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PORTLAND, OREGON •
Community leaders gather at new Scientology Church in Portland
The Church of Scientology of Portland hosted an International Friendship Day forum and open house this summer to forward the purpose set forth by the United Nations in proclaiming this day: “that friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals can inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities.” Community and religious leaders from diverse backgrounds met and shared their vision for a better world.
SI RACHA, THAILAND •
Scientology Volunteer Ministers group of Si Racha, Thailand, celebrates its fourth anniversary with renewed commitment to help the community.
On the Thailand coast, 60 miles south of Bangkok, a team of Scientology Volunteer Ministers from the town of Si Racha are celebrating their fourth anniversary as an organized group. Over the past four years, they have gained a reputation as people you can turn to for help, no matter the circumstances.
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, RUSSIA •
Youth at Nizhny Novgorod festival learned the truth abut drugs
Hundreds of young men and women in the town of Semyenov in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia learned the truth about drugs September 15, when a team of Scientologists was invited to bring their drug education and prevention initiative to a local youth festival. The festival was held to encourage youth to develop good habits that will help them in life.
GERMANY •
Before he studied Scientology, Heribert Nonnen would never have predicted he would be helping other people—it was far too difficult to even help himself. His profile is one of 200 “Meet a Scientologist” videos available on the Scientology website at www.scientology.org.
When Heribert Nonnen completed his education with a graduate degree in engineering, it would have been hard to find a more introverted, isolated or lonely man. Or so he says.
CARACAS, VENEZUELA •
Volunteers from the Church of Scientology train firefighters at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Caracas on The Way to Happiness
Volunteers from the Church of Scientology conducted a seminar in June for 50 airport firefighters (bomberos aeronauticos) working at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Caracas, Venezuela, part of an overall initiative to train personnel and security staff of the airport on The Way to Happiness, a nonreligious commonsense moral code written by author, humanitarian and Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
The UN’s theme for this year’s World Volunteer Day was ’the power of collective action.’ And nowhere was that message exemplified more than the collective action of Volunteer Ministers everywhere in their response to the pandemic.
RUSSIA •
Scientologists promote drug-free living to help keep Russia’s next generation from falling into the trap of drug addiction
In a November 2012 interview, Viktor Ivanov, Head of Russia’s Federal Drug Control Service, said that more than 100,000 people aged 15-35 died of drug abuse in Russia in 2011. An estimated 1.8 million Russian users inject drugs—the highest of any nation in the world. According to a United Nations study, Russia has the world’s highest per capita heroin use. And the majority of drug addicts are 16-30 years old.
JINJA, UGANDA •
A Dutch Scientologist and a Ugandan Christian priest work together to uplift local communities.
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL •
Israeli Scientologists are responding to the second wave as they did when the first lockdown was called—by providing food and other necessities to underserved members of the community.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
Scientology Tools for Life courses offer the secret to fulfilling relationships.