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Gerald Schwartz Working to Resolve Northern California Water Disputes »

Gerald Schwartz is a Landmark Education Graduate and leads introductions to The Landmark Forum.  He has also been a farmer in California’s Central Valley for most of his life and was recently appointed to be the Central Valley Regional Liaison on water issues.  The history of water rights in California is fraught with lawsuits, animosity […]

Trucken for Katrina: Michigan Families Donate Adopting Families on the Gulf Coast »

Trucken for Katrina: A project started in the Landmark Team Management and Leadership Program 
Not long after Hurricane Katrina hit Sherrill Sundberg learned that one of her neighbors had 4 separate family members who each lost their homes.  She was participating in the Landmark Team Management and Leadership Program at the time and immediately knew what she was […]

Farm Animals and Trees On A Bridal Registry…? Well, of course if you are out to make a differnce. »

On most bridal registries you will find things like coffee makers, china, linens and other household goods. 
 
If you were on the guest list of Linda and Richard Frary’s wedding last spring, you would have found goats, pigs and trees; all items that they were asking be purchased through Heifer International in order to benefit […]

Face Forward: Providing Makeovers for Women Recovering From Substance Abuse »

Heather Rozen, of
Lowell Massachusetts found herself moved by the plight of low-income women trying to put their lives back together while recovering from substance abuse.  She created a community project called “Face Forward” to give them makeovers and support them in gaining a new sense of themselves  as they search for jobs and rebuild their lives.
Here is a story about […]