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Searching for oneself
This January our project "Find me. See me. Support me." came to its end. One of the closing events was a photo exhibition showing the experiences of the young people from one of our Small Group Homes during their photodrama sessions. Photodrama is a psycho dramatic therapeutic approach which was part of the project activities to teach the children and youth skills for independent living.
"I had just started to work at the foundation and I was looking forward to meeting the children. So my first official "meeting" was while we chose and prepared the photos for the exhibition. The photos showed the smiling faces of confident young people. Later in the day I met the kids themselves and the initial impression was confirmed. They communicated with confidence, worked very well in a team and it was a great pleasure to discuss topics that interested them. I was pleasantly surprised to see the actual effect of the work they did with various professionals during the project" – shared Adriana Gotsova, a team member from the central office in Sofia.
The project implementation continued more than a year with the main goal to increase the quality of life of 62 children and young people who live in the Small Group Homes managed by Cedar foundation in Kazanlak and Kyustendil. 48 of the children are diagnosed with severe intellectual disabilities. The project activities included a wide range of individual and group therapeutic work sessions; medical, psychological and social consultations to support independent life skills, various initiatives for social inclusion, and community events.
As a result, the emotional and physical state of the children and youth with intellectual disabilities has improved, they have learned new skills and improved their communication. The mentoring program which provided support to the children with no disabilities was focused on how to work in a group, improve presentation skills and preparation for the transition to independent life. Asking the youths about the project implementation and its effect they shared that they felt heard and appreciated. They were able to express themselves better and observe the response to their emotional needs and issues. Their motivation to go to school increased. They became more aware about the situation on the labour market and their personal development prospects.
"Find me. Look at me. Support me. Support for independent living and social inclusion." was funded by the European Commission as part of the "Human Resources Development" operational programme. It has been nominated for the "Project of the year 2020" – an award given by the Tulip Foundation in an annual competition for the best projects in the social sector.
Christmas spirits are gathering at a charity pub quiz
The spirits from the popular Dickens novella "A Christmas Carol" are coming to Sofia to engage you in an important mission – to support disadvantaged children and young adults.
Meet them and take part in the challenges they have prepared for you at Cedar's The quiz of Christmas yet to come.
The quiz will take place on 16th December at City Stage club.
The event is the last one from our traditional series of charity quizzes. The entrance fee is 100 BGN per team (up to 6 teammates). All the funds raised on the night will go directly to the Small Group Homes for disadvantaged children managed by Cedar. The teams will compete in thematic areas such as literature, music, history, science, sport, etc. The team with the highest score will get the big prize of the night but there will also be various thematic prizes. Another part of the quiz is the charity raffle with lots of prizes provided by our partners from City Stage, Salad box, 3 Trolls board game bar, Ozone.bg, Dabov Specialty Coffee, Dom na kinoto, Casyopeya, etc.
We have prepared a lot of Christmas surprises for the evening and our kind hosts from City Stage club will provide complimentary appetizers for all teams.
The event will be held in English and it refers to the protagonist of Dickens' novella – Ebenezer Scrooge who is visited by the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to come. During their visit he goes through an amazing and very emotional personal transformation which changes him for good. Participants in the quiz will help change the lives of over 100 disadvantaged children and youths.
Alexandrina Dimitrova about the leadership with a cause on the HR and Leadership Forum
Alexandrina was one of the keynote speakers in the main programme of the 16th edition of the HR and Leadership Forum organised by Capital in Sofia on October 31.
In her presentation "CSR – A Benefit for Both the Business and its People" she spoke about CSR and employee engagement, but also about the impact that a company could have on the sustainable development of the community.
"When CSR is done right, a community is created within the company. The employees get to know the cause closely, witness its work and development and become part of the positive change. But they also feel a sense of delight and pride that their company is involved in making a difference and they are an integral part of it." Mrs. Dimitrova shared.
In her presentation Mrs. Dimitrova drew attention to the fact that while the corporate donations worldwide increased for 2018, we recorded drop of corporate donations in Bulgaria for 2018 despite positive economic factors.
More than 600 participants – CEOs, HR professionals and IT professionals, representatives of consulting companies, recruitment agencies, public administration, PR specialists and the NGO sector participated in the event which focused on the future of work and work processes.
