"Leadership Doesn't Happen Alone": Lecture by Global Links CoFounder

Kathleen Hower, cofounder and executive director of Global Links, will deliver a lecture titled "Leadership Doesn't Happen Alone" as recipient of the University of Pittsburgh's 2010 Johnson Institute Award for Exemplary Leadership.

When: 5 p.m. March 25 (reception at 4 PM, before the lecture begins)
Where: Ballroom B, University Club, 123 University Pl., Oakland
Cost: FREE! But pre-registration requested (ethics@gspia.pitt.edu), and donations to Global Links will be accepted at the event.

Hower cofounded Global Links in 1989. Global Links recovers surplus medical materials from U.S. hospitals and makes them available to hospitals in developing countries. With the help of its loyal volunteers, many of them organized through Sixth by Jan Maxwell, Global Links has provided more than $160 million in critical medical aid to people in Bolivia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, and Nicaragua.

Highlights from December Meeting

The peacemaking overture to General Assembly for which 6th was a cosponsor was passed at the Pittsburgh Presbytery level.... The panel discussion held at the seminary on the role of faith in our stance on the death penalty drew a small but interested audience..... CROP Walk contributions increased by 10+% from last year....The Neighborhood Academy has been nominated for a Peace Partner Award through the Center for Victims of Violent Crimes.... Concerned action and awareness on the situation in Braddock/closing of the UPMC hospital there goes on (the Tribune-Review has been a good partner in keeping this in front of the public eye)....Next lunch at the Neighborhood Academy is February 4th....Volunteers at Global Links are having *fun* while doing good! -- and the high level of participation has earned 'points' that may enable 6th to send medical packets to Nicaragua as part of our developing relationship with the community of El Porvenir....The Committee is interested in learning more about anti-sweatshop legislation; the law was initially introduced as the Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act..... The June 2010 mission trip will be an exciting and challenging opportunity for adults at Sixth!

"Sharing Surplus, Saving Lives" for 20 Years!

Global Links celebrates its 20th birthday today! Happy birthday -- and thanks to all who've made this important effort such a success.

See http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09287/1005194-114.stm for more.

Interested in volunteering? Please contact Jan Maxwell and join the merry cohort of Sixth members and friends who volunteer together once a month for a couple of hours.