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A Shelter for Abused Animals, Where Volunteers Also Find Healing

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:07:11 +0000

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Ellie Laks started the Gentle Barn Foundation in California. Her group gives a home to animals it rescued from abuse or in need of care. When recovered, the animals spend time with troubled young people and disabled adults.

ANA GOLDBACH: “I’ve been here for a while.”

Ana Goldbach comes to the Gentle Barn once a week. Caring for animals is said to help people deal with their own problems. Often, the animals get months of special care before they can work with people.

ELLIE LAKS: “This place doesn’t work by just hugging cute animals. It’s the at-risk kids that have been through abuse and neglect and hardship and being misunderstood. When they come face-to-face with an animal that has the exact same story, that’s the healing element. That’s where a kid goes, ‘Wow! I’m not alone. There’s someone else that shares my story. And, if this animal can overcome and is safe here, then I can overcome and be safe in the world.’ So it’s the stories that are healing.”

Laks says her volunteers help educate people about abused animals.

ELLIE LAKS: “And they do so many things. We really count on them for so much. Like I said, all the horses are groomed at 10 o’clock every day. So we’ve got volunteers that come in and groom the horses. We have volunteers that come and take the animals for walks and to eat grass. When we have a special rescue, the animal needs supervision or company we have volunteers that come and supervise that animal, sometimes ’round-the-clock, all through the night.”

Janet Becht began volunteering at the Gentle Barn a year ago.

JANET BECHT: “And it was my birthday. And, I said I’m going to do something special on my birthday. I’m finally going to go. And I didn’t know where it was. It was four miles from my house. So it was very close, and I don’t know, I just never saw anything like this and fell in love with the horses. They scare me, they did. They don’t scare me so much anymore.”

Donations support the work of the Gentle Barn. Ellie Laks hopes to start Gentle Barns across the country so other people can have contact with animals and experience the healing. I’m Barbara Klein.

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Crisis Center Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon 2010

admin — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 05:01:11 +0000

Crisis Center of Tampa Bay honors volunteers at the 2010 Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon at Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City. The Crisis Center has over 160 volunteers. Hat’s off to our volunteers! www.crisiscenter.com

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Volunteers Head Animal Rescue

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:49:29 +0000

The Pascagoula River Audubon Center in Moss Point will begin training volunteers to aid in the oil clean-up of the Mississippi coast. Debbye Turner Bell reports with the latest on wildlife cleanup.

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Visit to the center of the global system of elite control – London

admin — Mon, 24 May 2010 09:42:03 +0000

Visit to the center of the global system of elite control – London

This is a simple video I made with microsoft Movie maker

Learn and educate yourself but following a resistance figure head blindy is just as bad as been controlled by the current group of people in power on this planet.

Love everything and lead yourself, but only lead with love. Truely explore your mind and consciousness, without this you cannot love anything and lead yourself.

To bring unity it must come through your community. Volunteer in all ways to help your community. Then the community will see another path.

Dont show a slave to the system a imaginery picture of a better society. Live it and it will come.

Humanity must all work together and stop following negative thought which hold us back

Check out;

“Money as debt”
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-2550156453790090544&ei=he3rSZH2GYHI-Abz_NGLDQ&q=money+as+debt&hl=en&client=firefox-a

“Money, Banking and the Federal Reserve”
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-466210540567002553&ei=vu3rSZLZEoTz-AaCvNyCDQ&q=federal+reserve&hl=en&emb=1&client=firefox-a

Vist the website of The Ludwig von Mises Institute. This is the research and educational center of classical liberalism and the Austrian School of economics

“Historic Interview with Aaron Russo, Fighting Cancer and the New World Order”
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=5420753830426590918&ei=J-7rSfSCK4HT-Ab8od3KDQ&q=aaron+russo&hl=en&emb=1&client=firefox-a

“David Icke – Live At The Oxford Union Debating Society”
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-8198824470106638208&ei=U-7rSfrgPNKF-Qbc_NCzDQ&q=icke+oxford&hl=en&emb=1&client=firefox-a

“ESOTERIC AGENDA” by Benjamin Stewart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvp5BcICsig&feature=player_embedded

“The Primacy of Consciousness – Peter Russell”
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7799171063626430789

About codex alimentarius ( control of world food by UN and WTO)
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-5266884912495233634&ei=q-3sSfDTKY3U-Qbss5XbDQ&q=codex+alimanterius&hl=en&client=firefox-a

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=5800206429960925518&ei=u-3sSYqcJ4b4-AauuonWDg&q=codex+alimentarius&hl=en&client=firefox-a

See the following Zeitgeist work

Zeitgeist, The Movie
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-594683847743189197&ei=s-7sSY2NI5rI-QbVya2dDg&q=zeitgiest+&hl=en&client=firefox-a

Zeitgeist: Addendum
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=7065205277695921912&ei=s-7sSY2NI5rI-QbVya2dDg&q=zeitgiest+&hl=en&client=firefox-a

The Zeitgeist Movement: Orientation Presentation
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=3932487043163636261&ei=DO_sSfbIC8KI-Aako8moDg&q=zeitgiest++presenation&hl=en&client=firefox-a

EU videos

End of Nations – EU Takeover & the Lisbon Treaty
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-4291770489472554607&ei=a-_sSabKN8Tj-Abc0_DVDg&q=Eu+takeover&hl=en&client=firefox-a

The Real Face of The European Union
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=62612529763293088&ei=D_DsSYnIK8W2-AamqJXuDg&q=The+Real+Face+of+the+European+Union&hl=en&client=firefox-a

