Archive for June, 2008

Howard Cattie had a couple of different goals in mind as he began Landmark’s SELP program. He loved music, and wanted to support something musical that made a difference in the world. He also wanted to strengthen his relationship with his family, and finally he wanted to promote something he was really passionate about. In the […]

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Third grade teacher Tracey Mott decided to make her Landmark Education Self-Expression project be something that would directly impact her students, as well as the lives of students around the world. She decided to bring the “Pennies for Peace” program to the Hickory Grove Elementary School where she works.
Pennies for Peace is a program that […]

Cynthia Zenner took Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership program in Atlanta, and the area of life she wanted to impact was educating people about elderly people who are dealing with Alzheimer’s disease. She created a symposium at her church, the All Saints Episcopal Church in Atlanta, where a panel of experts came together on May […]

Ivan Vega lives in the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Northwest Chicago. As gentrification continues to expand into the Puerto Rican part of the neighborhood, it has become more difficult for residents and businesses to stay connected to their heritage. Out of doing Landmark Education’s Self-Expression program, Vega decided to start a project and contribute to […]

Linda Kamka created “Project with Love” as her community project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program. The project was a fundraisher which inspired her local community in Orange, CA, to donate new jewelry, which would then be passed on to kids in the care of the Children’s Hospital of Orange County. These children weren’t […]

Dr. Bryce Crowley, of Centerville, Utah, recently put on a safety event, Helmet Heroes, to protect young bike riders from head injuries. About 500 young people were fitted with and given new, high quality bicycle helmet. Crowley chose this as his project in landmark’s self-expression and leadership program based on personal experience – He recently had a close […]

For Monet Critchley’s Self Expression and Leadership program project, she didn’t have to look further than her own life. As a single mother, she is acutely aware of what single moms have to deal with in their lives.
“Single mothers have a more difficult time than some may realize,” says Critchley, a Draper, Utah resident. “They […]

German Family Picnic

According to the Arlington Advocate, Sabine Keller of Arlington, Massachusetts has created a project out of taking landmark education’s self-expression and leadership program that is a special event for German families to be held on June 22. Working with several of her friends, Keller has organized a potluck picnic that at least 30 families have […]

Irish Family Celebration

Jacinta McManus’ project in Landmark Education’s Self Expression and Leadership Programme took the form of a huge family celebration. The McManus family came together to celebrate the lives of its three most senior ladies. The matriarch of the family, Mrs. Mary McManus, recently turned 95 years of age. Her sister, Mrs. Kate McManus, is 91, and […]

Chicago resident Sean Parnell is a kind of local celebrity–He is well known for his Chicago Bar Project, a website that reviews practically every notable bar in Chicago. Perhaps less well known is Parnell’s work to combat urban blight. While taking the Landmark Education Self Expression and Leadership class, Parnell decided to take on the problem of abandoned buildings and […]

Jill McAdaragh decided to make a difference in her Self-Expression and Leadership program by supporting an organization that plants and conserves trees, Trees Atlanta. On June 21, from 7-10pm, she is holding a collaborative event that is a fundraiser/art auction designed to bring artists, art lover, and lovers of the environment together to hlep support […]

Dan Davis has been an avid racquetball player and instructor for years. Davis took on a novel project when he took Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program in Denver: He invented Wacquetball, a special version of raquetball with a larger, slower ball and a two bounce rule that makes the game easier for seniors, children, or the handicapped. The project […]

A Landmark Education Self-Expression and Leadership program project that took place recently in the UK featured a dance fundraiser for both cancer research and impoverished children in Peru. Richard Hoffman combined a passion for dance with a passion for making a difference in the lives of those less fortunate with a charity dance held on […]

Ullasa Means Joy

Nagendra K.S. took on being a source of happiness, innovation and leadership. During his participation in Landmark Education’s Self Expression and Leadership Program that started in February, he created a project called “ULLASA” (In English it means Joy).
The specific intended result of the project was to unite orphan kids and old age people. […]