INVESTINGIN

HAPPINESS

JULIA ALDEN PRESENTS

HAPPINESS IS NEVER A ONE-WAYSTREET. FOR THE MORE WE INVEST IN

IT, THE MORE WE GET IN RETURN

You derivehappinessfrom whatyou have--

and then youderive

happinessfrom what

you give. Abraham Kiyingi, tour directorof the 42nd African Children's

Choir

When it comes to happiness, the western world has it wrong

new cars

luxuriousGOODSGIANT

HOMES

NEW!

SINGLEFLEETINGMOMENT

Perhaps for a

PURCHASING A DESIGNER DRESS OR FLAT SCREEN TV BRINGS US SOME JOY,BUT IT WON'T LAST....

BECAUSEHAPPINESS IS

BORNFROM WANTWANT SADNESS

&

ACADEMIC STUDIES ARESUGGESTINGTHAT FILLING OUR HOMES, CLOSETS, AND LIVES WITH "STUFF"WON'T MAKE US OVERALL HAPPIER PEOPLE

So if we can't find happiness

DOWN

THE

AISLES

of our favorite stores,

then whereCAN WE?

In Others

VALUING THE INVALUABLE-

PEOPLE

INVESTING IN HAPPINESS MEANS

BOTH LOVEDONES &

STRANGERS

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Named VOLUNTEERING as one of the

NINE WAYSTO INVEST IN HAPPINESS

VOLUNTEERINGhas the ability to not only make an individual feel valuable

but also helps them to realize the world can be a better place

Over thirty years agoCanadian humanitarian Ray Barnett decided to invest in

happiness, namely, the happiness of others. He was on aservice trip to war-torn Uganda where he met a young

boy seeking safe shelter in a nearby village. Burnettagreed to give this boy a ride, and during their journey,

the boy sang.

FOUNDER OF THE AFRICAN CHILDREN'S CHOIR

Ray Barnett

When I went back toCanada and people

were not veryinterested in

Uganda, Iremembered thissmall boy. I know

that if only a groupof these beautiful

children could go tothe West, peoplewould be deeply

moved and wouldcertainly want to

help

The AfricanChildren's Choir

The Choir tours the West,inspiring audiences with theirsongs, their stories, and their

sheer, pure happiness. It’s a prettyjarring moment, especially for

materialistic Westerners, to watchthese joyful children sing and

dance knowing they come fromunderserved, impoverished

villages, many of them withoutone or both parents.

The funds raised from the choir’s tours have gone towardsconstructing multiple Children’s Homes, Literacy Schools, aswell as developing a sponsorship arm in which educationalneeds of the choir children could continue throughout their

academic careers.

To learn more,

VISIThttp://juliaalden.co.uk