J.B. HooverJ.B. Hoover on January 19th, 2010

We have all heard of the horrendous news of the earthquake that has hit Haiti, and then the painfully slow progress in responding to this tragedy. I suspect that many of you have already responded by contributing to various relief organizations doing good work. Of course this is extremely important and as an individual I [...]

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J.B. HooverJ.B. Hoover on February 26th, 2009

Last fall iLEAP was the featured organization at the Tuesday night Greendrinks. Antioch was the host organization for the event and the whole first floor of Antioch was packed with folks interested in the environment and social change. Just the kind of people who may be interested in iLEAP’s programs and Antioch’s classes. At about [...]

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J.B. HooverJ.B. Hoover on February 11th, 2009

Britt Yamamoto, iLEAP’s Executive Director, once raised the question about the carbon footprint of iLEAP’s programs. Because we bring folks from all over the world to Seattle, a lot of jet fuel is burned getting them here. At the same time we want to be an environmentally responsible, “green”, organization. When we look at iLEAP [...]

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J.B. HooverJ.B. Hoover on February 6th, 2009

I began tapping my meager Seattle networks today in hope of finding a good home stay match with one of the International Fellows coming in April, Candiga Samson. Since he is Anglican and from Uganda I have submitted an article to be published in my church newsletter. My church, St. Andrews, is Episcopal and has [...]

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