We spoke to Ursula, Phil’s dedicated wife, and leaned Phil died, we spoke for a long time, I am so sad, he was cremated on Saturday, but died earlier.

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We are reaching out to Clearwater to discuss Memorial. We will dedicate our www.pausetheworldforpeace.org and World Water Day 3/22 to him.

Reverend Paul Sladkus All Faiths and Spiritual

We love you Phil

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Listen to “Chuck Lichtman and his new thriller has an underlying theme of peace between religions,. The Sword of David” on Spreaker.

The Sword of David. Chuck has been working his entire life to ensure equality and inclusion.

Chuck is an attorney who has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America two times as its Lawyer of the Year and for thirteen straight years for his excellence in his practice areas. In addition, for the past twenty years, he has served in a senior-level role in presidential elections chairing voter protection programs, to assure that every voter gets the right to vote and that the vote is counted. He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Secure Community Network, the arm of the Jewish Federations of North America, which is responsible for providing security assistance and training for Jewish people, organizations and buildings throughout the United States. He is also a member of the Executive Committee, Board of Directors and is Chair of the Security Committee for the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County.

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Listen to “Lucia Kaiser’s “Lifetime Achievement Award” for “Contribution to Film, TV & Humanitarian”” on Spreaker.

Listen to “Celebrating Lucia’s “Lifetime Achievement Award,” for “Contribution to Film, TV & Humanitarian”” on Spreaker.

