“It’s better to reflect on your actions
than to worry about your luck for the day.”
- Shinjo Ito
than to worry about your luck for the day.”
- Shinjo Ito
Shinnyo-en USA
www.shinnyoenusa.net
Na Lei Aloha Foundation
www.naleialoha.org
Lantern Floating Hawaii
www.lanternfloatinghawaii.com
Global Shinnyo-en Website
www.shinnyoen.org
Exhibition of the Vision and Art of Shinjo Ito web site
www.shinjoito.com
The Univers Foundation
www.univers.or.jp/index2.html
June 29, 2010 by
Not a single cloud in the blue skies of the Big Apple! The weather forecast for rain and thunder for June 28th, was knocked out with a burst of sunshine on opening day of the world’s largest gathering of service and volunteer leaders: The National Conference on Volunteering and Service 2010! Shinnyo-en Foundation’s Heart of [...]
June 26, 2010 by
I went to El Salvador this weekend. It was good to finally get out of Antigua and experience something a bit more “real” in Central America. Granted, I have a fair bit of experience in these parts – I’ve studied and traveled in Costa Rica, Mexico and Puerto Rico. I also got a minor in [...]
June 22, 2010 by
The lake is here in Leon, Mexico very close from our place. It takes 10 minutes by car to get there. So many children have participated to date – more than 30 children participated! They are so excited to go and work together!! They can’t wait to put all of their work in a presentation [...]
June 22, 2010 by
The junior class at Wayzata Community Church in Wayzata, Minnesota has worked with Simpson Housing Shelter as part of the Six Billion Paths to Peace and service study and action. The class Path to Peace was to learn about local homelessness and meet the needs of people experiencing homelessness. Simpson Housing is a Minneapolis shelter [...]
June 22, 2010 by
Mark Farr is Senior Director of Faith Engagement at the Points of Light Institute, the organization founded and chaired by former President George H.W. Bush; and Co-Director for the Institute for Faith & Service which he also founded with national faith leader Erik Schwarz. Mark has responsibility for the faith work of Points of Light, [...]
June 19, 2010 by
In November of 2009 Six Billion Paths to Peace and I visited the South West region of India. I had been before, and have a deep love for the country, the people, the culture, the food and the vibrancy. My first visit was designed around a humanitarian project to build wells in the villages that [...]
June 19, 2010 by
Camino Seguro has Support Teams that come in often, especially over the summer as schools and other groups take advantage of summer vacation. These teams (www.safepassage.org/teams) come in for a week at a time to give extra support to Camino Seguro programs. The English department is often a grateful benefactor of the extra support, as [...]
June 15, 2010 by
Shinnyo-en USA www.shinnyoenusa.net Na Lei Aloha Foundation www.naleialoha.org Lantern Floating Hawaii www.lanternfloatinghawaii.com Global Shinnyo-en Website www.shinnyoen.org Exhibition of the Vision and Art of Shinjo Ito web site www.shinjoito.com The Univers Foundation www.univers.or.jp/index2.html
June 12, 2010 by
Shinnyo-en Foundation sponsored the Second Annual Governor and First Lady’s MEDALS FOR SERVICE awards ceremony at the California Museum for History, Women and the Arts in Sacramento on May 6, 2010. The awards are designed to distinguish individual volunteers, business volunteer programs and nonprofit leaders whose innovation in the field of volunteerism have had a [...]
June 12, 2010 by
Another tropical depression came through on Tuesday. This one seemed like barely a few raindrops compared to Agatha. However, we received word on Tuesday night that the project would be closed Wednesday morning because something in the water system at the project went awry, causing the dirty water to mix with the clean water. To [...]
Ms. Nan Peterson is the Director of Service Learning for The Blake School located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is also the first and only Senior Fellow of the Shinnyo-en Foundation. Read more...
