PRESS RELEASES
ROCKPORT, TEXAS •
A veteran Scientology Volunteer Minister talks about what it is like on the ground in Rockford, Texas. So much more help is needed.
HOUSTON, TEXAS •
With more than a million displaced by Hurricane Harvey, Scientology Volunteer Ministers are providing relief and solace in shelters. A team of Scientology Volunteer Ministers has been helping those taking refuge in Houston’s Lakewood Church.
BASSAR, TOGO •
Religious and civil leaders officiated the opening of the Scientology Volunteer Ministers African Goodwill Tour in the Central Togo town of Bassar.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA •
Volunteer Ministers Center in Clearwater sends off 50 volunteers and 500 packages of urgently needed supplies to help Texas in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
ROCKPORT, TEXAS •
Scientology Volunteer Ministers disaster response team in Rockport, Texas, reports on the devastation and the help still needed.
HOUSTON, TEXAS •
Los Angeles Volunteer Minister’s first day providing relief for victims of Hurricane Harvey On Saturday, August 26, Jim, a Scientologist from Los Angeles, saw a Volunteer Ministers’ tent near his Church on L. Ron Hubbard Way.
DALLAS, TEXAS •
Seeing the images of those left stranded by Hurricane Harvey, a Dallas resident set out to find what she could do. Michelle, a Scientologist and Volunteer Minister from Dallas, had enough. Following #Harvey on Twitter, she wasn’t going to let another day go by without doing something about it.
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK •
Fifty-two young human rights activists representing 42 nations attended the 14th annual Human Rights Summit at the United Nations August 24 to 27.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
Scientology Volunteer Ministers international headquarters calls for hundreds of volunteers to join Hurricane Harvey disaster response. First teams are assembled and deployed.
BUFFALO, NEW YORK •
World Humanitarian Day open house August 19 at the Church of Scientology of Buffalo acknowledged the Buffalo Special Police for their service and dedication to the city.
WASHINGTON, D.C. •
Bringing the community together in the name of unconditional help In honor of World Humanitarian Day, the Founding Church of Scientology of Washington D.C. held an open house August 19 to honor volunteers who help others in times of disaster.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE •
World Humanitarian Day open house at the Nashville Church of Scientology inspired volunteers to take action and exemplify the spirit of the day. The Nashville Church of Scientology hosted an open house on World Humanitarian Day August 19 to urge volunteers to help others in times of need.
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK •
Citizens Commission on Human Rights brought its traveling exhibit to New York to inform and educate those attending the American Bar Association Annual Meeting on the need for the legal community to champion the rights of children and families and protect them from dangerous psychiatric drugs.
NORTH SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA •
Church of Scientology- sponsored humanitarian campaigns bring practical solutions to North Sacramento crime prevention event. Volunteers from the Church of Scientology Sacramento joined in the Robla Community Parks National Night Out to share effective solutions to reduce crime and drug abuse.
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL •
Extending help to those in need For the past three years, a group of Israeli Scientologists have been working with Sudanese and Eritrean refugees to help them improve the quality of their lives.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
Scientology Volunteer Ministers work in communities around the globe, responding to disasters great and small.
PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA •
Former addict from Nigeria finds the Foundation for a Drug-Free World and adopts it in his personal crusade to keep kids off drugs. Learning about the Foundation for a Drug-Free World, Chukwudike Daniel Chukwuma, a former addict from Port Harcourt, Nigeria, was excited.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA •
Scientology Volunteer Ministers joined with community groups in a massive cleanup of the North Greenwood neighborhood of Clearwater, Florida.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
Church of Scientology Los Angeles hosts National Night Out East Hollywood was bustling with activity August 1 with hundreds of residents celebrating National Night Out, described on its website as “an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships.
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND •
Working together to create a drug-free New Zealand Volunteers and community activists joined in a drug prevention day at the Church of Scientology Auckland. The program was held at the Church’s new headquarters at 136 Grafton Road.