The Way to Happiness Foundation Venezuela

La Tele - Channel 68 Venezuela hosts 1 hour show on

The Way to Happiness Foundation Venezuela

The Way to Happiness Foundation Venezuela was the topic discussion for the one hour television show, “Conóceme” translated as “Meet us” on La Tele & Channel 68 in Caracas Venezuela on Monday, July 16, 2007. The Host of the show, Jesus Rivero Bertorelli, spent the morning interviewing co-founders of the Foundation, Audrey Cabrerra and International television and film actress and Miss Venezuela 1985 Ruddy Rodriguez along with many of the Venezuelan Foundation team that has delivered over 1 million The Way to Happiness ®Books in Venezuela.

This Venezuelan T.V channel has satellite coverage on Direct TV on an international level across the World. It also has coverage with the most important cable networks of the country, such as Supercable, Intercable and Net Uno. It reaches all of Latin America and at this moment has 2nd rating in the country of Venezuela.

The show began with a 6 minute video explaining what The Way to Happiness is and how it used to help people live happy successful lives while eliminating social maladies of as drugs, crime and intolerance.

Throughout the one hour show, 8 of the new Public Service Announcements where shown highlighting the following chapters in the book: Take Care of Yourself, Love and Help Children, Honour and Help Your Parents, Set a Good Example, Don’t Harm a Person of Goodwill, Be Competent, Be Worthy of Trust and Flourish & Prosper.

The Way to Happiness Foundation Venezuela is delivering seminars and programs throughout the Institute of Venezuelan Social Services (IVSS) which includes over 80 hospitals, 40 IVSS Regional Offices, over 10,000 teachers, Universities and even summer camps for the children of IVSS employees.

Dr: Ashley Vivas of the Dr. Domingo Luciani Hospital was introduced as a guest on the show and discussed his work with the foundation in his workplace. Dr. Ashley said, “The Foundation has been a great experience and that it has provided guidelines to assume the correct attitudes and reach happiness through the application of the 21 rules in The Way to Happiness book.” He told how he felt very fortunate to have these tools to work with the people in the hospital and be able to help others.

He made special emphasis on the precept: “Try not to treat others as you wouldn’t like them treat you”, and how this concept is sometimes ignored. He said that this precept was key in these times and that it is always important to treat all people, not only patients, well. He expressed that the Foundation has a very important role in society.

Nurses, doctors and the health personnel attending IVSS Hospital TWTH seminars.

Then Olivia Loreto, a Bio-Analyst from the Dr. Domingo Luciani Hospital. She explained how the hospital personnel who received the seminar had formed a “The Way to Happiness Facilitators Club.” The Facilitator’s Club distributed The Way to Happiness and are concentrating in reaching society with The Way to Happiness through everyone who uses the hospital from patients and employees as well as using the book in the community programs that the hospital has. Ms. Loreto explained how if The Way to Happiness was taken all the institutions and to all of the community in general we would see a great positive impact in society.

Then Marcos Godoy, President of La Campiña Neighbours Association spoke. He shared his story of how the police and the members of the community did not like each other were very distrustful. By working with The Way to Happiness, they were able to restore good relations between the police and the community. He told how The Way to Happiness had particularly helped the metropolitan police officials who now use it to confront their everyday tasks.

Luis Colmenares, a high school student, participated in The Way to Happiness Program in the I.V.S.S Camp 2006. He shared how the 750 kids that did the camp discovered how fun it was to implement the precepts with games. He told that the kids were pioneers and children of their parents who worked in the I.V.S.S. He expressed that they saw the importance of restoring moral values which are getting lost in this society with drugs, crime, etc. and he emphasized how the role of the Foundation is very important.

Students at the IVSS/The Way to Happiness Camp 2006.

Host Jesus Rivero Bertorelli then turned his attention to Ana Núñez, a school teacher and Executive Secretary of the Foundation. Ana shared how she and Mr. Jose Luis were in charge of creating The Way to Happiness educational programs and activities for Venezuela. She explained what a great job was done with the Moral Values Educational program in 310 schools at the city of Mérida. It was here where The Way to Happiness Seminars were delivered to 3,100 school teachers between primary, elementary and high schools. The work focused on restoring moral values with the teachers. She expressed that even if the teachers could teach Mathematics, they needed to know about moral values above all else. She shared a story of how in one school a teacher said that this is what they needed and was so thankful that they finally found it.

The program was scheduled for 50 minutes, but due to all of the material and testimonials the program was extended 7 minutes to accommodate all of it!

The Foundation Distributed 60 The Way to Happiness books to all of the employees as well as a copy of the DVD with the new Public Service Announcements. Then the employees said that they wanted a The Way to Happiness seminar, which is now being scheduled.