicine | 1 Comment
Growing up poor in
Ecuador in the early 1960’s was difficult for any child. For Chicago Business woman Zully Alvarado, it was even more so. At the age of two she contracted polio and her village and surrounding villages had no medical facilities, supplies or physicians to treat her illness. She was shuttled from witch [...]
By Heather D on Oct 6, 2007 in Elementary, Events, new jersey | 1 Comment
When Nick Nardo was participating in the Landmark Education Self Expression and Leadership Program in New Jersey he wanted to connect with and contribute to his community. His project created a mural at the Second Street Youth Center in Plainfield New Jersey.
Here is the story from the Courier News in Bridgwater New Jersey.
PLAINFIELD — When [...]