April 7, 2021

Dear Lucia Kaiser,
We are in consensus we would like to honour you with the “Lifetime Achievement Award,” for “Contribution to Film, TV & Humanitarian.” This is the highest honour from our organization and was approved by HRH Princess Angelique Ademiposi Monet and Honorary Board Members.
We are planning this years awards during Festival de Cannes on July 13, 2021 at Eden Hotel & Spa in Cannes, France and understand you will be with us to accept your award with a video acceptance speech along with a detailed interview on Saturday July 10th 2021 @ 2 PM to celebrate your career.
In accepting your award we request from you the following; Permission to use your name, photograph/image, promoting New Generation In Action’s AFI World Peace Initiative, HRH Princess Angelique Monet Ademiposi awards (global program). Please send your photograph and biography upon acceptance along with the recent film marketing materials (poster, trailer)
Proper verbiage for press of award:
• Lifetime Achievement award for “Contribution to Film, TV & Humanitarian & Fine Arts” by A.F.I. World Peace Initiative the main division of New Generation In Action which holds Special Consultative Status to the United Nations through United Nations Economic and Social Council
• Honours will be presented at the World Peace & Tolerance Gala on July 13, 2021.
Below is a list of “Those who believe in New Generation In Action’s (NGIA) AFI World Peace Initiative and have received our highest honours
Dr. Ephraim Isaac: Director of the Institute of Semitic Studies (Princeton, NJ);
Chair of the Board of the Ethiopian Peace and Development Center; Founder and first Professor of Afro-American Studies at Harvard University. In recognition of his merits, the “Ephraim Isaac Prize for Excellence in African languages.” Decorated/Knighted this year by His Majesty The King of Sweden with the Order of the Polar Star: First Class, for “Lifetime service to Peace& Justice.”.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephraim_Isaac
Dr. Raghunath Manet of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters). Humanitarian, Dancer, Choreographer and Musician
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raghunath_Manet
Professor Karl Bardosh: Professor at New York University. Award-winning director, producer, writer, feature editor, and producer of short television series and documentaries. He is a pioneer of the cell phone cinema.
Mastro Artist Gabriel Meiring Master pianist and fine artist from South Africa residing in Belgium
The late Kendal Shaw Master artist USA https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendall_Shaw
Dougie Doug Performance and arts merit award
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_E._Doug
Ernanie Silva Master artist Brazil
Leonard Retel Helmrich: Famous for perfecting the “Single Shot Cinema” filming style and his related technical camera innovations.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Retel_Helmrich
Nasser Aldaheri: Top writer from United Arab Emirates
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasser_al-Dhaheri
Partnership with United Nations Women’s Guild
Madame Isabelle Kocher: French business woman & Chief Executive Officer of ENGIE
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabelle_Kocher
Lawrence David Foldes
Critically Acclaimed Filmmaker, Executive Committee to Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences, Student Oscar Committee Chairman
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_D._Foldes
Her Royal Highness Princess Moradeun Adedoyin-Solarin
Pioneer of Nollywood, TV Show Hostess and Producer, Actress, Humanitarian, Founder of League of Pan African Royals
Mohy Quandor
Critically Acclaimed Filmmaker, Author and Composer
Sandeep Marwah
Media Icon, Marwah Studios, Noida Film City, Asian Academy of Film and Television
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandeep_Marwah
Gulrukh Khan
Award winning Filmmaker, Humanitarian, Holistic Specialist
Peter Ferris
Filmmaker, Co-Founder Ring of Peace recognized by HM Offices (UK)
Queen Mother Delois Blakey (Civil Rights Leader, UN Goodwill Ambassador)
Bob Zellner (Prominent Civil Rights Leader)
Hon. Theo Walker Mitchell (Prominent Civil Rights Leader, 1st African American in US history to receive nomination from a major party (Democratic) in the State of South Carolina, 2nd African American in USA history to receive nomination from a major party (Democratic), for Governor (1990), Retired Attorney, Former Member of General Assembly both House of Representatives and Senate (1975-1995).
ABOUT NEW GENERATION IN ACTION’S AFI WORLD PEACE INITIATIVE
The unique initiative of Artisan Festival International World Peace Initiative falls under the umbrella of “New Generation In Action,” with Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and is a 501(c)(3) as allowable by United States Law. We also have a not for profit in the United Kingdom as a cultural arts organization.
The award winning organization Artisan Festival International World Peace Initiative is founded by award winning and multi-media talent Angelique Monét and is comprised of mini-festivals, innovative events, seminars and workshops around the globe representative of the Arts (Film, Fine Art, Fashion, Music, Theatre & Performance) brought together under one umbrella in an effort to promote peace and cultural diversity through the arts. The organization also participates and hosts side events during United Nations Conferences, distributes film, literature, and media content, while also aiding artist in the distribution and exposure of their works (both internationally and domestic). This platform is designed to educate, enlighten, and enrich individuals to aide in cultural diversity and world peace.
Humanitarian Films also are screened, promoted, and honored during major film conferences and festivals such as Festival de Cannes, in addition to partnerships with other top tier organizations. The group also highlights fashion designers, fine artist, performers, women, and youth.
WORLD PEACE AND TOLERANCE INSTITUTION
The institution arm is the World Peace and Tolerance Institution.
Target Groups Served: Native Americans, 1st Nations, Indigenous People’s, African descent (from Transatlantic slave trade), Latin America, Africa, Aboriginal from Oceania region, Asia, Nomads, Middle East/ Arab territories
Goals: Youth artistic development globally, women’s empowerment, create solutions for economic sustainability through the arts, change the stigmatism associated with Indigenous tribes/African, and Middle Eastern cultures. This has been done through the use of media, film, marketing, and innovative events. The events are highlighted to educate, empower, bring various social, class and religious beliefs together in unity with an understanding of “world peace,” and tolerance.
Seeing the need for global events, there is also a need for training, and education facilities world- wide. Therefore, building after school arts programs in inner cities (USA), and globally will create solutions for the United Nations resolution “Leave No One Behind 2030.” Due to COVID-19 the organization is structuring e-learning platforms.
Additional initiatives include “Make in India,” preservation of Indigenous artisans, (Youth STEM initiatives Science, Technology, Education, Mathematics), space education programs and Artificial Intelligence youth programs.
OTHER FILM AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Screened over 100 Films from around the globe and garnished 30% international distribution.
Awarded A List and Esteemed Celebrities such as Ron Perlman (Best Narrator, Forget Us Not) Danny Glover (Best Actor, From Above), Eric Roberts (Best Supporting Actor, Road to the Open), Dougie Doug (Best Historical Narration), the late Peter O’Toole (Legacy Award), Jeff Bridges (Best Narration, Living In The Future’s Past), Graham Greene (Best Supporting Actor, From Above) other Hollywood celebrities who we have supported Isaiah Washington, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Eriq Ebounay
Break Out Actor Awards for Adriana Mather (now best-selling NY York Times author of “How to Hang A Witch” and Michael Wade (From Above)
S.E.L.F. Award (Self Esteem Lives Forever), for artists who have achieved beyond expectation through.

