PRESS RELEASES
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA •
Working together to clean up the community When a team of Scientology Volunteer Ministers set out on a neighborhood clean-up last week, they found reinforcements: A dozen teenagers noticed the volunteers and joined in the action.
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY •
Athletes, city officials and educators team up to bring the truth about drugs to the youth of Hungary. Completing a grueling 42-day run, the athletes of the Drug-Free Hungary Marathon have traveled some 2,000 miles, bringing their message of drug-free living to youth in 300 towns and cities.
JAFFA, ISRAEL •
Youth group from the Scientology Center of Tel Aviv brings a vibrant new outlook to the subject of human rights. After a human rights workshop at the Scientology Center of Tel Aviv, two dozen youths and their mentors took to the streets to share what they learned with the neighborhood.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON •
Raising awareness of the heroin problem and a simple but effective way to reduce abuse. A recent forum at the Church of Scientology Seattle looked into the heroin crisis in Washington State. Organized by the Seattle chapter of the Foundation for a Drug-Free World, the program featured Dr.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON •
Church of Scientology Seattle volunteers help keep one of the city’s oldest green spaces beautiful. Seattle’s Scientology Environmental Task Force and The Way to Happiness Foundation volunteers celebrated Earth Day in Kinnear Park by removing invasive species from the park entrance.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE •
Celebrating World Health Day with a concert at the Nashville Church of Scientology. When a jump-jive swing band rolls through Nashville on World Health Day, a concert on healthy living is in order.
MIAMI, FLORIDA •
The Magic City’s new Scientology Church opens its doors in honor of freedom and volunteerism in the cultural core of Miami.
HARLEM, NEW YORK •
Volunteer Ministers training at the Church of Scientology Harlem opens up new avenues to Hispanic United Veterans wishing to help veterans, their families, the disabled and those in need.
BUFFALO, NEW YORK •
International bridge between the U.S. and Canada glows blue and gold in a tribute to the Buffalo Special Police and their human rights advocacy.
SEATTLE •
Volunteer Ministers from the Church of Scientology Seattle partner with the Queen Anne Food Bank to serve those in need. Although one of the most affluent communities in the United States, Seattle still suffers from homelessness and poverty.
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM •
Arts du Temps, a celebration in honor of World Art Day The Brussels branch of the Churches of Scientology for Europe hosts a month-long art festival each year in honor of World Art Day April 15, the birthday of Leonardo da Vinci.
BUFFALO, NEW YORK •
The Foundation for a Drug-Free World launched its annual Community Crusaders Awards at the Church of Scientology Buffalo to honor Western New York's leaders in the fight against drug abuse.
LIMA, PERU •
A ground-level view of Peru, recovering from catastrophic mudslides “It looked like Noah’s Ark,” says Scientologist Eric Anderson, describing the Pan American Highway between the northern Peru cities of Chiclayo and Piura at the height of the recent floods.
LIMA, PERU •
This year’s El Niño brought relentless rains to Peru’s desert coast, creating havoc through flooding and mudslides that have decimated the country and neighboring Ecuador and Colombia, killing hundreds and displaced thousands more.
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM •
Brussels Scientologists take a multi-pronged approach to handle drug abuse in their city. A conference April 6 at the Brussels Branch of the Churches of Scientology for Europe invited community leaders to join a vital initiative.
EAST GRINSTEAD, UK •
A magical Easter for the entire community at the Scientology UK headquarters in East Grinstead More than 2,500 eager Easter egg hunters ages 1 to 80 descended on Saint Hill Manor grounds Easter Sunday, all of them well up to the challenge of seeking out a full 13,000 Easter eggs.
MOCOA, COLOMBIA •
Providing relief to those left stranded by the floods in Mocoa, Colombia The Church of Scientology of Bogotá is providing relief in the wake of the worst natural disaster to hit Colombia in decades.
BUFFALO, NEW YORK •
“Know Your 30!” a Youth for Human Rights seminar at the Church of Scientology Buffalo trained community leaders and officials on the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
FLORENCE, ITALY •
Citizens Commission on Human Rights demands an end to psychiatric abuse.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON •
The Church of Scientology Life Improvement Center in Downtown Seattle and the Seattle chapter of The Way to Happiness Foundation joined forces by sharing a simple guide to better living with hundreds of people on International Day of Happiness.