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NALALAWA, FIJI •
Christian pastor heads team responding to Cyclone Winston. Pastor Alfred (Alfy) Waqa and his team of 10 Volunteer Ministers are helping their village of Nalalawa, Fiji, recover from Cyclone Winston. The storm rampaged through the island on February 20, killing 42.
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM •
Reacting to recent binge drinking incident that nearly took the lives of two boys, the Brussels branch of the Churches of Scientology for Europe mobilized volunteers, using drug education materials described in new publication released November 13.
“Say No to Drugs” volunteers from the Churches of Scientology of Europe in Brussels were quick to respond when they learned two children, ages 10 and 11, were hospitalized from alcohol-induced comas.
EVIA, GREECE •
When thunderstorms triggered flash floods, destroying some 3,000 homes on the Greek island of Evia last month, a team of Volunteer Ministers from the Athens Church of Scientology reached out with help.
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA •
Volunteers from the Church of Scientology Pasadena and the local chapter of Foundation for a Drug-Free World took part in the Pasadena Police Department’s 26th Annual National Night Out.
CUMBRIA, ENGLAND •
Rescue teams jump into action after tens of thousands of homes and businesses in Cumbria were pummeled by Storm Desmond in early December. In two days in December, Storm Desmond pummeled Cumbria in northwest England with more rain than it usually receives in a month.
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS •
On the 10th anniversary of the completion of the Ground Zero cleanup operation, Scientologist Caralyn Percy remembers 9/11/01.
Scientologist Caralyn Percy’s rendition of “Everyday Heroes” by Geoff Levin and Harriet Schock is a tribute to rescue and recovery workers of Ground Zero, New York. If it resonates with a compassion born of experience, it’s because Percy was there.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
Five recent letters from teachers, school resource officers and community leaders who use the Truth About Drugs materials illustrate the impact—and urgency—of drug education.
SHANGLA DONDAI, PAKISTAN •
A bright flash of yellow: The Pakistan Volunteer Assist Team brings hope to mountain villages. Perwaz ul-Hasan was in England last month at the annual celebration of the International Association of Scientologists (IAS), when he learned that a massive 7.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA •
The joyous weekend of festivities draws thousands for a time-traveling, globe-hopping tribute to the extraordinary life and legacy of L. Ron Hubbard at Scientology’s spiritual capital in Clearwater, Florida.
Founded by L. Ron Hubbard in the early 1970s, the Volunteer Minister program was designed to provide practical Scientology tools and indiscriminate help in an often cynical and cruel world.