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SUMMER IN THE FOREST

108 minutes

Opens at Village East Cinemas in NYC on March 23, 2018

Trailer accessible via www.summerintheforest.com

Audio described / access version available

Facebook: @SummerInTheForestFilm Twitter: @SummerIntForest

Synopsis

SUMMER IN THE FOREST

Like countless others Philippe, Michel, Andre and Patrick were labeled ‘idiots’, locked away and forgotten in violent asylums, until the 1960s, when the young philosopher Jean Vanier took a stand and secured their release – the first time in history that anyone had beaten the system. Together they created L’Arche, a commune at the edge of a beautiful forest near Paris and a quiet revolution was born.

Now in his 80s and still at L’Arche, Jean has discovered something that most of us have forgotten – what it is to be human, to be foolish, and to be happy.

SUMMER IN THE FOREST invites us to abandon the rat race and forge new friendships. Amid the ancient trees, Philippe, Patrick, Jean and the others welcome us into their lives. If there are rules to break, they will be broken and if there is a truth to be told, they will tell it. Michel wants to share with us his war torn past, Andre is desperate for a date, and young David will prove himself a hero in the fight against the forces of evil.

UK Press Comments

“Joyously uplifting,” Daily Mail

“It is a film that could, and should, change your life,” Rosa Monckton

“A film full of laughter and joy,” Christina Patterson, Guardian

“An extremely important film,” Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Chief Art Critic, The Times

“Turns the world upside-down…deserves a giant screening in Trafalgar Square,” The Spectator

“Reaches out to one’s sense of what it is to be human,” Katie Hollier, Mencap

“Revolutionary… a tender-hearted documentary,” Daily Express

“Above all, a peaceful vision,” Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

“Exceptionally moving,” Sight & Sound

Director’s Statement – Randall Wright

As a child every few weeks my father would drive the family over to my grandparents for Sunday lunch. Perhaps once a year, May, his aunt, would drop by later in the afternoon. She made a dramatic entrance. She had a disfigured face, strange clothes and was referred to as ‘simple’. When she entered the room everyone went quiet and my sisters and I were frightened of her. No sooner had she made her entrance she was being ushered out again. All I can remember of her was a gentle muttering and a ‘hello’. Nearly every family has a May somewhere in their history. She is the hidden inspiration for this film, but the truth is I remember very little about her, beyond the hello. People with intellectual disabilities are the most rejected people on the planet. There is something deep inside us, inside me, that wants to forget she exists. Reading Jean Vanier’s books helped me start to understand why.

I first met Jean Vanier at St Pancras International, on his way home to a village, Trosly-Breuil, north of Paris. Towering above me like Jacques Tati, he has one of the kindest faces you will ever see. He sat down in a cafe and listened patiently to my idea for a documentary that tried to get to know the intellectually disabled as people. He then invited me to visit his community, on the fringes of an immense ancient forest.

Jean Vanier is one of the great humanitarians of our time. He saw the value of people with intellectual disabilities and rescued them from lunatic asylums in 1964 and, by proving they could live in an ordinary house, changed the care system for a whole category of human beings throughout the Western world and beyond. The organization he founded, L’Arche, in France, now has 151 communities in 37 countries, including the US, and is constantly growing. He has authored classic books on the subject, won international awards, such as the Templeton prize, but he is not a household name, unlike his friend Mother Teresa.

Jean Vanier’s whole being is focused on the exact opposite of worldly ego. He has given his life to people we judge to be failures. He also suggests that these marginalized people, far from being insignificant and irrelevant have something to teach us by example: that we need each other; that we must wake up from our fantasy of perpetual individual success. As he says in the film: the powerful lead us to ideology, the weak are in the dirt and lead us to reality. This philosophy he learnt from the pioneers he built his first community with, who are also the subject of the film: Philippe Seux, Patrick Droualt, Michel Petit and Andre Stubenrauch.

Throughout the making of Summer in the Forest I kept in mind one of Vanier’s key questions: how do you make friends with someone different to you? It is a question Vanier has asked perhaps all his life. He takes it further: how do you reach out to people on the margins, to different social or ethnic groups, and how do you make peace with your enemy? It is a practical question that came out of his experience of the atrocities of the Second World War, especially the attack by the Nazis on the weakest members of society. It is also the question the stars of the film, including others, David Surmaire, Sara Daqdaq and Andre Stubenrauch asked of us: ‘Will you be my friend?’

