Category: Pro Bono
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Door of Hope Maasai Ministry
The Door of Hope Ministry is and example of a micro non-profit that is making a difference in the lives of young Maasai women through education. The Maasai are an African ethnic group that live in East Africa typically in and around large game parks. Door of Hope is the story of Tanzanian Lutheran Pastor…
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People’s Resource Center, Basic Needs
Poverty in DuPage County may not look like what you or I might expect. In this story, we meet a college educated mother of five, who found herself in need. Since 1975, People’s Resource Center has been bringing neighbors together to respond to hunger and poverty in DuPage, County, Illinois. Services that meet people’s basic…
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People’s Resouce Center: The Arts
Since 1975, People’s Resource Center has been bringing neighbors together to respond to hunger and poverty in DuPage, County, Illinois. PRC offers a variety of services and empowerment programs including an innovative Art program that helps adults and children develop self-esteem and creativity.
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Honoring MLK, KKK Cross Sculpture at Chicago Temple
This fall I ran across a sculpture at the First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple. This sculpture is based upon a cross that was burned on the lawn of Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi in the autumn of 1963. The students were being encouraged by Ed King, the campus minister to go into…
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Ascension Catholic School Fundraiser
This is a pro bono project I shot for Ascension Catholic School in Oak Park, Illinois. Big Shoulders, a Chicago production company did the editing. The video was used at an auction that raised approximately $60,000.
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Empowering Haiti: Let’s Hear it from the Girls
It’s back to Haiti in August. This time, I’ll be shooting footage for Haitian Artisans for Peace International (HAPI). HAPI was founded in March 2007 as a fair trade artisan co-op focused on spirituality and creativity. The marketing of the resulting art supports women’s economic development and empowerment. HAPI Executive Director, Valerie Mossman-Celestin and my…
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Alianza Church, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Zac and Julie Stutler work with the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The Stutler’s and another husband/wife team, Jeff and Deborah Climie, launched a new congregation in this upscale resort community called Alianza. While recording footage for a project with the Alliance Women Ministries, I was able to put this video…
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Heading to Haiti
ELCA Disaster Response, ACT Alliance and the Lutheran World Federation are sending me to Haiti to record images and reflections following the January 2010 earthquake. I will travel via convoy through the Dominican Republic to Port Au Prince. Your prayers for those affected and for myself as I travel are greatly appreciated! After you pray,…
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Lauvanus Greets Lutheran World Federation
Pastor Livenson Lauvanus, President of the Lutheran Church of Haiti brings a greeting to the Lutheran World Federation following the January 2010 earthquake. I recorded Pastor Lauvanus in Orlando, Florida on Thursday, January 21. Pastor Lauvanus was in Florida on business when the earthquake struck Haiti. For more visit: Lutheran Disaster Response