Alexandrina Dimitrova as a lecturer at the international seminar
The Cedar Foundation Executive Director Alexandrina Dimitrova led a workshop on "Strengthening Civil Society" within a seminar organised by the Bulgarian-American Fulbright Commission. The seminar entitled "Strategies for Strengthening Democracy: 30 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall" was organised by the Bulgarian-American Fulbright Commission, with the support of the US Embassy in Bulgaria and was held from 24 to 30 September 2019 in Sofia.
The purpose of the seminar was to draw attention to the challenges within the democratic environment in Eastern Europe and globally, and discuss pathways, initiatives and activities for rebuilding it.
Mrs. Dimitrova led a workshop on "Strengthening Civil Society" together with Lena Borislavova, a lawyer and a Fulbright alumna. Ms. Borislavova gave a brief overview of the legal framework of NGOs in Bulgaria, their access to the legislative process, and their role as advocates for the rights of vulnerable groups. Mrs. Dimitrova presented the issues of public image and sustainability of NGOs. She stressed on the importance that NGOs have the capacity to hire professionals in order to be able to deal with some of the toughest problems in society and achieve large-scale impact. Then the audience were challenged to participate in a practical exercise so that they could experience first-hand the everyday challenges that NGOs face when trying to attract partners and ensure resources for their noble causes. Some of the participants were in the role of Fundraising Experts, who had to meet with the rest representing the business and negotiate with them.
"Thanks to this practical exercise, the participants experienced what it was like to stand up for your cause and the integrity of your NGO, and to ask for funds in order to ensure the sustainability of your work.", shares Alexandrina. "I was amazed at the lively discussion after the exercise, and all the relevant questions I was asked. The fact that students and experts of different backgrounds are becoming interested in the topic of NGO management, fundraising and sustainability, gives me hope for the future of civil society in Bulgaria", adds Mrs. Dimitrova after the workshop.
Participants in the seminar were PhD, MA, BA students and civil society representatives from Bulgaria, the US, the UK, Romania, Germany, Portugal, Canada, the Netherlands and Greece.
Cedar Foundation invites you to an international conference Deinstitutionalisation of Childcare: Investing in Change
The conference will take part from 6 to 8 November 2019 in the National Palace of Culture in Sofia.
This three-day conference aims at sharing and discussing relevant data and experience, promising practices and challenges in the field of Deinstitutionalisation (DI). Within the global context of this reform, the event will take an EU perspective, focusing on the reform's specific national characteristics and on bridging the gap between the accumulated knowledge and decision-making in DI.
The conference will document the lessons learnt concerning the DI processes under the overarching question "How should we invest in the change DI has generated?"
Within it, three key sub-questions will guide the discussions:
To what extent does DI facilitate attachment relationships and provide the necessary conditions for child development?
Where and how should investments be made to ensure these relationships and conditions?
Which investments are effective and how do we measure their effectiveness?
In order to answer these, the conference will:
open up space for reflection, giving the DI actors a chance to position themselves in this large-scale and complex social change;
facilitate the exchange of knowledge;
inspire and motivate participants to identify strategic investment areas by creating evidence-based, effective childcare and family care mechanisms.
Key-note speakers
Prof. Kevin Browne, Director of Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham; Prof. Peter Fuggle, Director of Clinical Services, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families, UK; Charles H. Zeanah, Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, and Vice-Chair for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans; Nathan A. Fox, Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland in the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology; Charles A. Nelson III, Professor of Pediatrics and Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School; Jana Hainsworth, Secretary General of Eurochild; Robert Gilligan, Professor of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College, Dublin; Prof. Frank Oberklaid, Honorary Professor of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne; Stela Grigoras, UNICEF ECARO; Andy Bilson, Emeritus Professor in Social Work, University of Central Lancashire .
Ministry of Labor and Social Policy of the Republic of Bulgaria; Know-how Center for Alternative Care for Children, New Bulgarian University; Cedar Foundation; UNICEF; Eurochild; SOS Children's Villages; Hope and Homes for Children; Lumos Foundation.
The conference will bring together experts with world-class research on and practical experience of DI's different aspects. Over 200 representatives from universities and educational bodies and training organisations, the European Commission, national authorities, international and local NGOs, service providers, child policy and child protection professionals from across Europe, Australia, Central Asia and the USA, will participate.
Parents' and children's views will receive particular attention.
Young researchers in the area of child welfare will be given dedicated space to present their results.
Expected outcome
The participants will agree on a set of conclusions and guidelines for investment in childcare reforms and increasing the capacity for evidence-based DI policy development and implementation.