To make the film we had to learn to let our barriers down and to give up some of our controlling filmmaking habits. Before we even started Theo Chester the assistant director and I spent weeks getting to know people before the cameras arrived.

Eventually we chose the Val Fleuri, a large light-filled house where many of the founding members still live, and where, fifty yards from his modest cottage, Jean, now 88, has most of his meals. Gradually the stars started to choose themselves: Patrick Druault, with his constant request for cigarettes, Andre with his constant complaints, Michel Petit with deep philosophical observations of his own, and David a small young man keen to show us his manliness.

Throughout the summer our stars took us deep into the forest to ponder, joke and often unexpectedly reveal the stories of their lives by whichever anarchic method seemed most appropriate: psychodrama, memories of wartime experience, confiding in stories of love, or performing comic routines. The elemental forces of the forest, and summer gave these moments the epic backdrop they deserved because behind them lay the immense courage that enabled them to rebuild their lives. The whole film is shot more like a fully orchestrated fiction film to give them the production values they deserve but are rarely given.

As an aside – in these romantic locations two characters made their first steps to fuller independence: Celine falls in love with Fred Dethouy, and they plan to get married. Their story chimed with another personal memory of mine. During my childhood in Leicester, enlightened local education authorities placed physically handicapped students in regular primary school classes. One of those students, with cerebral palsy, became a life long friend. It was only recently she pointed out that I, along with the rest of her friends, had failed to realize that all she wanted from life, like everyone else, was to fall in love. Many of the older people in the film, like my friend, mention marriage as an unattainable dream, but for the next generation growing up in a community of mutual respect finding a partner is a realistic possibility.

Summer in the Forest is about Michel’s courage, Jean’s hope, Maha’s grace, Andre’s longing, Helmi’s loyalty, Celine and Fred’s love; all people who have made a very beautiful world alongside our very broken one. It tries to answer the question ‘how can you make friends with someone different to you’ but also why you should try. When you are with people with intellectual disabilities they teach us by example to drop the guard, and stop pretending. It’s a chance to rediscover ourselves.

Cast Biographies

David

Hobbies: Music & Dancing

Favourite Film: Texas Walker

Favourite Animal: Dogs

Using his strength to save the world is David’s top priority. A self-styled super-hero from Royan, David thinks big. He’s not at all interested in being small. When not saving the world, David can be found dancing in his room, working at the packing plant, hanging out with his girlfriend Pauline, or watching movies – old Westerns are a particular favourite. Like the cowboys of old, if anyone annoys or threatens his girl, he’s always there to be her hero.

Celine & Fred

Occupations: Groundskeeper (Fred) and mosaic artist (Celine)

Hobbies: Holidays in the sun

Future projects: Planning a wedding

When Celine first arrived at Le Val Fleuri, she was shy and withdrawn, the opposite of boisterous, playful Fred, who immediately caught her eye. The two first spoke on a trip to Lourdes, when she accidentally hit him with a coke bottle, and they’ve been inseparable ever since. In the years they’ve been an item, Celine has emerged from her shell, and the happy couple are about to be engaged. It’s their dream to live together, alone, but close enough to the community to call in for breakfast.

Michel

Interests: World War II & Birdwatching

Favourite Exercise: Long walks

Would Like To Be: A Historian

Michel’s earliest memories are of hiding in the basement in his hometown of Amiens while bombs fell during the Second World War. From Amiens, he was moved to an asylum, where he endured years of abusive treatment from wardens – but they couldn’t break him. Michel rebelled, shaving his head and walking 30km to escape. Now living happily in Trosly, calmer and more reflective these days, Michel is still haunted by dark memories from the past.

Hobbies: Wrestling

Favourite Music: Jean Ferrat

Favourite Films: Romantic Comedies

Andre grew up in a tough, macho household, with a strict father who insisted that Andre should live his life to the full. Over the years, he’s tried his hand at crafts like pottery, weaving and painting – as well as the occasional wrestling match – but amongst his friends at Trosly, Andre feels like he’s finally found his place and has started looking to the future. Most of all he wants to travel, perhaps alongside his best friend Widad, whose company he cherishes during their regular evening meals.

