July 6th, 2009
The second annual San Diego Interfaith Alliance was attended by more than 350 people following last year’s event featuring the late Imam W. Deen Mohammed.
This year Richard Stewart representing The Way To Happiness Foundation presented the precept, Respect the Religious Rights of Others and other precepts from the guide to happy living. Steward has been giving The Way to Happiness Seminars for 4 years at Schools, Churches and Businesses. He has teamed up with Nancy Cartwright’s “HAPPY HOUSE” organization delivering TWTH Seminars and promoting the workshops. Read the rest of this entry »
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July 5th, 2009
Community United from San Jose CA was proud to take part in its first event as a Happy House Chapter. It was a huge success! They were invited to attend The Community Resource Fair at History Park in San Jose. This event is sponsored by the City of San Jose and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation with corporate sponsors such as Hewlett Packard, PG&E and Kaiser Permanente. Because of their past work with the Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force they were invited to attend this city sponsored resource fair. There were thousands of people in attendance with live music, puppet shows, resource booths and food. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 6th, 2009
We should have known when the June-gloom-like clouds didn’t rear their ugly heads for a sixth day in a row that we were in for something special. Saturday, April 25th was the first sunny day all week, perfect poker and BBQ weather and Happy House was able to make the most of it.
Nearly 300 men, women and children came out to enjoy the weather, poker, food, live music and fun, as well as to support a great cause. The event kicked off with 118 people eagerly awaiting the “Shuffle up and deal!” call from party-host Nancy Cartwright. The action was fast and furious, with more than 100 people remaining beyond the rebuy period. But when the dust finally settled, it was a tie for first place as Doug Dohring and our very own Peter Kjenaas split top honors. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 8th, 2009
The Hollywood NOTE Foundation will be honoring twelve of Hollywood’s most powerful, effective and committed humanitarians at the “Change the World” Humanitarian Awards Gala on May 31st, 2009. The chosen humanitarians receive exclusive awards that are presented each year to a select group of individuals who demonstrate effortless compassion with deep respect for all humankind. This year, Nancy is being honored with the Change the World Public Service Award.
The Hollywood NOTE Foundation is a nonprofit organization created to further promote and contribute to the global philanthropic endeavors of the Hollywood community. For more information about the Hollywood NOTE Foundation or about the Gala and other honorees, visit www.changetheworldawards.org
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March 28th, 2009
On Saint Patty’s Day, the Acorn Mortesorri School in San Dimas, CA kicked off their Good Choices Toolkit pilot. Program Director Carol Loweree, with some assistance from Peter Kjenaas, joined school Director Carol DeVilla and other teachers and parents and delivered a demonstration to combined grades 1 – 4.
Carol addressed the thirty students and began with the first chapter and lesson plan, “Take Care of Yourself.” Using simple demonstrations and fun interaction she took them through getting help when you are ill, keeping your body and teeth clean and getting good food and rest and why these actions are so important to happiness.
With “sneezing” germs made out of Styrofoam balls and dental floss the size of sweater yarn, Carol really got the kids laughing and noticing just how important it is to take care of yourself.
“It’s all about making good choices,” she said. “It’s not about someone telling you what to do. It’s about you seeing how doing these things actually makes you and others happier.”
The highlight, or lowlight, was the demonstration she did on how much sugar you get in a coke versus an apple! It was easy to see which choice was the good one!
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