For registration http://www.disofia2019.com/registration-information/
Photo Drama- Finding Oneself
The majority of the children and youths in our family-type homes were abandoned shortly after their birth. It is inevitable that from an early age this event would leave some emptiness in their lives. For them, growing up in parallel with photos, that can be compiled into an album is impossible; they don't have any baby photos with Mom, Dad, or Grandma, no photos from family celebrations. This lack of that positive history, which begins from the family and creates a healthy foundation for the future development of every individual, brings emptiness and makes finding oneself considerably more difficult.
Through the "Find Me" project, we provided support for a more independent life and social inclusion by applying the psychodramatic therapeutic approach of Photo Drama.
Sixty-two children and youths, 48 of which live with some sort of disability, took part in the project. Photo Drama helps the development of children and youths by allowing them to create and enrich their personal history, based on reality, which they inhabit. Photo Drama is performed in a group and within a protected environment. Through the support of their mentors, the children and youths observe, explore and come to know themselves with the help of photography. Through photography's shooting, review, and analysis, a strong therapeutic effect is brought about in a group setting.
During the photo sessions, the youths had the opportunity to get to know themselves as well as the others around them. They observed and analyzed their feelings when their photos were taken and studied their image. The group discussions, through the help of the mentors, helped them develop their abilities to share and presenting through images, and improved their sense of their equality within a group.
In addition, the Photo Drama sessions helped the youths in our centers develop their skills and talents. They independently chose their roles and appropriate outfits. In a number of sessions, they had the opportunity to live out the feeling of posing in front of a camera, and enacting their role by wearing make-up and the appropriate costume.
The usage of this therapeutic method has shown that observing one's photo image, even in children living with intellectual disabilities, often leads to an improvement in their self-assessment and self-confidence. In addition, it inspires a positive emotionality in the children's psychology and assists in their personal development.
We realized the Photo Drama activities with the support of the "Centaur Art" Foundation as part of the "Find me. Look at me. Support me. Support for independent living and social inclusion." funded by the European Union as part of the "Human Resources Development" operational programme.
A day in the life of a reporter
The Annual Meeting of the National Network for Children took place at the end of June in the town of Hisarya. George and Peter, two of the boys living in a residential home, participated and were supported by their team lead Maya Coneva. During the event, they took part in the educational panels and discussions. In the time that was left, they learned more about the ancient history of the town and networked with same age pupils from around the country.
George, who took part in the youth program for defending children´s rights called "Megaphon 2017-2019", received a certificate for participating in the platform. He was highly motivated and actively participated in various organizational and invention activities. During the event, George also took part in training on children´s rights and child and youngsters' participation. There he was delighted to present his essay on his role as a 'reporter':
"I started my role as a reporter for "Megaphone" about a year ago and I can say that this experience has helped me grow as a person and as a citizen.
I live along with children and youngsters from various ages (oldest ones are nineteen) in a residential home in Kazanluk managed by Cedar Foundation. They filled the questionnaire and answered my questions. Each month I picked at least eight of my friends and together we discussed current topics related to the society we live in. Then I collected, put together, and sent their responses.
This activity helped me learn more about the people I live with while the preparation for the sessions broadened my horizons about status quo topics.
What I found most challenging in my role as a 'reporter' was to motivate the participants to express openly their opinions and to stick to them. I see this as a failure of the educational system, in which we are only encouraged to paraphrase somebody else´s opinion or learn it by heart.
The most intriguing topic I worked on is 'How to cope with cyberbullying', because it affects me and people my age directly. Thus, we always need to be prepared for the dangers on the internet.
'Reporting' is a mission, thirst for knowledge and a new way of exploring the world around you. So, don´t hesitate to become a part of our team and to 'have your voice heard'."
In addition to youngsters´ participation, in the spare time they did some sightseeing around the town of Hisarya. They explored the Archeological museum in the town and the Tibetan Art Exhibition.
Children's future – a responsibility of each of us
At Cedar, we believe that children are a responsibility of each and every member of society, not only of those who look after them. We are happy that for the third year in a row we have been collaborating with the Future for the Children Association, distinguishing the people who take that responsibility and contribute to improving the lives of the children in Kazanlak.
The Future for the Children Award Ceremony took place on June 4th at the Rose Museum. These awards are proof that more and more people take personal responsibility, by investing their skills, time and resources in those who need them.
There were three categories of honors – "Public Figure", "Business With a Cause" and "Child's Friend". An award was also given to three voluntary initiatives.
