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Pachamama Symposium at HUB Launch
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HUB Launch Offers Large and Generous Platform to Pachamama
On the Summer Solstice, the longest day was put to extremely good use in Long Beach, California where the largest Symposium presented by The Pachamama Alliance to date was held with over 550 participants; and then two hours later, in the same room with many of the same wonderful people, over a quarter of a million dollars was raised for The Pachamama Alliance.
The Symposium, which takes audiences on a profoundly moving journey of what we have done to the world, where it is heading and what can be done through our collective actions, was led by Lynne Twist, acclaimed author, Jack Canfield, Marcia Martin and Terry Tillman, all respected and well-known leaders in personal development. Their experience and contribution enriched the Symposium considerably, and the feel of the event was palpable. The success of the event was best indicated by one remarkable moment. As we discussed the power of taking a stand and Van Jones spoke on video about one person starting a standing ovation, the room rose to its feet, nearly 600 people declaring their stand for an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just human presence on Earth. Participants expressed massive interest in being trained to facilitate Symposiums, hosting one and/or traveling to the rainforest with Pachamama.
The fundraiser was also extraordinary. Lynne Twist did a brilliant job at conveying the unique vision of The Pachamama Alliance and created a beautiful opening for participants to actively fund this important work. Jack and Inga Canfield offered to match every dollar for the first $100,000 raised, and participants took on the challenge. The match was met and exceeded and everyone was left gratified at the collective accomplishment as it was announced later that evening.
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Inner City Spring Break Outreach
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| Location: |
| Kansas City |
| Program: |
| Inner City Spring Break Outreach |
| Sponsor: |
| HUB, MVH Foundation, Sprint |
| Administrator: |
| Care of Poor People, Richard Tripp |
| Date: |
| April 26 2009 |
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Spring Break provides the downtrodden a lift
Even “if you’re lucky enough to leave the trail, you’ll always be a part of it,” he said. “You always want to come back to it, but just to visit.”
On Saturday, Stallings was able to come back — just to visit — in the company of old friends at the Care of Poor People’s 15th annual Spring Break event sponsored by Sprint, Humanity Unites Brilliance, The Mark Victor Hansen Foundation and local goodwill. It offers a reprieve for the city’s homeless and needy by providing food, clothes and other necessities.
Stallings was one of hundreds who showed up for the event, held at an empty downtown warehouse.
Stallings, 52, is not homeless anymore. Severe arthritis in his shoulders, knees and spine, and neuropathy in his left thigh, prevent him from working. He said his joblessness and an addiction to crack caused him to be homeless for many years.
But about a year ago he was able to buy a house using income from disability checks. He said he tries to attend the Spring Break event every year.
Care of Poor People was started by taxi driver and author Richard Tripp. He said it was a way to bring the community together and show the less fortunate that people cared about them.
Tripp was homeless himself 17 years ago. He lived under the Broadway Bridge for about a year after hurting his back. He met Mark Victor Hansen, when the co founder of Chicken Soup for the Soul got into the back of his cab. By the time the fare was over the trip had changed the the fate of both of them. At one of Mr Victor Hansen's conferences Tripp met Charlie Gay, Visionary of HUB which supports humanitarian works around the planet.
Tripp said that the Spring Break kept getting bigger — a good thing, since he said that situations were getting worse for many people because of the economic downturn.
“Every year we do this, and I see how successful it was, and we helped so many people,” Tripp said, “but I think to myself, ‘It would be so much better if it didn’t need done.’”
As he was talking, people trickled out of the warehouse carrying plates loaded with baked beans, cheesy potatoes, fruit, spaghetti, hot dogs and blueberry pie.
A middle-aged woman with a walker paused to express her gratitude.
“Thank you,” she said to Tripp. “You give us hope. Thank you.”
Volunteers spent four days setting up for the event. Tripp estimated that they had about $100,000 worth of material goods to hand out.
Volunteer coordinator Kathy Ward, 52, has been helping with this event for five years. She said she most enjoyed talking to everyone who came.
“You always get back more than you give,” she said. “It’s fantastic.”
Elsewhere in the warehouse, people browsed tables filled with clothes — piled higher than people’s heads in some places — as well as shoes, toys, books, socks and other necessities.
Santisa Cheffen rifled through the piles looking for clothes for her children, ages 1, 3, 6 and 9. Her daughter Nafisah, 6, ran back and forth between her mom and the toy table, showing off treasures she found.
“Look!” she said, grinning and flashing a pair of green-rimmed sunglasses.
A minute later she returned clutching a Dora the Explorer doll.
Cheffen’s other daughter, Khazenah, was excited to find a restaurant play set.
Some people left with trash bags full of items, while others took very little.
Wearing a stained blue jacket and flannel shirt, and missing his bottom front teeth, Charles Everett Cook, 64, wanted a nice pair of slacks.
The 6-foot 6-inch Perry, 44, who has been homeless since January, hoped to find a pair of pants that would fit.
A man named Darrell just wanted to express his gratitude.
“I didn’t come and get a whole lot because it doesn’t take a lot for me,” he said. “But some people need this. I’m grateful and appreciative for what I got.”
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LIVEFEED 2007
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| Location: |
| Los Angeles |
| Program: |
| Inner City Christmas Feeding and Gifts |
| Sponsor: |
| Feed 333, HUB, Feed The Children |
| Administrator: |
| Feed 333 |
| Date: |
| December 17 2007 |
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LIVEFEED 2007
On the same day that Feed The Children is feeding over 10,000 families in Queens New York, FEED333 with sponsorship from HUB's Awakening Your Brilliance Conference, assisted them in feeding thousands of families in South Central Los Angeles (Jefferson and Crenshaw), making it the largest single day food distribution in our Nation's History! |
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