Perfect, Just the Way You Are
Michelle Dickinson-Moravek always had a commitment to making a difference for young people, so when the time came to choose a project in Landmark’s Self-Expression and Leadership Program, it wasn’t […]
Category: New Jersey
Read all blogs, experiences & success stories of Landmark Forum Graduates from New Jersey.
BagUps Making a Difference, One Bag at a Time
One Landmark Forum graduate has created Bag Ups in attempt to revolutionize the way people use plastic kitchen bags.
Mural Beautifies Newark, Celebrates History of African American Music, Supports Community Farm
Anthony Smith's project in the Landmark Self-Expression and Leadership Program was a mural that celebrated Newark's musical history while supporting a thriving community.
Jersey Wives Fight Prostate Cancer, Stand by their Men, with Nude Calendar
Longtime Landmark Education graduate Sheila Rosko was recently featured on CBS in New York for her work in the creation of a unique calendar designed to raise awareness about prostate cancer. […]
A Life of Helping Others
Landmark Education graduate and former seminar leader Gail Tyrrell was recently featured in the prominent Daily Record newspaper of Northern New jersey. The article focused on Tyrrell’s life journey and the […]
Acknowledgment of a Stepfather
Alia Ramer of New Jersey Jewish News has written a personal column for the publication, which in commemoration of Father's Day (this Sunday, June 21), tells of the appreciation Ramer has for her step-father. In the column, Ramer acknowledges the…
Project Stand Publicizes Worth Causes
Seattle-based graduates of Landmark Education’s programs have used their participation to create a unique project/website: Take a Stand. The site highlights people who have taken on impacting the world in […]
Goldberg Jumpstarts Global Green Expo
The PSEG (Public Service Electric & Gas) Global Green Expo was a Landmark event of its kind: Over 12,000 people came to the Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New […]
Pampering for Peace
Where Peace Lives, the innovative, New Jersey-based organization (founded by graduates of the Landmark Forum) that uses media based projects to foster peace in young people and adults in schools […]
Deaf Community Comes Together
New Jersey native David Williamson participated in Landmark Education's Self-Expression and Leadership Program this summer, and in the program he created a project to help bring the deaf community together. […]
Licata Brings ‘Bag Ups’ to QVC
New Jersey businessman Jack Licata has an invention that he’s been thinking about for 20 years: ‘Bag Ups’, a unique system by which one biodegradable garbage bag attaches to another, […]
Stephanie’s Angels Promote Ovarian Cancer Awareness and Research
Keisha Sapp and her close friends created Stephanie’s Angels Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day on Saturday, July 12, which had cancer awareness in a variety of locations in Northern New Jersey. […]
Where Peace Lives Mural Program Impacts New Jersey’s Largest Mosque
Where Peace Lives, the peace through art and dialogue non-profit organization founded by Jeff Clapp, Donna Clapp and Jeff Rudy out of their participation in Landmark Education’s programs is getting […]
Baby, It’s Cold Outside–2007 Winter Drive Collects 3,156 Coats for Homeless
Sometimes it starts with with seeing one injustice in the world. Four years ago, New Jeresey Landmark Forum graduate Gini Mundy asked her family to give anything they were going to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Jersey Grad Brings out Stars in Millburn
When it came time for Landmark Forum graduate Sara Lazarus to choose a project in her Self-Expression and Leadership program, she was not inspired. She thought of doing a benefit […]
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 […]
Jersey Grad Celebrates MLK Day with ‘Bag of Dreams’ for Newark Teens
When Landmark Education graduate Cinda Gaskin grew up in Harlen, there wasn’t a lot of dreaming. “If you were lucky you got a job and got a roof over your […]
Where Peace Lives: Landmark Education Graduates Create Global Peace Group Where Students Cause Peace Through Art
The origins of Where Peace Lives, an incredible new organization for peace in the world, lie in friendship. New Jersey natives Jeff Rudy and Jeff and Donna Clapp completed Landmark Education's curriculum […]
Landmark Forum Graduate Project: Bringing Green Groups Together
people who knew Ariane Delafosse before she took the Landmark Forum last year would tell you that she would be the last person to do any kind of community project. […]
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 […]
Nick Nardo gives back to community through Student Mural
When Nick Nardo was participating in the Landmark Education Self Expression and Leadership Program in New Jersey he wanted to connect with and contribute to his community. His project created […]
Swingin’ Senior Savings: Educating Seniors on How They Can Reduce Expenses
Many senior citizens are on fixed incomes and have to live within a tight budget. When Jeanne Covert learned that several senior citizens she knew were having difficulty paying their […]
Habitat For Humanity Home Furnished by Donations Raised by Two Landmark Education Participants
Interior designers Suzanne Perrin and Denise Inskip-Seale created a project to beautify a Habitat for Humanity home using entirely donated material, labor and furnishings. The concept behind the project was […]
Landmark Self Expression and Leadership tackles the revitalization of a New Jersey Town
Jamesburg packs revitalization meeting From the Princeton Packet By: Audrey Levine, Special Writer 03/23/2007 The meeting focused on finding ways to better the downtown business district. JAMESBURG — More than […]
Retired teacher still educating others
Originally printed inthe New Jersey Star-Ledger BY MICHELE HOWE Star-Ledger Staff Harvey Silverman retired from teaching in 1995. Sort of. Like many retirees, the former educator, who taught fourth and […]