Barb Holland contacted Leadership and Self Development to let us know that her project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Programme is ‘Energy for Life’, out of her personal experience of watching a friend struggle with Stage IV breast cancer while at the same time having to figure out her treatment options and what resources were available to her. She decided to create an event that gave free energy treatments (Reiki, Healing Touch, Reflexology, Massage, etc) to women with breast cancer and their caregivers. The event is also designed for cancer patients to be able to network with local organizations, so as to receive products or services without delay.
The event is taking place at the Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree, Arizona, on Saturday, February 11th from 9am – 5pm. To get involved, contact Holland at 480-760-3921, email energyforlife2011@gmail.com, or visit the Energy for Life Facebook Page.
Last fall, David Bates put on a unique haunted house event in Brookline, Massachusetts, as a benefit for sick children. ‘Scary-Good’, his project in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program, was both a haunted house and costume party held on Sunday, October 30, with a $10 fee that went to Milagros Para Ninos (Miracles for Children) Fund at Children’s Hospital. Bates has a strong connection to Children’s Hospital – his own son Andy was diagnosed with a terminal illness, and survived it thanks to treatment and care received at the hospital. Bates wants to be sure that all parents and children have access to groundbreaking research and care. The full story of the event is available at Wicked Local Brookline.
Veronica Spencer took a novel approach with her project from Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program. In an effort to raise awareness about Diabetes and encourage people to take actions to reduce their risk from the disease (November is Diabetes Awareness Month), Spencer arranged a Flash Mob dancing to Michael Jackson’s Beat It in Oak Harbor, Washington, at a Chamber of Commerce after hours event. The Flash Mob Project, titled ‘Beat It – Diabetes’, was made into a video for Youtube and reported on in The Whidbey News-Times.
For his project in the Landmark Education SELP program, David Tait is holding a fundraiser titled ‘Horn of Plenty’, which will benefit the Canadian Red Cross in its efforts to help famine victims in East Africa. Taking place at 7pm on Thursday, November 24th, at the Croation Cultural Center at 3250 Commercial Drive in Vancouver, the event is featuring a silent art auction, original poetry, a variety of musicians and refreshments and a cash bar.
According to an article in Tidbits of Vancouver, the magnitude of the famine in Africa led to Tait creating this particular project:
“I considered volunteering on community projects that could use some carpentry skills, but then a piece on CBC radio about the drought and famine in the Horn of Africa caught my attention. The Red Cross estimates up to 13 million people will be affected by this event, causing famine and suffering on a massive scale”, Tait said. “This is turning into the largest humanitarian disaster our generation has seen.”
To find out more or buy tickets, call 604-224-7024 or 604-789-3925.
According to a notice in the Biscayne Bay Tribune, Landmark Education graduates in Miami have created a project to distribute books to children who don’t have them in their own home. On Friday November 18th a large number of books will go to schools to give children with few books of their own. People can contribute new or gently used books to a variety of locations, including at 1400 Biscayne Center, 1444 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami, and New York Roma Pizza, 2985 McFarlane Rd. in Coconut Grove. To arrange to drop off a large amount of books, contact Hilary Andalman at Hilary@mygreatlifecoach.com or 305-962-6097, or Leti Cadavid at lettyon@bellsouth.net.
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