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Computers for Kids

Jan 22nd, 2009
by DJacoby.
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computer.jpgPeter Landau of Chicago has created a project in the Self Expression and Leadership Program to get computers and computer equipment to children in need. Landau reports on what the organization is creating:

I’d like to share with you an exciting new organization that I am starting with a group of fellow technology professionals. It is called DonateUsedComputers.org. This is a non-profit, all volunteer organization that will help collect used computers and provide them for kids in Chicago who need them.

Why are we doing this?

So many of us work for companies who replace their old computers with new ones that are more current for business use. What happens to the old computers? By law, they are supposed to be properly recycled rather than put out in the trash. Some people dispose of them improperly, which is bad for the environment. Many of these computers, while no longer optimal for business use, will still work great for a kid who needs a computer.

How can you help?

You can help find computers to donate. If you are a technology professional, you can also participate at one of our events and give your time to help refresh the computers that are being donated. We will be working side by side with the kids who are getting the computers. It will be a fun, educational opportunity for them and a rewarding experience for you. We can all make a big difference in these kids’ lives!

When is this happening?

We are going to be doing this regularly, starting with February 8th, 2009. Every quarter, we will have an event day. We will collect computers for each of these events and have a great time working with the kids.

Community Garage Sale Reinvented and Launched Anew

Jan 21st, 2009
by DJacoby.
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Linda Artac leads Landmark’s Self Expression and Leadership Program in Arizona, and she recently created a project to jumpstart and expand her local community garage sale. She wrote and article in the Lakes Log about the event and about how to run a success garage sale.

Lakes Nov. 8 Garage Sale fundraiser will be ‘going green’

Trying to “Go Green”? What could be more perfect than recycling those treasures! The Lakes Annual Garage Sale will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2008.

If you want to have your garage sale on November 8th, here are some things to remember:

1. Sign up at the Clubhouse and get your permit. The fee of $10, entitles you to the “official permit” to post on the day of the Garage Sale. Be sure to read the back of the permit as it contains important information and also be sure to post this permit on the day of the Garage Sale.

2. The Women’s Club does all the advertising, and decorates the entrances to The Lakes with signs and balloons the day of the sale.

3. Maps are made available at the Clubhouse the day of the sale. The map will help prospective buyers find their way to your house. If you want to be on the Garage Sale map, you will need to get your permit no later than Wednesday, November 5th.

4. We’ll have people walking the neighborhood on 11/8 asking for your permit. If you don’t have one, you can pay for one that day. this small fee is our way of helping to fund charitable contributions to community programs. The Lakes Women’s Club sponsors this event and all proceeds from permits are donated to local charities.

The Garage Sale is on Saturday, November 8th. The hours are 7:30 a.m. to approximately 1:00 p.m.

Still have unsold goods after the sale? Feel free to contact the charity of your choice, should you have left over items to donate or you can put them out on the curb Sunday evening for Monday’s November 17th pickup.

Sale Hints — Here are some tried and true guidelines that really work:

1. Mark all merchandise with a price. Haggling is permitted, but pricing an item gives an indication of what you expect to get for that item.

2. Try to arrange for easy access and monitoring. Children and pets like to come too. Keep this in mind when arranging your merchandise.

3. Stay available during the sale. It’s best to have at least two people available at all times.

4. Have ample coins and currency available. You could lose a sale for lack of adequate change. But be sure to use your common sense when offered large bills. Don’t take checks unless you know the person.

5. It is advisable to lock your doors to protect your not-for-sale possessions. Don’t permit customers to enter your home to try on clothes. Have a mirror outdoors.

6. Clothing sizes should be indicated where known and clothing displayed by groupings on a rack with hangers.

7. You can combine small items in boxes or baskets and price them singly or ing groups for the sale. For example: “Any item on this table for 50 cents.”

8. If you have “freebies” put them out as an added attraction.

9. Put large items at the end of the driveway. That attracts people to stop.

Del Toro Takes on Patterson Garbage

Jan 6th, 2009
by DJacoby.
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When garbage began to pile up in the commercial district of Patterson, New Jersey, Francisco Del Toro took action, leading a cleanup campaign as his project in the Self Expression and Leadership Program he took with Landmark Education. The Latino News wrote a story about the campaign.

Passaic Business Owners Clean Their Block

by Juan Esteban Villegas

Business owners from 1st Street in Passaic decided to grab shovels, brooms, and garbage bags and clean up all the dirt which has been degrading the appearance of the commercial area of the city.

