Anthroposophical Prison OutreachAPO

WALKATHON to benefit the “Anthroposophical Prison Outreach (APO)”

So many men and women leave our prisons angry, without new skills and without any belief in themselves that they can honestly succeed to achieve the American dream. APO provides men and women who are in prison with meditation and self-development study material and newsletters, bringing change into their lives. APO brings the opportunity for self -rehabilitation and hope to these individuals. They encourage inmates to take responsibility for their lives through teaching and self-help exercises, meditative techniques, books of a spiritual nature, mentorship, and correspondence courses.

I remember when I first began my executive recruiting career over 30 years ago.?I was recovering from a prior business failure.?I not only lost my business, but our home and my career.?I really didn’t know what to do.?I was angry and disappointed with what had happened. At the time, my wife Mary and I had been studying the Spiritual Science of Rudolf Steiner.?It was through these continuing studies that Mary was confident she could earn our living, giving me the time, I needed to find a new career.?She had already taken courses in Early Childhood Education and became a certified kindergarten teacher. She started a home-based kindergarten and then moved it into a Waldorf School that she had helped found. During this time, we continued our studies, many of the same studies offered through APO.

We both became more positive and came to understand the connection between inner development and living in the world.?After months of searching, I was hired as a recruiter.?To this day I attribute much of our success to a new outlook and balanced attitude about life which I attribute to the ideas espoused in Steiner’s study of man (anthroposophy).?I had to get over my anger and believe that I could succeed in life after my failure.?This is the mission and the hope that APO is carrying forth to those incarcerated, helping them over-come their anger and giving them belief in themselves.

This is the third year Mary and I have joined the Walkathon. TO THOSE THAT HAVE SUPPORTED US IN PAST YEARS WE THANK YOU! Your past generosity in giving is truly appreciated.

SO, I’M ASKING YOU NOW IF YOU, LIKE MYSELF, HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO FIND SOME MEASURE OF SUCCESS AND HAPPINESS IN YOUR LIFE, THEN IT’S TIME TO “PASS IT FORWARD.”?I CHALLENGE YOU TO MAKE WHATEVER DONATION YOU CAN TO APO.?YOUR GIFT IS A LUMP SUM PAYMENT (NOT PER MILE CONTRIBUTION).?PLEASE GIVE WHAT YOU ARE ABLE!?DONATE BY GOING TO THE FOLLOWING SITE:

IF YOU DO IT NOW, I WILL NOT JUST WALK THE WEEKEND OF?September?23-25, 2022., BUT EXECUTIVE SEARCH PLACEMENTS INC. WILL MATCH EACH DOLLAR GIVEN AT THIS WEBSITE UP TO $5,000!?

Please go to this link to donate:

https://secure.anthroposophy.org/campaign.jsp?campaign=228&fundraiser=64738&

Thank you for the donation from you and/or your company.

Richard & Mary Baggott

?Anthroposophical Prison Outreach is a program of the Anthroposophical Society in America, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Gifts are tax deductible to the maximum allowed by law.