16 June 2005 Santa Barbara, CA, Jack Canfield, Founder of the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series, has recently added his support to a national cause that is dedicated to build a Statue of Responsibility monument on the West Coast of America.

The Statue of Responsibility Foundation is committed to seeing the idea of Dr. Viktor E. Frankl become a reality. In the 1960’s, Frankl said, “Freedom is not the last word. Freedom is only part of the story and half of the truth. The positive aspect of freedom is responsibleness. That is why I recommend that the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the West Coast.”

Speaking about his support of the monument project, Canfield said, “It is with deep appreciation that I accept this invitation to be a member of the Honorary Advisory Board for such a great and timely monument project. I am committed to help make the Statue of Responsibility become reality. For many years I have advocated that the key component to living success principles in our life, is to take personal responsibility in all we do. This wonderful monument undertaking is indeed aligned with my beliefs and my purpose in life. Lets get it built.”

“Jack Canfield is the kind of person, who, by virtue of his example and dedication to worthy causes, will become a key factor in our plan to successfully build the Statue of Responsibility monument on the West Coast of America,” said Daniel Bolz, President & CEO of the Statue of Responsibility Foundation.

More About Jack Canfield

Jack Canfield is the CEO of Chicken Soup for the Soul Enterprises and the Canfield Training Group in Santa Barbara, California—and Founder of The Foundation for Self-Esteem in Culver City, California. In 1987 he was appointed to the historic California Task Force to Promote Self-Esteem and Personal and Social Responsibility. Jack has conducted intensive personal and professional development seminars on The Principles of Success for over 900,000 people worldwide. He has spoken to hundreds of thousands of others at numerous conferences and conventions and has been seen by millions of viewers on national television shows such as “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “The Today Show,” “Fox and Friends,” “America’s Talking AM,” “20/20,” “Eye to Eye,” PBS, the BBC, and the “NBC Nightly News” and the “CBS Nightly News” shows. His publications include The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be, 101 Ways to Develop Student Self-Esteem and Responsibility in the Classroom, Dare to Win, The Power of Focus: How to Hit Your Business, Personal and Financial Targets with Absolute Certainty, and the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series which currently has 57 titles, with over 80 million copies in print in 32 languages. Additional details of Jack Canfield are available on www.jackcanfield.com or www.chickensoup.com.

More About The Foundation

The Statue of Responsibility Foundation, a 501(c)(3), non-profit corporation, has a two-fold mission: First, to raise the funding necessary to construct the monument. Second, and more long-term in nature, is to establish an educational scholarship fund. Scholarships will be given to applicants who have financial need and who can demonstrate how they have applied the principle of responsibility in their life – and how they plan to carry out responsibility following their university graduation.

Readers may find out more about the Statue of Responsibility Foundation, see a 3-D computer animation of the design of the monument, and view the introductory DVD of the project, by going to their web site at www.SORfoundation.org.

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