By George F on Jul 16, 2008 in Health/Medicine, Landmark Education, Women's Issues, new jersey | 1 Comment
Keisha Sapp and her close friends created Stephanie’s Angels Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day on Saturday, July 12, which had cancer awareness in a variety of locations in Northern New Jersey. Moved into action by the death of her friend Stephanie Wilkins from Ovarian Cancer and her participation in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program, Sapp […]
By Vincent Cahill on Jul 7, 2008 in Events, Issues, Landmark Education | 0 Comments
Idaho State University student Lorri Smith has used her project in the Self-Expression and Leadership program to help raise money for a serious and worthy cause: The Field of Heroes created by John and Joyce Rogers. Field of Heroes is a memorial where a cross is set in a field for each American soldier that […]
By George F on Jul 1, 2008 in Kenya, Women's Issues, california | 0 Comments
Powerful Women International (PWI) has held its first Kenyan women’s empowerment and networking event at the Grand Regency in Nairobi, on June 28. The event was a landmark–PWI’s first ever outside the United States.
PWI CEO and founder Valeri Bocage literally knows what it’s like to create something from nothing. She lived in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina […]
By George F on Jun 26, 2008 in Chicago, Economic Development | 0 Comments
Chicagoan Sean Parnell took on a big problem in his Self-Expression and Leadership program–The problem of abandoned homes or lots. Many houses or lots, particularly in poorer west and south side neighborhoods, have stood empty for many years. Parnell saw that this creates many problems for the community, from the use of those properties for […]
By George F on Jun 19, 2008 in Arts/Entertainment, Los Angeles, Women's Issues | 0 Comments
Ellen Snortland is a prominent author, activist and actor who is committed to the empowerment of women worldwide and who has participated in the programs of Landmark Education. She has written a book titled Beauty Bites Beast, about violence against women around the world and what is being done about it. The book, which was translated […]
By George F on Jun 16, 2008 in Denver, Seniors, Sports | 0 Comments
Denver resident Dan Davis had absolutely no idea what he was going to do for a project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program. Then his wife told him “You love racquetball. Do something with that.” A few months later, Davis had created America’s newest sport: Wacquetball. The invention of the sport was featured on […]
By George F on Jun 6, 2008 in Africa, Economic Development, Entreprenureship | 0 Comments
Joy2theWorld is a one year-old non-profit microcredit provider to parts of Ghana, West Africa, founded by Kathleen Gibbs, who was inspired to create the organization through her participation in Landmark Education’s programs. According to a recent release, Joy2theWorld is significantly expanding its microcredit loans to the businesswomen in several villages comprising approximately 10,000 people in rural Medie, Ghana, when the […]
By Vincent Cahill on May 19, 2008 in Issues, children, new jersey | 0 Comments
Where Peace Lives, the peace through art and dialogue non-profit organization founded by Jeff Clapp, Donna Clapp and Jeff Rudy out of their participation in Landmark Education’s programs is getting prepared for a unique mural exchange: Between students in Costa Rica and attendees of New Jersey’s largest mosque. Where Peace Lives works with schools and […]
