http://blog.ptpi.org The PTPI Blog aims to provide a place to share our members' stories. They inspire us and they will inspire others. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:00:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/10/01/announcing-book-9-global-book-club/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/10/01/announcing-book-9-global-book-club/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 13:00:22 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=3102 We’re excited to bring you our ninth selection for PTPI’s Global Book Club: Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall. Run to the store for this one! Born to Run explores the life and running habits of the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico’s Copper [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/10/01/announcing-book-9-global-book-club/feed/ 4 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/08/19/26-2-miles-for-landmines-meet-the-team-part-2/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/08/19/26-2-miles-for-landmines-meet-the-team-part-2/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:00:10 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=2815 As part of Team HALO, Karen Hoch and Sarah Houston will run in the Marine Corps Marathon on October 30 to raise awareness and much-needed funds for our landmine eradication efforts. Did you know that for only $10, we can purchase the tools needed for a deminer to safely remove landmines? For $50, we can [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/08/19/26-2-miles-for-landmines-meet-the-team-part-2/feed/ 3 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/07/27/26-2-miles-for-landmines-meet-the-team/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/07/27/26-2-miles-for-landmines-meet-the-team/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:00:30 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=2672 As part of Team HALO, Karen Hoch and Sarah Houston will run in the Marine Corps Marathon on October 30 to raise awareness and much-needed funds for our landmine eradication efforts. Did you know that for only $10, we can purchase the tools needed for a deminer to safely remove landmines?  For $50, we can clear [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/07/27/26-2-miles-for-landmines-meet-the-team/feed/ 2 http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/01/17/what-are-you-doing-for-others/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/01/17/what-are-you-doing-for-others/#comments Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:00:26 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=1929 “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’” January 17, 2011 is the 25th anniversary of the American holiday that recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the man who spoke the above words.  The holiday is the perfect opportunity to stop and think about what we can do to make [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2011/01/17/what-are-you-doing-for-others/feed/ 0 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/12/20/your-next-step-makes-their-next-step-possible/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/12/20/your-next-step-makes-their-next-step-possible/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 14:00:28 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=1781 Due to a limited budget for next year, a PTPI grant for The HALO Trust in 2011 will only be possible through your generous donations.  We mustn’t stop now. Across Cambodia, there has been a slight increase in the number of mine and explosive remnants of war (ERW) victims between January and June 2010 as compared [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/12/20/your-next-step-makes-their-next-step-possible/feed/ 0 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/06/22/prince-harry-visits-halo-minefields/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/06/22/prince-harry-visits-halo-minefields/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:15:33 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=1066 Kurt Chesko, Vice President at The HALO Trust (USA) just sent us some amazing news.  Here’s an excerpt from the press release: Prince Harry has paid a two day visit to Mozambique to visit minefields being cleared by The HALO Trust, a Bristish charity and USA not-for-profit organisation, and the World’s largest demining agencey. Prince [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/06/22/prince-harry-visits-halo-minefields/feed/ 0 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/06/02/meet-neang/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/06/02/meet-neang/#comments Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:00:50 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=884 “I’m very grateful that people far away give help to us here in Ou Sampoar Muoy.  We have been frightened of the mines for so long, and now we can cultivate our land without being afraid.” Look at the smile created by supporting PTPI’s Global Landmine Initiative!  Neang and her family are among 196 families [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/06/02/meet-neang/feed/ 1 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/03/29/contributions-to-landmine-eradication-in-2009/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/03/29/contributions-to-landmine-eradication-in-2009/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:16:45 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=816 Thanks to your generosity, the PTPI-sponsored HALO Team in Cambodia cleared 7.2 acres of priority-mined ground in 2009.  What does that mean?  Take a look at the result of clearing that land: 264 anti-personnel mines were found and destroyed 11 items of unexploded ordnance were found and destroyed 196 local Cambodians were directly benefited 9,704 [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/03/29/contributions-to-landmine-eradication-in-2009/feed/ 1 http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/02/25/the-secret-of-our-success/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/02/25/the-secret-of-our-success/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:00:41 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=713 Really, it’s no secret at all.  YOU are the secret to our success.  To quote the great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., “You don’t have to have a college degree to serve…You only need a heart full of grace.  A soul generated by love.” Thanks to generous chapter members and donors of all ages, People to [...]

]]> http://blog.ptpi.org/2010/02/25/the-secret-of-our-success/feed/ 0 http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/12/09/educational-humanitarian-initiative-to-cambodia-and-vietnam-part-two/ http://blog.ptpi.org/2009/12/09/educational-humanitarian-initiative-to-cambodia-and-vietnam-part-two/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:09:33 +0000 admin http://blog.ptpi.org/?p=534 Rachel Murphy is currently serving as the travel manager for PTPI’s Educational and Humanitarian Initiative to Cambodia and Vietnam.  The group left on Thursday, December 3, 2009.  Stay tuned for more updates from Rachel here on the PTPI Blog, follow Rachel’s updates on Twitter, or read more on her blog. We’re moving at the speed [...]

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