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Charitable Causes The owner of Quietly Making Noise, LLC is committed to giving back to charitable causes near to her heart. Three primary organizations that benefit through donations of time and money from QMN are the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, Give Kids the World, and the Arthritis Foundation on behalf of Kids with Arthritis. Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF)
The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation was founded in 1984 by the six surviving original Mercury 7 astronauts,
Betty Grissom (widow of the seventh, Gus Grissom), Henri Landwirth (see below), and Dr. Bill Douglas, the Mercury 7 flight surgeon. Lisa Schott, owner of QMN, has served on the Board of Directors of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation since 1997 and is Founder and President of ASF's alumni group, the Astronaut Scholars Honor Society. She received the scholarship award from 1987-1990 while studying at Georgia Tech and has been a tireless volunteer since then. Lisa initiated the annual convention of scholars and alumni in Florida, where current and past scholarship winners meet each other and astronauts from the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, and Space Shuttle programs. Through these activities, a strong network of some of the leading young scientists and engineers in America has formed. The ASF Board of Directors is: Al Worden (Chairman), Robert “Hoot” Gibson (Vice Chairman), Michael Neukamm (Treasurer / Secretary), Linn LeBlanc (Executive Director), James A. Lovell (Chairman- Emeritus), Larry Bradley, Dan Brandenstein, Scott Carpenter, Robert Crippen, Walt Cunningham, Charlie Duke, Owen K. Garriott, John- Glenn, Richard Gordon, Rick Hauck, Jeff Hoffman, Harvey A. Miller, Edgar Mitchell, and Lisa Schott. Please visit the ASF web site at www.AstronautScholarship.org for more information or to learn how to make a contribution to this worthy cause. Give Kids the World (GKTW)
"You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give." -Winston Churchill "How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." -Anne Frank GKTW was founded by Mr. Henri Landwirth, a survivor of several Nazi death camps and labor camps including Auschwitz, Matthausen, and Ostrowitz. At the end of the war, Henri was marched into the woods to be shot, but at the last minute a Nazi soldier decided to spare his life, and told him to run. The miracle that saved Henri's life and his subsequent incredible life journey brought him to America and eventually led him to become a very successful businessman and friend to the original Mercury 7 astronauts. Lisa Schott, owner of QMN, met Henri through the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. He has been such an inspiration to Lisa, that she began volunteering at the Give Kids the World Village in Kissimmee, Florida in 1999. GKTW Village has welcomed more than 93,000 families from all 50 states and over 65 countries, providing a free week-long vacation in Orlando, Florida. Quietly Making Noise, LLC (QMN) has adopted two of the family villas. With a large crew of friends and family, QMN provides maintenance, deep cleaning, landscaping, and other services for these villas three to four times per year with the goal of keeping them in top condition for the visiting families. The QMN group also decorates the villas and several other buildings in the Village each year for the Christmas holidays! Please visit www.gktw.org for more information on this worthy cause. Arthritis Foundation
Starting in 2008, Lisa Schott and her husband, George, became the
chairpersons for an event that benefits the Arthritis Foundation. This is in honor of George’s late daughter, Jennifer, who unfortunately had one of the worst documented cases of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The event is called the Fruitcakes in the Alley bowling tournament. It is sponsored by the Parrot Heads of Central Florida, a not-for-profit social organization with deep ties to the needs of the Central Florida community. The Parrot Heads main interest is giving back and, of course, having a good time doing it! Members include singles, couples, and families interested in “leaving this world a little better than we found it”.
In its inaugural year, the Fruitcakes in the Alley event raised over $10,000 for the Arthritis Foundation. This year’s event is planned for January 29 – 30, 2010, and our objective is to raise over $15,000. Please visit www.fruitcakesinthealley.com for more information about registering for the event or to become a corporate sponsor! Most people don’t realize that Juvenile Arthritis affects an estimated 300,000 children in the United States alone. Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) is the most common type of arthritis in children and is usually diagnosed between the ages of two and sixteen. The disease often affects joints but can also involve other organs as well as weakening a child's immune defense system. It is an incurable autoimmune disease that can have a devastating, life long impact on children. In some cases it can be life threatening. The causative agent of JRA is still unknown but research is ongoing to find the cause and to develop medications to treat, and hopefully prevent, this devastating disease. From the Arthritis Foundation Florida Chapter, eighty three percent of all funds raised stays in the community where it is raised. In Central Florida, these proceeds are earmarked for Children’s Miracle Camp, where children living with juvenile arthritis attend a four day camp designed especially for them at Camp Boggy Creek. The funds are also used to sponsor aquatic, exercise, and self help programs designed for the one in three people who have arthritis in our area, in addition to offering public education and assistance. Please visit www.arthritis.org for more information.
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