Sara

Hobbies: Crafts & Shopping

Favourite Food: Chips

Would Like To Be: Happy & Content

Above all, Sara wants to see people smile and be happy. It’s her passion, both in her community at Ma’an Lil-Hayat, and with her family and friends outside. She loves music, dancing and having a good time, as well as shopping for clothes out in the winding streets of Bethlehem. A natural listener, Sara is a confidante and a rock for all of her friends, an honoured position that she takes very seriously.

Patrick

Interests: Shopping

Favourite Drink: Non-alcoholic Beer

Would Like To Be: An Artist

Patrick is passionate about food, drink and especially shopping, but his inner thoughts are often enigmatic. Many see him as something of a loner, off on his long solo walks around the village and childhood haunts in Paris, but those who know him will have seen another side to Patrick – one that’s affectionate, caring and often very funny. One day, he may even do what everyone’s been telling him for years, and give up the cigarettes.

Hilmi

Occupation: Textiles craftsman

Interests: Style, exercise

Happiest when: Hanging out with friends

Before coming to Ma’an Lil-Hayat, Hilmi was ridiculed and regularly beaten by his peer group and even hostile strangers who didn’t understand him or what he’s about. At the centre, he’s free of all that, and able to indulge his passions for fashion, crafts and music. Hilmi is often the life and soul of the Bethlehem community, soaking up the attention at parties, though he has a shy side too, and can just as often be found hidden away in the corner, chatting with close friends.

Jean

Hobbies: Writing

Favourite Food: Christmas Pudding

Pet Peeves: Intolerance, Violence

Now 87, Jean has spent more than half his life working and living with the community that he founded in Trosly, an experience that has transformed his life. Once he was a naval officer, but now he dedicates all of his time to the community, be that travelling the world – a task he doesn’t relish – or wasting time with his friends back at Le Val Fleuri.

Filmmaker Bios

Randall Wright

Director

Randall Wright lives in London. After university Randall was accepted for traineeships at the BBC in editing and directing. He has now directed and produced over thirty major documentaries. His most recent films include the cinema film Hockney which premiered at the London Film Festival and released in the US, UK, France, Italy, and Australia. It was nominated for an RTS, Grierson and won the FIFA award. His current cinema documentary is called Summer in the Forest which tells the story of Jean Vanier, and the first communities for people with intellectual disabilities, and has been nominated for Best Film, and Best Documentary Film at the Nice International Film Festival.

His previous work includes UK Lucian Freud: A Painted Life, which was critically acclaimed, winning an RTS award for best documentary of the year and earning a Grierson and Emmy nomination, and BAFTA Robert Flaherty nomination, Jack. The Lad a comic documentary about the years leading to Jack Rosenthal’s first screen play, which was nominated for a BAFTA; The Secret Centre, about John Le Carre’s career as a spy; and many films on sub-Saharan African subjects including an acclaimed three part series for Channel 4, Africa Unmasked.

During his childhood in Leicester, enlightened local education authorities placed physically handicapped students in regular classes. One of those students, with cerebral palsy, became a lifelong friend and introduced him to the realities of life with disabilities, including people with intellectual disability. Summer in the Forest celebrates the international movement L’Arche that made known the gifts of people with intellectual disabilities working together for a humane society.

Richard Wilson

Producer

Richard Wilson escaped the BBC 17 years ago and has since produced some 200 films, mostly documentaries, for TV and cinemas around the world. He has won multiple awards in a career that stretches from the South Pole to daytime TV.

Patrick Duval

Cinematographer

Patrick studied Fine Art, then took film at the RCA. He has shot many Art documentaries, independent features, TV drama, comedy and commercials. He jointly won the Evening Standard Award and Valladolid Film Festival in Cinematography for Terence Davies’ Distant Voices/Still Lives and shot the Prix Italia-nominated I’ll Be Your Mirror.

Paul Binns

Editor

Paul Binns is a BAFTA award- winning film editor who trained at the London International Film School. Paul’s work includes the films I’ll Be Your Mirror, about the photographer, Nan Goldin, and Tell Me The Truth About Love, about the poet W.H.Auden. In 2006 he won the BAFTA Editing Craft Award for the drama- documentary, The Year London Blew Up.

