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hART for P.A.W.S. – Kelly Uses Art to Raise Funds for Animals, Hospice »

Earlier this year, Landmark Forum graduate Daniel Kelly organized a Silent Art Auction event “hART for P.A.W.S. ” (Pozitive Awareness with Shelter), to raise awareness and much needed funds for Casey House and Second Chance Wildlife Sanctuary. Joyce Smith, the owner and President of the Sanctuary, turned 79 on the evening of the event, running [...]

Scott Creates Sustainable Living Seminars »

Kim Scott took Landmark Education’s Self-expression and leadership program in Ottawa, Canada, and in so doing created a series of public lectures on sustainable living. The local emc newspaper wrote a story about Scott’s project.
Trend-Arlington community builds towards sustainable living practices
by Kimberly Lochhead
August 29, 2008
Residents of the Trend-Arlington community showed an impressive turnout on [...]

Serving up Strikes: Waitresses Bowl to Help Save Toronto Foodbank »

When Julie Baelde took Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program she was clear from the outset that she wanted to impact the community of waitresses and servers that she worked with and socialized with. She wanted to have the community do more than drink and gossip together; she wanted to have them come together in some way [...]

New Possiblities in Jewish Communities »

Baila Lazarus is a freelance writer, illustrator and photographer who lives in Vancouver. Recently she wrote an article about the impact that the Landmark Forum and the other programs of Landmark Education have impacted both her life and the lives of others in the Jewish community. The article was published in the Jewish Independent and appears below.
Attain Freedom from the Past 
April 11, [...]

Vancouver Jewelry Company Benefits from Landmark Education’s Progams »

Vancouver, British Columbia based Jewelry company Allura International has benefited from the work of personal development training programs such as those offered by Landmark Education, according to company founder and CEO Jeremy Bowman. His goal of training himself and his employees to be more effective through self development programs such as those offered by Landmark Education [...]

Cancer Survivor Draws the Line: Raises Money for Research via Comic Books »

Landmark Forum graduate and Toronto native Suley Fattah has caused $20,000 to be donated to the Emmanuelle Gattuso Chair in Breast Surgery Oncology, through sales of his latest charity comic book, Drawing the Line, Again. The book, which is an anthology of comics from internationally renown artists, is the second such effort from Fattah; the first, Drawing the Line, [...]

Victoria Musicians Sing Youth Poetry »

A unique musical event took place on the evening of March 2nd at the Metro Studio in Victoria, British Columbia, where popular Victoria bands performed songs that incorporated poetry submitted by local schoolchildren. The event was part of a Self-Expression and leadership program project titled "Sing Your Heart Out" designed by Victoria Landmark Education graduate Jennifer Kingsley.
“It’s a [...]

Self-effacing Landmark Education Graduate’s Charity Run is in it’s 14th Year »

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 [...]