By George F on Apr 21, 2008 in San Diego, Sports | 0 Comments
Cycling enthusiast Ed Paul formed the Alpine Challenge eight years ago as a project in his Self-Expression and Leadership Program, and the event has grown from 70 riders in the event’s first year to over 600 this year. The event is a challenging ride, held in the hills outside San Diego, California, with different length courses reaching up to 72 […]
By George F on Apr 15, 2008 in Environment, california | 1 Comment
Moms for Mother Earth, an organization recently created by Landmark Forum graduate Zen Honeycutt in her Self-Expression and Leadership program, held its first event on March 15th: a Green Earth Festival in Santa Ana, California. The event was held in the beautiful Santiago Park and nature reserve, and was attended by over 400 people, including Santa […]
By Vincent Cahill on Apr 10, 2008 in Arts/Entertainment, Elementary, High School, california | 1 Comment
Last fall and this spring, businesses and empty retail storefronts in the East Bay area of California have displayed different forms of art. What all of it has in common is that it was all created by kids, thanks to ‘Kids Paint the Town’, a project created by Jennifer Rogers when she took Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and […]
By George F on Apr 1, 2008 in High School, Los Angeles, Sports | 0 Comments
When Sean McKeon created “LAX in LA” as his project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program, as a way of empowering youth by bringing Lacrosse to inner city Los Angeles, he began with one school: His own. McKeon teaches at the Manual Arts High School, where he also took on being the Lacrosse coach. The […]
By Vincent Cahill on Mar 24, 2008 in Issues, Los Angeles | 2 Comments
In recent years, there have been a number of hi-profile crises that have gotten a great deal of attention. The Indonesian Tsunami, Huricane Katrina and the genocide in Darfur have all gotten extensive media attention but once the attention subsides the people affected remain left to deal with the aftermath on their own. As part of the evolution of their […]
By George F on Feb 18, 2008 in Health/Medicine, california | 1 Comment
The American Cancer society had tried unsuccessfully for three years to bring its Relay for Life to Cupertino, California, but it wasn’t until Carol Reppucci took on the relay as her project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program that the event actually happened, succeeding beyond anyone’s expectations. Inspired by a family member who had survived cancer the year […]
By George F on Jan 25, 2008 in Arts/Entertainment, Homelessness, california | 0 Comments
Bob Ballard is an Ojai, California graduate of the Landmark Forum who has used his participation in Landmark Education’s programs to discover and cultivate his commitment to make a difference with homeless people in unique ways, such as by giving them an outlet for artistic expression. Several years ago, he realized that he was uncomfortable around homeless […]
By George F on Jan 18, 2008 in Ecuador, Environment, Philadelphia, san francisco | 1 Comment
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 […]