On 911

“Fabled Enemies by Jason Bermas and Alex Jones”
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-2144933190875239407&ei=4uzsSc3MIJaj-AaDh6HADQ&q=Fabled+Enemies&hl=en&client=firefox-a

9-11 myth and reality PT1
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=6940738934946348485&ei=IvHsSdOYHY6y-AbLzpztDg&q=911+Myth+and+Reality&hl=en&client=firefox-a

Alex Jones at American Scholars Symposium
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-5004704309041471296&ei=ZPHsSe_PKMSd-Ab8mbXBDg&q=911+and+the+Neo-Con+Agenda&hl=en&client=firefox-a

alexjones.com
davidicke.com
thecrowhouse.com
deesillustration.com

Fight the New World Order with Global Non Compliance Pt.1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSHa38Azkgo&feature=related

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JCCC Board of Trustees Meeting 3-26-09

admin — Sun, 09 May 2010 20:33:08 +0000

KOMA
Board chair Shirley Brown-VanArsdale asked Mark Ferguson, college counsel, to communicate the findings and results of an inquiry and investigation as to whether the college violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act during an executive session of the board meeting on Feb. 19. Ferguson reviewed statements made in the media, notes made when investigating the matter, the minutes of the meeting, relevant statutes, and interpretation of KOMA both by the Kansas courts and the office of the attorney general. He also spoke with the Kansas attorney generals office and an assistant district attorney in Johnson County. After a complete review of the facts and circumstances surrounding the allegations, he is of the opinion that no violations of KOMA occurred at the February meeting and that the board fully complied with the Kansas Open Meetings Act and with its own board policies related to conducting an executive session.

Faculty Association
Mike Martin, president of the Faculty Association, reviewed aspects of the current negotiation process and announced the associations endorsement of four candidates for the board election: Bob Drummond, Peter Jouras, Melody Rayl and Stephanie Sharp.

Student Senate
Andre Jones, Senate president, gave the board an overview of upcoming events, such as Daffodil Day on March 27 and a rally to show appreciation for the colleges championship teams on April 1.

Foundation
Trustee Don Weiss reviewed upcoming Foundation events, including the Dollars for Scholars auction on April 24.

KACCT
Trustee Lynn Mitchelson reported that he and Dr. Calaway had met with the new executive director of the Kansas Association of Community College Trustees about funding issues raised in the Kansas legislature.

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Reyn vs El Pino & The Volunteers – Long-lost Art of Becoming invisible

admin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 03:21:07 +0000

Did this loop at the start of the Reyn vs El Pino & The Volunteers concert at Huis Verloren in Hoorn on the 13th of October 2009. Thought I should do a proper version in The Church. Here’s the result.. Enjoy!

www.elpinoandthevolunteers.com
www.reyn.net

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RCD Volunteer Appreciation

admin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:21:59 +0000

Jenna Skyy checks out The Resource Center of Dallas’ Volunteer Appreciation Party

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What is Online Volunteering?

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:08:11 +0000

// created at animoto.com

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Volunteers – Jefferson Airplane [Live at Woodstock 1969]

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:08:10 +0000

Volunteers – Jefferson Airplane
Live at Woodstock 1969

Lyrics:

Look whats happening out in the streets
Got a revolution got to revolution
Hey Im dancing down the streets
Got a revolution got to revolution
Aint it amazing all the people I meet
Got a revolution got to revolution
One generation got old
One generation got soul
This generation got no destination to hold
Pick up the cry
Hey now its time for you and me
Got a revolution got to revolution
Come on now were marching to the sea
Got a revolution got to revolution
Who will take it from you
We will and who are we
We are volunteers of america

__________________

Please rate and comment!

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‘Non-Formal’ Schools Aim to Fill Need in Kenya’s Slums

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:08:09 +0000

This is the VOA Special English Development Report, from http://voaspecialenglish.com

In two thousand three, the government of Kenya established a program of free primary education for all children. But there are not enough public schools for all the children who live in the crowded slums of Nairobi. Instead, some of these children attend what are known as non-formal or informal schools. These are supported by communities, religious groups and other organizations.

Informal schools use the national curriculum taught in public schools. But they operate largely with limited resources and without trained teachers. Education activists say the Ministry of Education rarely inspects their teaching quality, lesson notes or examination records. They say the presence of informal schools means that Kenya has two levels of education: One for children from the slums, another for children from better conditions.

Activists say Kenya has at least one thousand six hundred of these non-formal schools. Susan Munuhe is an Education Ministry official. She says only about two hundred informal schools across the country receive money for materials under the free primary education program.

She says one slum in Nairobi, Mathari, has only about three public primary schools nearby. These can serve two thousand children at most. But she says the Mathari slum alone has more than three hundred thousand children of school age.

Diana Atieno Tujuh volunteers as a teacher at the Saint Christine’s Community Center in the Kibera slum, one of the largest in Africa. She says the government has provided books for her school only one time during the past few years. Many parents do not have the money to buy books, so sometimes the teachers pay for them.

She says many students are sleepy and unable to pay attention in class because there is not enough food for them at home. For the children at Saint Christine’s, the mid-day meal they are served might be their only meal all day.

A government spokesman says the government is trying to discourage informal schools. Alfred Mutua says every child in Kenya has the ability to get the same education. The government, he says, has never rejected a child from a public school. He also says the government is building more schools, but it will take time.

And thats the VOA Special English Development Report. Transcripts and podcasts of our reports are at voaspecialenglish.com.

(Adapted from a radio program broadcast 17Aug2009)

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