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THE SUMMER OF HAPPINESS!
 | | Randy with one of many new friends she made at the Tibetan Center in Kingston, NY |
I hope summer has treated you well and that you've had a chance to savor some sweet moments. It has been a wonderful summer for us with film screenings across the world, and awards to boot! We are so grateful to everyone who's resonating with the message of hope and possibility that the film opens up. As we joke about here, our goal is "World Happiness Domination," so this has been a dream come true. Happiness is contagious, and together we ARE making a change.
More film festivals and workshops are around the corner including the awesome Wisdom 2.0 Youth Conference and a Happiness Series with the innovative Happiness Institute of San Francisco. Join us if you can and be on the lookout for our new online course, coming soon.
As summer winds down, do remember to put aside some time for you: time when you can connect with yourself, connect with the people you care about and connect with something greater however you define it.
With love and happy wishes,
Randy
Founder, Project Happiness
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Richard Gere to Receive the "Humanitarian of the Year" Award from Vegas Cine Fest
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The Vegas Cine Fest has announced they will be honoring actor RIchard Gere with the "Humanitarian of the Year" Award for his work in the film Project Happiness.
In addition to this prestigious award, Vegas Cine Fest has chosen the Project Happiness film as an Official Selection at their festival and it is in contention for one of the major festival awards.
The Vegas Cine Fest will be held August 25th - 27th at the Tropicana Las Vegas. The Project Happiness film will be screening on Friday, August 26th at 3 PM and the awards will be on August 27th at 7 PM.
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Project Happiness Receives Top Audience Award at Seoul International Youth Film Festival
 | | Award presentation at the 13th Annual SIYFF Awards |
The Project Happiness film was awarded the "Eyes Award" last month at the Seoul International Youth Film Festival (SIYFF) in Seoul, South Korea.
Actors and other members of the South Korean film industry were on hand to watch Project Happiness with the audience and then participated in a Q&A discussion addressing the nature of happiness as well as the epidemic of highly publicized suicides in South Korea recently.
The Eyes Award is given to the film of the year and is selected by the SIYFF Audience Jury in the category of "It's OK to Be Different". It is one of only seven audience awards given throughout the televised award ceremony.
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50%Randy Taran Joins Speakers at Wisdom 2.0 Youth Conference
 | | Wisdom 2.0 Youth - Mindfulness in a tech world. |
Randy Taran will be leading a breakout session at Wisdom 2.0 Youth, a special event directed for parents, educators, and teens on September 17th in Silicon Valley.
With over 75% of teens now owning cell phones (sending or receiving over 3,000 texts per month) the impact of technology on young people has increased dramatically. This presents both great opportunities -- and enormous challenges. This event asks, "How do we support the 'inner technologies' of mindfulness and wisdom in young people amidst an increasingly technology-saturated age?"
Speakers include Meng Tan (Jolly Good Fellow, Google); Daniel Siegel (UCLA psychiatrist); Susan Kaiser Greenland (Author of "The Mindful Child"); Eric Schiermeyer (Co-founder of Zynga, creator of CityVille and FarmVille); Michelle Gale (Learning and Development, Twitter); and many others. Randy Taran will be leading an interactive breakout session in the afternoon that will allow you to come away with effective practices, grounded in Social and Emotional Learning, to make a difference in the classroom or at home.
For more information on the Wisdom 2.0 Youth conference, please visit www.wisdom2youth.com. There are special discounts for youth, and a limited number of 50% discounts for the Project Happiness community. Enter "ProjectHappiness" under Discount Code on the registration page: http://wisdom2youth.com/Register
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About Us
Project Happiness, a 501(c)3 organization, specializes in emotional resilience-building programs that are used by people of any age and endorsed by public schools, private institutions and universities around the U.S. and the world. Our purpose is to provide proven techniques to cultivate one's own authentic happiness.
Drawn from research in positive psychology and neuroscience, Project Happiness' strength-based approach teaches vital social and emotional skills. Using books, film and educational programs, we're empowering children, families and communities to create happier, more meaningful lives.
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