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Trucken for Katrina: Michigan Families Donate Adopting Families on the Gulf Coast »

Trucken for Katrina: A project started in the Landmark Team Management and Leadership Program 
Not long after Hurricane Katrina hit Sherrill Sundberg learned that one of her neighbors had 4 separate family members who each lost their homes.  She was participating in the Landmark Team Management and Leadership Program at the time and immediately knew what she was […]

Swingin’ Senior Savings: Educating Seniors on How They Can Reduce Expenses »

Many senior citizens are on fixed incomes and have to live within a tight budget.  When Jeanne Covert learned that several senior citizens she knew were having difficulty paying their utility bills she created a community project for her Landmark Self Expression and Leadership Program called. ‘Swingin Senior Savings’.  Her goal was to create an […]

Farm Animals and Trees On A Bridal Registry…? Well, of course if you are out to make a differnce. »

On most bridal registries you will find things like coffee makers, china, linens and other household goods. 
 
If you were on the guest list of Linda and Richard Frary’s wedding last spring, you would have found goats, pigs and trees; all items that they were asking be purchased through Heifer International in order to benefit […]

A Little Bird Told Me: A Self Expression and Leadership Project where people volunteer with Seniors in Assited Living Facilites »

 As the United States popluation ages, an ever increasing number of seniors spend their days alone without visitors or companionship.  For many of these seniors, lonliness is compounded  by health issue and limited mobility.  Jeannine Miller created a project called “A Little Bird Told Me” to help do something about it.   Here is the story from the […]

Habitat For Humanity Home Furnished by Donations Raised by Two Landmark Education Participants »

Interior designers Suzanne Perrin and Denise Inskip-Seale created a project to beautify a Habitat for Humanity home using entirely donated material, labor and furnishings. The concept behind the project was simple. Many of the families that work with Habitat for Humanity in building a home, do not have the resources to furnish […]

Womens Resource Fairs: Begun in the Landmark Self-Expression and Leaderhip Program »

In 2002 Penny Beatty had an idea to create a resource fair that specifically addressed the needs and interests of women. 5 years and 25 events later, this project is still going strong.
From: Suburban Woman North Shore
The spirit of community was a key factor for many of us who
decided to be part of the […]

Special Spectators–A Landmark Education Self-Expression and Leadership Project Begun in 2002 »

Special Spectators was a project created in 2002 by Blake Rockwell while he was a participant in the Landmark Self Expression and Leadership Program. Blake is a huge sports fan and got the idea to give seriously ill children a chance to attend College Sporting Events. In the 5 years since the project began, Special […]

Mothers for Mothers: A Project Created in the Landmark Self-Expression and Leadership Program »

Group offering help to mothers
Volunteers assist by tackling tasks
From: Sun Sentinal South Florida
By Laura Burdick-Sherman
Mothers need as much help they can get as far as Joelle Smith is concerned.
And that’s her vision for a newly created organization, Mothers For Mothers.
“Every mother needs assistance with watching their kids; either they can’t afford it or don’t know […]