Make a Film Foundation Empowers Critically Ill Children to Make Movies
It began with an email Tamika Lamison received: “If you could do anything, what would you do?” Lamison’s thought was that she would be one of those people that granted […]
Category: Health/Medicine
Heidi Breeze-Harris Speaks out on Fistula
Earlier this year, Landmark Education News wrote of the efforts of Heidi Breeze-Harris to combat obsetric fistula, a crippling childbirth injury, through the efforts of the organization she founded out […]
Graduates Fight Deportation of Endangered Mother; Spotlight on Female Genital Mutilation
Little did I know that my Self-Expression and Leadership Programme Project, World Community Day, which was held in Sligo, Ireland, in the Autumn of 2005, would have such far reaching […]
Cancer Survivor Draws the Line: Raises Money for Research via Comic Books
Landmark Forum graduate and Toronto native Suley Fattah has caused $20,000 to be donated to the Emmanuelle Gattuso Chair in Breast Surgery Oncology, through sales of his latest charity comic book, Drawing the Line, […]
Valentine’s Masked Ball Opens New Hairizons for Cancer Patients
Anne Moore has found a unique way to make a difference for cancer patients: She has founded New Hairizons, an organization that raises money for superior quality wigs for those […]
AIDS Marathon Training Program Celebrates 6th Year in Chicago
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 […]
For Suicide Survivors: Graduate Launches Website for those Left Behind
Landmark Education graduate Ronnie Walker has launched a new website for individuals grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. The site provides extensive information about survivor reactions and traumatic […]
Garda Sgt Sarah Hargadon’s Vision for the Future began as an SELP Project
When Garda Sgt. Sarah Hargadon participated in Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Programme in Ireland she created ‘Talk 2 Me’ sponsored walks which were aimed at heightening awareness of suicide and its devasting […]
Landmark Graduate Takes on Providing Dental Care in Refugee Camps
Since 1992, Landmark Education graduate Dr. Christine Lathuras has travelled across the developing world to provide dental for those who lacked it. Recently she returned from two refugee camps in […]
Californian Launches Cupertino Relay for Life; Benefitting American Cancer Society
The American Cancer society had tried unsuccessfully for three years to bring its Relay for Life to Cupertino, California, but it wasn’t until Carol Reppucci took on the relay as her project […]
Volunteers ‘Adopt’ Seniors Through SELP Project
Out of taking Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership program, New Jersey native Jackie Hardrick has designed a new program, ‘Adopt-A-Senior,’ in which volunteers spend time with seniors in nursing homes or […]
Landmark Education Graduate Uses Experience with Multiple Sclerosis to Make a Difference for Others
Jana Scholten of Boston, Massachusetts, was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2001. She suffered for several years with serious MS symptoms. In a Landmark Education leadership program, Scholten realized that she had […]
Formerly Obese Landmark Education Graduate Climbs for Charity
There’s no other way to put it: Landmark Education graduate Bob Talan was just plain fat. Overeating was such a mainstay of his life that his picture hangs in the […]
In the Jungle, Fire Lady Takes on Teeth
Called the ‘Fire Lady’ by children in Peru, New Jersey Landmark Forum graduate Jeannette Grauer is a dentist by trade. She has committed herself to creating sustainable healthcare in the Amazon […]
Seattle Graduate Battles to End Fistula; Crippling Childbearing Injury
Seattle native Heidi Breeze-Harris was two months pregnant when she began Landmark Education’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program. She had recently heard about fistula for the first time, and was thinking about starting […]
Landmark Forum Graduate Starts Support Site for Fibromyalgia Sufferers And Their Families
When Princeton, New Jersey Landmark Forum graduate Khurt Williams’ wife was diagnosed with fibromyalgia a few years ago, both of their lives were changed forever. Af first, Willams tried to […]
Landmark Education Graduate Project Provides Hope for Burn Victims
Imagine burns covering 75% of your body. Curled up at home, away from the light, curtains drawn. You are ashamed of your own reflection, spurned by family and in agony […]
Aboriginal Birthright Quilt an Australian SELP Project
Seneka Cohen is a midwife and mother who while participating in the Landmark Education Self Expression and Leadership Program determined to make a difference in the exceptionally high mortality rate […]
Wisdom Course leads to Landmark Education Graduates owning a Yoga Institute
Here is an article from The Connection Newspapers A Lawyer, a Doctor and a Yoga Institute Thomas Acklin and David Scher believe that things happen for a reason — which […]
Residents of a Bangalore apartment complex are inspired to aid street children via an SELP Community Project
Project Aarogya: Health, Hope and Happiness Project Aarogya is an initiative started by some of the residents of Ranka Court Apartments, Cambridge Layout, to provide medical attention to street children […]
Self-effacing Landmark Education Graduate’s Charity Run is in it’s 14th Year
Lyle Smith is a Landmark Education Graduate and former coach in the Self Expression and Leadership Program. 14 years ago he while participating the Landmark Curriculum For Living, he created […]
Dallas Landmark Forum Graduate ‘Brimming with Love’: Creates Hats for Chemotherapy Patients
Dallas graduate Laura Griffin came up with a unique and moving project during her participation in Landmark’s Self-Expression and Leadership program: She created a team of people that sews and […]
SELP Project Helping people deal with the anxiety of Chemotherapy
Ed Kmetz’s life has been touched by Lukemia several times. When he was participating in the Landmark Self Expression and Leadership Program, he created a project to help people fighting […]
Causes for Change International: An SELP Project started in 1996
Growing up poor in Ecuador in the early 1960’s was difficult for any child. For Chicago Business woman Zully Alvarado, it was even more so. At the age of two […]
Utah Youth Making a Difference in India through Landmark Education Project
Youth Making a Difference got its start in the Landmark Education Self-Expression and Leadership Program when Robert Baird determined that he wanted to find a way for young adults to discover […]
Cherish Our Children International: A Landmark Forum Graduate Project That Has Been Making A Difference since 1993
A Charity started by a Landmark Education Graduate in 1993 is still going strong nearly 15 years later Cherish Our Children International http://www.cherishourchildren.org/ is dedicated to making a difference for […]
Walking Dogs to raise funds for Johanesburg Paediatric Hospital
Eileen MacEochiadh has been a guide at Florence Court House for 6 years. On a recent visit to South Africa to see her son, she was moved by the work […]
Hot in Hollywood: A benefit for AIDS charities
When Michael Medico participted in the Landmark Self-Expression and Leadership Program he created a fundraiser for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. The Project is now in it’s second year and on […]
Homeless Not Toothless: Raising the Pride and Dignity of the Homeless Through Free Dental Care
Dr. Jay Grossman is a dentist in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles County. In a neighborhood with so much afluence one might be surprised to find that it home […]
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 […]