This year once again, the category with the most nominees was "Child's Friend", where the students of class 4B at "Nikola Vaptsarov" School were distinguished. The award "Public Figure" went to "Iskra" Library, and the "Business With a Cause" was granted to Rotary Club Kazanlak.
Three initiatives and campaigns, organized in support of Kazanlak's children also awarded at the event – Stenli Nanchev, "1 Percent Change" Association and Petko Chirpanliev.
Our young adults, part of the folklore band "Mavruda" also took part in the ceremony, along with their director Dimitar Gaydarov. They gave a special musical performance for the guests of the event.
About the "Future for the Children" Award:
The award was created five years ago by the "Future for the Children" Association in order to honor public figures, citizens, friends of the child, donors, companies and civil structures, who support Kazanlak Municipality's children.
Cedar Foundation embraced the association's idea and have been partnering with them in honoring those who contribute to making children's lives better, for three years now. Our common goal is to encourage volunteer work and charity at a local level and to prove that the future of Bulgaria's children is up to each and every one of us.
Pupils from Switzerland visited Cedar Foundation for 9th year in a row
Pupils from the International School of Zug & Lucern in Switzerland visited Cedar foundation for the 9th year in a row. They spent two days in the residential homes in Kazanluk and Kyustendil and there they met the children and youngsters living there. They also worked on various volunteering initiatives and in this way making the homes even cozier and more pleasant to live in.
At the beginning of their visit, the volunteers had a day trip to the institutional home for children with mental and emotional difficulties in the Gorna Koznitsa village. Fifty-eight children and youngsters were residing there up until 2010 when it was shut down. Swiss pupils witnessed the living conditions of the youngsters. Svetla Vaseva, the director of our residential homes, shared with them her flashbacks of working as a caretaker in the institution and brought the pupils back in time:
"Coming back here gives me goosebumps. I can still remember hearing children and youngsters´ voices and can still remember the morning smell of the bedrooms. Buckets were used in the bedrooms instead of the toilet. Children were often sleeping on the bare mattresses because the sheets were ripped. A cleaning lady and a nurse were looking after all the fifty-eight children from 6 pm to 7 am. During the rest of the time, there were just two caretakers. The best word to describe the environment is 'hell'. I am so glad that nobody lives here any longer and the youngsters are in a much better place. I am proud of what we at Cedar Foundation have achieved."
In the next two days, the Swiss pupils actively participated in our homes´ everyday life. They managed to meet and connect with some of the children and youngsters as well as to work together on the activities. They shared how impressed they were with how different the living conditions in the residential homes are from the ones in the institutional homes. "I got familiar with Cedar foundation´s work while I was still in Switzerland. But it all seemed hard to believe. Now that I am here I can fully comprehend and feel that this is happening. I am glad that I can contribute in some way," said Zoe, one of the pupils. The first day was dedicated to decorating beautifully t-shirts using special techniques and paint. After that, they painted together the fence and the wooden walls in the residential homes. The day ended with dancing and lots of laughter. Hosts taught the volunteers how to dance Bulgarian traditional dances and gave them traditional souvenirs as gifts. The activities on the next day included painting, renovating the living spaces, gardening. They together planted flowers, new hedges, and herbs. The day ended with a cooking competition for the best-made banitsa (traditional Bulgarian pastry with Feta cheese and eggs). The foundation´s team and the children and youngsters from the residential homes happily shared with the Swiss pupils their recipes and the techniques they use to make banitsa.
In addition to the meaningful contribution the volunteers made, they also managed to make friends among the children and youngsters living in residential homes. They played soccer, table soccer, rode bikes, draw, did hairstyles and laughed together. The pupils' visit ended with expressing gratitude – they gave the children and youngsters presents to thank them for their hospitality and to express their willingness to contribute in the future. Cedar foundation also showed their gratitude to the pupils by giving them certificates and thanked for the long-term partnership with the International School of Zug and Lucern in Switzerland.
Care and inclusion instead of clothes and candy for children deprived of parental care
The process of remodelling foster care in Bulgaria started in 2010. It involved closing down the larger public institutions for abandoned children and substituting them with wholistic care homes resembling family environment. The Mogilino orphanage, that became notoriously famous in a BBC documentary, has been closed since then. Along with it another orphanage, the one in Gorna Koznitsa village, in which the living conditions resembled a scene from a horror movie, was shut down. Since then the number of children in institutions drastically went down – from 7500 to 620 children. The last 29 institutions are about to be closed and children relocated to residential care homes by the end of 2020.
