12 January 2011

Haiti Earthquake Seen Through the Eyes of Two Volunteer Ministers

| Los Angeles, California 12 January 2011 |
Exactly one year ago, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 15 miles from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, collapsing homes, businesses, hospitals and schools, killing an estimated 200,000 and leaving some 2 million homeless.Within hours of the disaster, the Church of Scientology began mobilizing teams of Volunteer...

31 December 2010

Virtual Cavalcade Gives Volunteer Minister Solutions Online

| Los Angeles, California 31 December 2010 |
In the first two months since the Volunteer Minister Virtual Cavalcade went online in 16 languages, course supervisors have received more than 5,000 lessons from students on six continents. The courses, covering life skills from parenting to ethics to productivity at work, are free of charge and grow...

13 December 2010

Scientology Volunteer Ministers Bring Life Skills Training to the People of Papua New Guinea

| Wewak, Papua New Guinea13 December 2010 |
During World War II, Wewak was the site of the largest Japanese airbase in New Guinea. Today, this town in East Sepik Province plays host to a different purpose.This week members of the Scientology Volunteer Minister (VM) Pacific Goodwill Tour officially set up camp in Wewak’s famed Prince Charles...

7 December 2010

Volunteers’ Desire to Help Burns Stronger in Wake of Haifa Fires

| Haifa, Israel7 December 2010 |
As material assistance arrived from Turkey, Greece, the UK and other nations, Israel’s Scientology Volunteer Ministers likewise provided aid, setting up camp to help combat the most devastating fire in Israel’s history.Though a civilian body, the Volunteer Ministers (VMs) were given full approval...

27 November 2010

Ghana Scouts Request Training From Scientology Volunteer Ministers

| ACCRA, GHANA27 November 2010 |
When Ghana’s Project Director for Major Disaster Training Seban Laryea went looking for disaster response training for his Boy Scouts, he turned to The Scientology Volunteer Ministers. Laryea is preparing the Ghana Boy Scouts for any catastrophe that could strike Africa. “Disasters are either...