Tired of seeing people throwing out bags and bags of trash, Francisco Javier Del Toro, owner of La Providencia, along with Mieguel Martinez from GROMEX (Mexican Food Distributors), and Jaime Martinez from L.M. Imports, joined forces and managed to get all the business people from their block to work together on this.

But Del Toro and the two Martinez weren’t counting on the City’s Department of Public Works to help them carry out this task.

“We went to city hall to ask for a a permit, but later we were told that they themselves were going to help us out with machinery,” said Del Toro. “All that garbage was affecting the way we were doing business.”

To finish up with their cleaning campaign, last Sunday, October 5th, residents and business owners bought flowers and trees which were later planted in a place that looked nothing like what it used to be.

Making a Difference with Loan Problems

Oct 2nd, 2008
by macaniff.
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Licensed real estate broker Jim Chubb of San Jose, California, took Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program this spring, and in the course he saw he wanted to make a difference with people who had loan problems. He decided to take on ways to help, including the planning of a website designed to answer questions. He recently had an article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, in which he mentions his project and his desire to make a difference. Here’s a piece of it.

Q&A by Jim Chubb

Why Would Anyone Need Help Talking to Their Lender

I started investigating ways to help people with loan problems with Robert Aldana, my co-host from the “Let’s Talk Real Estate” radio show. For several months we listened to people’s stories and tried to “direct traffic” to sources such as attorneys, modification companies and the Department of Real Estate for advice and help. What we found was a system that was not prepared to handle the volume of problems that needed solving. While in discussions regarding possible options to get involved in solving problems, I enrolled in a class with an organization called Landmark Education and the class was built around individual community service projects. I decided to make my project a website that would provide information and resources to anyone who needed “loan help” that was not presently available to them. Landmark courses (details can be found at www.landmarkeducation.com, a site that I recommend for anyone facing a challenge/seeking optimal results) inspire the “students” to act with integrity to bring about optimal results in achieving their goals. My “coach” challenged me to stop watching and “get in the game” to find ways to make a difference. The more I searched for reliable information and resources, the more I saw a glaring need that was not being met.

Anyone with questions should contact Chubb at jchubb@pacificinland.com.

Lewis Creates Chicago Technology Summit

Sep 18th, 2008
by Tom.
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Chicagoan Ed Lewis took on bringing a cutting edge technology summit to fruition as his project in the Landmark Education self expression and leadership program.

chicago-skyline-sm.jpgThe Tech Insiders Summit was a forum to explore in depth what’s working and not working in the Chicago Tech start-up community. The panel discussions are slated to be moderated by local industry leaders and comprised of active experts in the area of investing and entrepreneurship.

The Tech Insiders Summit was operated by Chicagoland executives in technology and investing who recognize the importance of bringing together community leaders for the purpose of stimulating investment and facilitating networking. The Summit was a free, invitation only event that was held August 14 at the TechNexus of the Illinois Technology Association (ITA) in downtown Chicago. Panel events included success stories from Chicago area technology entrepreneurs, ‘war stories’ from top Chicago start-ups, and discussions of today’s environment for technology investing.

Mehotra Makes Science Fun for Kids

Sep 16th, 2008
by Julia Taylor.
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test-toob.jpgLopa Mehotra’s TestToob project is gaining acclaim from the media. This project, which began in the Self Expression and Leadership Program, creates a website for youngsters to share science videos and experiments. Here’s a piece of an article from the Lane Report, Kentucky’s leading business publication.

Lopa Mehrotra is launching Test Toob, which aims to hit multiple trends and hot buttons. Using the Web 2.0 model of customers providing the product, Test Toob plans to have students at all levels upload videos of their science projects. It’s thought to be the first vertical social networking community focused on science and learning. Test Toob aims to be a combination of YouTube and MySpace targeted at a youth market for which spending keeps climbing.

Mehrotra, a former political fundraiser in Silicon Valley who is married to the CEO of SHPS, has been in Louisville for five years. She’d gone back to school and started a family but was now looking to go back to work. While Mehrotra was willing – even “eager” – to take on some risk, she knew that “corporations are risk-averse in times like this.”

She created her own opportunity, drawing inspiration from an incident with her daughter in their backyard last August. By October, software development had begun and a soft launch of Test Toob, A Community For Everyday Scientists, is coming with the new school year. Mehrotra’s goal is 10,000 users exchanging science videos by year’s end and global penetration and one million-plus users in 2010.

“The ultimate goal is to be the world science classroom,” she said. “I would love it to shout out Kentucky.”

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