What is happening with the children and youngsters who have been relocated from fostering institutions?
Most of them are living in the so called residential homes. More than two hundred and eighty residential homes have been established so far. They usually are located in lively neighbourhoods and because of the small group size, the living conditions allow for better individual care and attention for every child. A study by Alpha Research, ordered by the Bulgarian Agency for Social Assistance, showed that approximately 75% of people have a positive attitude towards the children living in residential homes and do not mind having them as neighbours. However, throughout the building of the residential homes locals were often organising protests, signing petitions and commenting that they do not wish "mentally ill" and "dangerous" young adults to live nearby and to play alongside their children. So the evidence from Alpha Research's study indicates a mindset shift in a positive direction among locals. Even though their attitude has changed somewhat and they stopped protesting and showed that they support adequate conditions for children and youngsters in foster care, they still see them as different.
The examples vary from downright rejection to misunderstanding that manifests as gestures out of pity
One of the examples in Alpha Research's study is of a child who invites all of his classmates to a birthday party except for one classmate – the one who lives in a residential home. Another example is of a child from a residential home becoming the first suspect after a theft among classmates. In the second instance the child turned to home schooling because of what happened. At the same time people who seem eager to help the children and youngsters deprived of parental care see donating clothes, toys and food during public holidays as the only way to help. But children need more than that, they have been receiving material help while they were raised in foster institutions too. It did not help them feel more secure, loved, and assured. It simply confused them even more, because strangers constantly wanted to meet them, to come in the residential home and to see smiles on their faces, but once holidays were over they never saw them until the next holiday. It is confusing for the children and it is high time to reconsider this type of help.
Feeling genuinely cared for and feeling included in their school and city communities are two of the children and youngster's basic needs
Carers and social workers in the residential homes provide support and care and so they need decent working conditions, support, guidance, and training to enable them to create an environment similar to the one in a family home, to take a good care of the children and to connect with them in a trustful and lasting way. The carers need to possess a specific skill set, because in residential homes they come across children with really challenging behaviours for whom there is no other option, i.e. children with severe and complex disorders or children who have experienced repetitive abandonment and violence and the emotional trauma that comes with it. So a lot is expected of the teams whilst the conditions they have to work in are very far from corresponding to the demands. For instance, the salary is either minimal or close to minimal and there are no opportunities for development. Low payment rates are demotivating and compared to other fields such as education they are not going up. As a consequence, turnovers are common and children have to experience constant separation with staff. It is high time to standardise payment rates for social workers and carers in order to ensure better funding for the residential children homes. This could help attract qualified and motivated candidates and allow hiring enough people to provide individual care for every child. At the moment it is common for a single carer to support about twelve children per shift, which is unrealistic given the complexity of each case. It is vital to provide opportunities for further development accordant with the specifications of children and youngster's needs, i.e. supervision or professional team support. Because only truly motivated people could offer attention and make the children feel heard, seen, and understood even when they themselves are feeling lost.
We, the carers who have chosen to support the children in residential homes, often feel lonely. We work closely with them and as such we have a great responsibility for their wellbeing and development. We spend our days together and so we have become their families. However, society is equally responsible for helping children feel accepted and included in the social day-to-day life. Thus, people's attitudes need to be changed.It is true that children in foster care show challenging behaviours, but this is mostly due to traumatic experiences they have gone through in their early years. It is equally important for them and for society that they are given an opportunity to mature, to form healthy relationships, and to become valuable members of our society one day. So if you are a parent have the talk with your child and while you are at the playground encourage them to get to know the children living in residential homes and to play with them. If you are not sure of how to do that, we invite you to seek guidance from the carers and social workers at the residential homes. They are the ones who know the children and youngsters best and will help you with inclusion and connection. If you are a teacher, create a culture of inclusivity and appreciation of differences in the classroom. Leading by example and showing the importance of connecting to others in contrast to rejecting them just because they are different and did not have the chance to grow up in a family.
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- From the Heart: Think of your cover letter as a love letter to your target firms. What do you like about them? Which experiences of yours have led you to them? What unique traits make you and the firm a good pairing? Be specific, be clear, and be genuine in crafting this message. Recruiters can sniff out a copy-paste job a mile away – don't lose your interview spot due to laziness!
- Quantify: While the cover letter is like a love letter, the resume is like a performance report. The main goal is to establish your track record for driving success. Your message will be stronger if you provide numbers to quantify your impact on the world. Remember that Excel tool you built during your internship? How many hours did it save the employer? And that Investments Club you're president of – by what percentage did membership grow since you took office?
