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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA •
Over the past 10 years the Scientology Volunteer Ministers movement has become the world’s largest independent relief force.
The 800 Scientology Volunteer Ministers who served at Ground Zero in helping New York recover from the terrorist attacks of 9/11 have inspired the growth of a movement that now spans the globe. In September 2001 there were 6,000 Volunteer Ministers—with more than 200,000 today, it is the largest independent relief force in the world.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA •
In the wake of Hurricane Irma, many households are still left without power in the Greenwood Community. Scientology Volunteer Ministers are bringing relief with food trucks serving hot meals, as well as water, ice and other vital supplies.
CHENNAI, INDIA •
Volunteer Ministers from Nepal join local volunteers in response to Chennai disaster. A team of trained Scientology Volunteer Ministers from Nepal, veterans of their 7.8 magnitude earthquake, are providing relief to victims of the record flooding in Chennai, India.
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.
ITALY •
At 29, Pino Gangi Dino was a wreck, physically and spiritually. Nearly three decades later he is full of energy and drive. What caused this metamorphosis? His video is one of 200 “Meet a Scientologist” videos available on the Scientology website at www.scientology.org.
It is as though he is growing young, not old—that is how Pino Gangi Dino views his life before Scientology and since.
NORWAY •
Kjerstin Kartrud combines grace, compassion and determination in the creation of her own future. Her profile is one of 200 “Meet a Scientologist” videos available on the Scientology website at www.scientology.org.
A dancer in the Norwegian National Ballet until she started a company of her own, Kjerstin Kartrud, 51, now runs three ballet schools near Oslo, Norway, where she loves to watch children discover the joy of dancing, as she did at age 11.
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.
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA •
Scientology Volunteer Ministers deploy across multiple districts of Pinellas County and across Tampa Bay to bring relief in the wake of Hurricane Irma. From cleaning up the streets, clearing away collapsed trees and providing supplies to shelters—Volunteer Ministers are active in helping the community get back to normal again.