By Vincent Cahill on Aug 1, 2008 in Landmark Education, Philadelphia, Sports | 0 Comments
Acclaimed Philadelphia sports radio personality Mike Missanelli, known to listeners as “Mikey Miss”, has transformed from an angry radio host to a thoughtful, even mellow pundit. Philadelphia Magazine attributes some of this change to Missanelli taking the Landmark Forum. Excerpts of the magazine article appear below.
The Misadventures of Mikey Miss
Dumped by WIP for being a […]
By George F on Jul 18, 2008 in Chicago, High School, Sports | 0 Comments
Zech Gilbert’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program project, Purpose Driven Sports, began with a realization that not all professional athletes are making headlines by getting in trouble somewhere. Many of them are quietly making a difference int their communities. Gilbert, who is president of the Chicagosporting.com website, got the idea to honor those worthy athletes and […]
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 May 6, 2008 in Denver, Health/Medicine, Sports, Uncategorized, california | 0 Comments
When Eric Bengston took Landmark Education’s Self Expression and Leadership program, he used his project as an opportunity to create a large and effective Colorado team for the California-based AIDS/Lifecycle bike ride. Two years ago he participated in the event, and there were only a few riders from Colorado. Bengston’s team of dozens of riders, roadies and […]
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 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 George F on Mar 7, 2008 in Chicago, Health/Medicine, Sports | 1 Comment
This year will mark the sixth year of the National AIDS Marathon Training Program in Chicago, a program designed to train people to run a marathon or half marathon, where each participant agrees to raise money for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago. During the last five years, thousands of people have participated, and the event has allowed for […]
By Vincent Cahill on Feb 29, 2008 in Chicago, Sports | 0 Comments
Chicago police officer and Landmark Forum graduate Nial Funchion has an extraordinary goal planned for June of this year: To swim around the entire perimeter of Lake Michigan, a distance of over 1,000 miles. Funchion’s motives in taking on the swim are not rooted in a daredevil spirit or a desire for glory.
“I am not concerned about […]
