"It's not proselytizing," Carmichael said. "It's us trying to help."

-- New York Times
9-20-2001

“BUILD A BETTER WORLD
WHILE WE STILL CAN

It's not for some little piece of
ground. It's a whole world that
we are winning for freedom.
So it's time to get up.
It's time to go forward.
It's time to roll.

-- John Carmichael
President
Church of Scientology New York
IAS Freedom Medal Winner
Volunteer Minister

THE PLANET NEEDS YOU
DO THE VOLUNTEER MINISTER COURSE”

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"To thunderous cheering and applause, three Scientologists who led the team at Ground Zero took the stage to receive the IAS Freedom Medal, and also received a special trophy - the Award of Heroism - engraved with the names of the Volunteer Ministers who answered the call at Ground Zero."

-- International Scientology News Issue 19 © 2001 CSI

"Ever since I was a child, I was sure I wouldn't waste eight hours a day working at a job I did not believe in.  When I got a chance to be on staff, I knew nothing else made sense for me to do. So tonight I receive this award not for doing something difficult, but for doing what I know, in my heart, is right.  And it is more exciting than you will ever know, unless you, too, are already living it.  I urge every one of you to do the same.

"LRH spent his life providing help to all of us beyond what any of us could imagine.  Now we have the tools of the tech to do the same for the billions of other people on this planet.  We will free this universe and on behalf of all of us, I want to thank the man who gave us this key to do so -- L. Ron Hubbard!"

--John Carmichael
International Scientology News Issue 19 © 2001 CSI