Mangurama

Mangurama, a partnership between Abramorama and Mangusta Productions, brings films that celebrate “consciousness” to the big, medium, and small screen. The company will invest in the distribution and completion of paradigm challenging and consciousness expanding visual content. Mangurama’s films are the next generation of mind, body, spirit documentaries, covering not only spirituality, eastern philosophy, yoga and meditation, but also economics, politics, philosophy, sexuality and aspects of the human existence.

Credits

An R2W Films Production in association with Rockhopper Productions and Filmwrights

SUMMER IN THE FOREST

Director

RANDALL WRIGHT

Producer

RICHARD WILSON

RANDALL WRIGHT

Director of Photography

PATRICK DUVAL

Film Editor

PAUL BINNS

Music

JOHN HARLE

Production Manager

SERENA KENNEDY

Assistant Director

THEODORE CHESTER

Researcher

ALEXANDRA FENNELL

Sound Recordists

LAURENT BEN NAHIM

ISSA J. QUMSYAH

Additional Sound

CLÉMENT BONNARDEL

Assistant Producer

GARRY SYKES

Bethlehem Fixer

NAJWA MUBARKI

Drone Operators for Les Dronographes

BASILE DELL

JEREMIE LIPPMANN

Bethlehem Drone Operator

HANNA ABU SADA

Camera Assistant

JASON HENWOOD

Business Affairs

CORRINA FOWLER

MUSIC PERFORMED BY

Saxophone, Bass, Keyboards

JOHN HARLE

Flutes

ANDY FINDON

Guitars and Banjo

JOHN PARRICELLI

THE DREAMLAND ORCHESTRA

Concertmaster

BILL HAWKES

Sound Engineer

ROLAND HEAP

Production Accountant

HAMIT MEHMET

Technical Support

SAM DAVIS

Post Production

MOLINAIRE

DI Colourist

ASA SHOUL

Online Editor

DES MURRAY

Assistant Online Editor

BEREN SOWTER-CROLL

DI Supervisor

MATT JAMES

DI Co-ordinator

THERESA CROOKS

DI Conform Editors

MICHELLE CORT

JOHNATHAN DICKINSON

LEIGH MYERS

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

GEORGE FOULGHAM

Dialogue Editor

CLAIRE ELLIS

Sound FX Editor

TOM FOSTER

Music Editor

NAS PARKASH

Foley Recordist

CIARAN SMITH

Foley Artist

GARETH JONES

Foley Editor

STUART BAGSHAW

Post Production Manager

SEAN McMORRIS

Sales Executive

TOM ROGERS

Press and Publicity

ALIYA MUGHAL

Unit Photographer

SEBASTIAN RICH

WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO

Oliver Pawle

Lord Mervyn Davies

Natalie Blyth

Bruce Bower

Edward Chandler

Tim Church

Marc Ciancimino

John Colquhoun

Peter Cross

Michael Dawson

Justin Dowley

Mark Edwards

Charles Fitzherbert

Marek Gumienny

Graham Hutton

Philip Marsden

Chris Purslow

Simon Ronan

Tim Syder

Christian Sweeting

Dominic Tayler

Adrian Aylward

Caroline Aylward

Catherine Goodman

Anne Chabert

Fr Christopher Jamison OSB

Ruth Pople

Nicola Roberts

Anya Sitaram

Peter Weil CTVC

Nigel Williams

The International Foundation of L’Arche:

Eileen Glass

Patrick Fontaine

Louis Pilote

Heather Coogan

L’Arche Trosly-Breuil:

Christopher Asprey

Isabelle Aumont

Widad Bisher

Odile Ceyrac

Marie-Charlotte Huttepain

Christine McGrievy

Christine Peloquin

Régine Kerhuel

Odile Olivier

Pauline Rebilly

Marie-Alix Regout

Hugues Volant

Fred Guillemet

L’Arche Bethlehem:

Kathy Baroody

Mahera Nassar Ghareeb

Hitham Daoud

Amal Abu Zalaf

Kholoud Khoury

Yasmine al-Haj

Fatmeh Hamad

Library and Archives Canada

Décors naturels de la forêt dominiale de Compiègne, gérés par l’Office National des Forêts

Sahar El Laiali

Composed by the Rahbani Brothers

Samra Ya Samra

Composed by: Karem Mahmoud

Gen Du Pays

Composed by: Gilles Vigneault. Licensed courtesy of: Gilles Vigneault

ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE

by John Harle

Published by Chester Music Limited

THE SHERIFF

Lyrics by Charles Hart. Music by John Harle. Sung by Paul Jones

In Memory of Pauline Dinah Wright

© 2016 R2W Films Ltd

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Campus Coach Lines President and Founder Bert Askwith, Honored by ABA Board of Directors
The American Bus Association Board of Directors honored longtime motorcoach owner/operator and
industry legend Bert Askwith at its spring board meeting May 2 in suburban Washington, D.C. The
presentation was made by ABA Chairman Tom JeBran to salute Askwith for nearly 85 years of
continuous service to the motorcoach industry.

