By Vincent Cahill on Aug 6, 2008 in Arizona, Family, Landmark Education, children | 0 Comments
Charlene Westgate’s son committed suicide two years ago. As her project in the Self-Expression and Leadership Program, she created a series of tea parties to raise both funds and awareness to fight teen suicide. NBC News in Tucson ran a story about Westgate’s events, the first of which was held July 15 and the next […]
By Johntrue on Aug 4, 2008 in Economic Development, Education, Landmark Education, Latin America, children | 0 Comments
Mars Tanumihardja used his participation in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership program to create a benefit concert to raise funds for some of the poorest people in central America. Tanumihardja arranged for the concert to be held at the Newman Center at the University of Washington, where he is the head of the music ministry. […]
By Olivia Seery on Jul 23, 2008 in Ireland, Landmark Education, children | 0 Comments
A project created last year in the Self-Expression and Leadership Program in Ireland last year was featured in the Annual Review of Barnardos, Ireland’s largest independent children’s charity. A woman named Olivia created a 10k fundraising walk and run to benefit Barnardos that became a featured example of people making a difference in the 2007 […]
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 […]
By Vincent Cahill on May 5, 2008 in Arts/Entertainment, california, children | 0 Comments
The project began by Jennifer Rogers in the Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program continues to flourish. ‘Kids Paint the Town’, which takes youth art of all varieties and showcases it around Bay Area businesses, both brightens neighborhoods and displays the talents of neighborhood teens and young people, has entered its second season (It began last […]
By George F on May 2, 2008 in Health/Medicine, Parenting, South Africa, UK, children | 0 Comments
Out of her Participation in Landmark Education’s Team Management Leadership Program (TMLP), London native Jo Lawrence has formed a project to assist AIDS orphans in the Sweetwaters community in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Titled ‘Sponsor a Mother’, the project works with Love is All You Need, a London based charity that impacts poverty and social conditions in South […]
By George F on Apr 22, 2008 in Arts/Entertainment, Health/Medicine, Los Angeles, children | 1 Comment
It began with an email Tamika Lamison received: “If you could do anything, what would you do?” Lamison’s thought was that she would be one of those people that granted wishes to sick children. When Lamison completed Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program in 2006, she took on turning that dream into reality. An accomplished […]
By George F on Apr 21, 2008 in India, UK, children | 0 Comments
Smriti Jhnigan has always wanted to make a difference with children in India, her native country, and when she took Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program in London she created a project to raise money to improve the quality of life for children at two orphanages. Her project caught the attention of Echo, a South Essex […]