By George F on Feb 25, 2008 in Mexico, Seattle | 1 Comment
Seattle Landmark Forum graduate Brent Jones found a unique way to give back to the employees of his landscaping business: He caused the construction of a huge new park and playground in their home town of Las Animas, Mexico. Many of Jones’ employees were guest workers from Las Animas, and as he got to know […]
By Vincent Cahill on Feb 9, 2008 in Health/Medicine, Latin America, new jersey | 0 Comments
Called the ‘Fire Lady’ by children in Peru, New Jersey Landmark Forum graduate Jeannette Grauer is a dentist by trade. She has committed herself to creating sustainable healthcare in the Amazon in an environmentally friendly way and in partnership with the local peoples. To this end, she has created annual trips to the Amazon jungle in […]
By George F on Jan 18, 2008 in Ecuador, Environment, Philadelphia, san francisco | 0 Comments
Be careful what you wish for, says Landmark Graduate David Usner. It might come true. By any measure, David and his wife Pat were extremely successful people. They lived in a huge, beautiful house in Philadelphia where Pat was vice president of a prominent hospital. Eventually, she quit this job and became extremely successful as […]
By Vincent Cahill on Jan 9, 2008 in Mexico, Women's Issues | 0 Comments
Landmark Education Graduate Ellen Snortland is an actor, author and activist and has dedicated herself to the empowerment of women. She has written a book Beauty Bites Beast that has received praise from women’s organizations around the world. Most recently it has been published in Spanish and is now being made into a documentary. Beauty […]
By Ellen Snortland on Nov 15, 2007 in Economic Development, Mexico, children | 1 Comment
Corazon de Vida was created in 1994 as a Self-Expression and Leadership Program project by Hilda Pacheco-Taylor in Newport Beach, California. Corazon de Vida recently had its latest Child Sponsorship dinner and announced that it is now sponsoring 14 orphanages in Baja, Mexico.
“Delivering hope”
Corazon de Vida, an Irvine-based charity supporting the struggling orphanages of Baja […]
By Heather D on Oct 12, 2007 in Ecuador, Health/Medicine | 0 Comments
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 admin on May 11, 2007 in Books, Education, Health/Medicine, Mexico, Parenting, Virginia | 0 Comments
Kids Hit the Books to Build A Kitchen
From WCAV- Alexandria Virginia
Elementary school students at Greer and Stony Point are hitting the books to help poor students in rural Mexico build a kitchen at their school.
The second graders have read 2,000 books. They hope people and businesses will donate $5 for each book read. They want […]