In March, Bert turned 102, celebrating his birthday by going to work in Manhattan where he is President of Campus Coach Lines. Bert founded Campus Coach Lines in 1928 while he was a student at the University of Michigan, taking classmates from Ann Arbor to the east coast at a fraction of the cost of rail travel. The company was so successful that he put himself through college with the money he earned. In 1931, while the Great Depression weakened the economy; Bert moved the business to New York City where it continues operations today, 83 years later.

During his long and distinguished career, Bert has served in a variety of high-profile national and
regional industry leadership positions, including a nearly 20-year tenure on ABA’s Board of Directors.
In 2010 the Board made him an honorary lifetime member. Bert also served as the first Chairman of
the ABA Foundation Board of Governors and continues his service to the ABA Foundation as
Chairman Emeritus. Bert also served for six years as the President of the New York State Bus
Association.

Bert is also known for his generous charitable contributions. Among his favorite charities are the
United Way and his beloved University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

In typical fashion, Bert is always looking ahead, and as he accepted the award, he told his colleagues,
“Thank you for this honor, I am looking forward to working with you for many more years.” ABA Board Chairman Tom JeBran said of his longtime friendship and associate.

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The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce today announced that Hill Country Barbecue Market Brooklyn and Hill Country Chicken Brooklyn has become the 1600th member to join their fast growing organization.

“Thanks to all of our members and staff, and especially our Ambassador Committee, for helping us reach 1600,” said Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Carlo Scissura. “When we announced Park Asia in Sunset Park as our 1500th member in December we promised that 2014 would be even bigger and better- and we were right. We held our inaugural Brooklyn Economic Exchange series, led a record delegation to Albany to meet with lawmakers, and signed our 1,600th member, who is now an integral part of a food renaissance along Adams Street. I am proud to say we are already on our way to 1700.”

“This is a great achievement and milestone in the Brooklyn Chamber’s journey toward representing the whole borough and providing a strong voice for our businesses and communities,” said Brooklyn Chamber Board Chair Denise Arbesu. “We have achieved this goal through teamwork, a strong value proposition for our members and commitment to our Borough. I want to thank our great Board and dedicated staff.”

“I would like to thank the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce for welcoming us warmly not just to the organization, but also to our new neighborhood in Downtown Brooklyn,” said Hill Country Hospitality founder/CEO Marc Glosserman. “We are thrilled to be located in the heart of Brooklyn, and excited to be a part of the growth in this already thriving community.”

Honoring the barbecue and live music capital of Texas, and inspired by the grand old meat-markets-turned-barbecue-joints of Central Texas, Hill Country Barbecue Market takes its cue from legendary Lockhart, Texas barbecue establishment Kreuz Market and its distinctive, dry-rub style.  Under the direction of executive chef Elizabeth Karmel, Hill Country’s barbecue is served counter-style on butcher paper, weighed on a scale by the pound, with traditional trimmings of white bread, crackers, onions, and pickles.

Hill Country Chicken is a fresh version of the classic American fried chicken joint, specializing in fried chicken, fresh-cut fries and homemade pies. It is inspired by Glosserman’s childhood memories and passion for the home cooking of his mother and grandmothers. This nostalgia is reflected in the restaurant’s stylized décor, gracious hospitality, friendly counter-style service and executive chef Elizabeth Karmel’s cuisine.

The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce is the foremost resource for doing business in Brooklyn, respected as a leader in advancing public policy, new technologies, products, services and programs that support and promote a vibrant local economy. Our mission is to promote a healthy and robust business environment throughout Brooklyn. The chamber is the foremost economic development leader for the Borough of Brooklyn.

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The new Empire Award will be presented for outstanding contributions at members-only social event on Wednesday, August 21st

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