Stan Slaughter Presented With 2018 New Thought Walden Award
Kansas City – August 3 – Stan Slaughter has been named a New Thought Walden Award honoree for 2018. The Walden Awards honor those who use empowering spiritual ideas and philosophies to change lives and make our planet a better place.This is the inaugural year for the awards, which are sponsored by a partnership of six of the country’s largest New Thought organizations.
Stan Slaughter was selected for the Care and Reverence for the Earth category.Eco-troubadour Stan Slaughter makes compost catchy. The folk-rock singer/songwriter teaches kids and adults about composting and recycling, sharing simple changes we can all make now to live in harmony with our planet. He doesn’t stop at singing—he also produces posters, study guides, a composting card game, and CDs with titles such as Rot ’N Roll. Slaughter has performed for more than 400,000 people in 27 states and was once invited by HRH Prince Charles to speak on composting at the Royal Gardens at Highgrove. In 1995 he became the first Missouri Environmental Educator of the Year and in 2000 was named the nation’s best compost educator. Slaughter sings in a trio called Green Spirit Band at New Thought churches and environmental events and is a longtime member of the Unity Village Chapel music team. Visit compost-education.com.
“Some honorees are well known such as Oprah Winfrey, while others are unsung heroes. All are remarkable,” says Unity Magazine®Editor Katy Koontz, a member of the awards selection committee. “We hope the Waldens will not only honor these individuals and spotlight their notable accomplishments but also inspire the rest of us to follow in their footsteps.”
Other honorees include Rev. Michael Bernard Beckwith, Kelly Noonan Gores, Xiuhtezcatl Martinez, Christiane Northrup, M.D., Bishop Carlton Pearson and Oprah Winfrey. For a full list of 2018 Walden Award honorees with brief bios, visit: waldenawards.com.
About the New Thought Walden Awards
Nearly 300 nominations were received from the public and each was considered carefully by a selection committee comprised of representatives from each of six partner organizations. Twenty-seven honorees were chosen—five in each of five categories: New Thought Wisdom, Interfaith and Intercultural Understanding, Care and Reverence for the Earth, Spiritually Guided Social Activism and Next Generation (under 40). In addition, one honoree each was named for two special awards: the Mind/Body Healing Award and the Changemaker Award.
The New Thought Walden Award partner organizations include Unity, Centers for Spiritual Living, Association for Global New Thought, Agape International Spiritual Center, Universal Foundation for Better Living and Affiliated New Thought Network.
Each honoree is profiled in the September/October 2018 issue of Unity Magazineand listed in the September 2018 issue of Science of Mindmagazine. The honorees will also be featured in a live online summit on Tuesday, October 23, 2018,where each will talk briefly about what they do and why they do it.
For more information:
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