- The Basics: Real talk – Grammar, spelling, and alignment mistakes are fairly common reasons for an applicant to be dropped. To double-check yourself and ensure that your resume and cover letter are ready for prime-time, print your documents and have someone else read through them.
- Insider's Insight: It's helpful to understand the voodoo that goes into selecting interview applicants. Oftentimes over 100 resumes will be submitted for 5-10 positions. To efficiently identify the top candidates based on resumes and cover letters, recruiting teams will divide the reviews among themselves (e.g. Jane has applicants Abernathy – Flannigan, Joe will take applicants Gaines – Miller, and so on). Typically, at least 2 consultants will read each resume to eliminate any favoritism in grading. During the review, data is captured in a database including GPA, SAT / ACT scores, majors, minors, and contact info. Candidates will be given a rating across several metrics based on the content of their documents. Examples include demonstrated technical skills, leadership experience, relevant education and work experiences. This all takes place in less than 60 seconds per applicant, hence why we recommend concise, clear, and flawless documents.
Case Buddy Assignments
If you're awarded an interview, you'll typically be assigned a "case buddy" to help you practice your case skills. These buddies are usually in their 1st or 2nd year in consulting and are involved in on-campus recruiting. They'll reach-out to you and provide several time slots (usually nights and weekends) for you to hop on a call, navigate a live case, and discuss your performance. The case itself will be typical for a first-round interview and last about one hour. Each applicant will likely receive the same case so that everyone starts from the same baseline.
To make the most out of your case buddy session, consider the below:
- Preparation: You'll hear that your performance doesn't matter. It does. Whether it is captured on your recruiting record or simply remains in the consultant's memory, there is a strong chance that it will come-up during post-interview deliberations. For example, a partner might turn to your case buddy and say "Well, we just can't decide between Arun and Zara based on their interviews. How did they do when you met with them for the practice case?" In this instance, you want to be the candidate that came prepared and performed well, not the candidate that was learning cases for the first time. In short: make sure that you've done at least 4 live cases with peers or professionals before you conduct a case with your assigned case buddy.
- Show-Up: For the consulting recruiters, the case buddy gig can be a lot of fun. Consultants love meeting students from their alma mater and helping foster their development. That said, recruiting is typically a "nights and weekends" activity, which means that your case buddy is doing overtime after their client work to meet with you. As such, it is paramount that you are on-time, engaging, and follow their cues as to when your time is up. You'd hate to get dinged for a tardy start or a sluggish performance.
- Have Fun! This is a learning opportunity and a great time for you to put your best foot forward! Be prepared and be professional, but also enjoy your time, take some risks, and get to know your potential future colleague!
With application deadlines and first round interviews rapidly approaching, we hope this advice helps you maximize your chances of landing an interview and making a strong first impression with your case buddy!


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Venting frustration with Vice President Al Gore, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Thursday conspicuously rolled out a red carpet for third-party presidential candidate Ralph Nader but stopped far short of a possible endorsement.
The man who gained fame as a youthful consumer crusader against General Motors Corp., manufacturer of trucks driven by many Teamsters members, exhibited how single issues can create odd political alliances, in this case, with Teamsters President James P. Hoffa.
The likely Green Party candidate for president and the union leader are united by opposition to trade policies of the Clinton administration, in particular NAFTA and the recent House vote conferring normal trade status upon China.
While Nader will run against Gore and Texas Gov. George W. Bush, the union's agenda would appear to include exacting concessions on trade policy from Gore, who has the formal backing of most unions, as well as the AFL-CIO, the major labor federation.
Hoffa reiterated a belief that a "disinformation campaign" has inspired the notion that the North American Free Trade Agreement has been a success. He argued that it has badly hurt American workers, as companies have shifted work to Mexico and trimmed employment in the U.S.
Similarly, trade with China will be detrimental, he said, and that among the presidential candidates, only the ideologically divergent duo of Nader and possible Reform Party nominee Patrick Buchanan have a strong sense of the threat of globalization.
"Ralph Nader understands what globalization means: Work and jobs are going overseas," said Hoffa, whose union board had a long private discussion with Nader, similar to other sessions it has conducted with many presidential candidates.
The union leader contended that there is no difference between Gore and Bush on trade and that there is no great need for an early endorsement. Yet it was clear that the primary question is whether to go along with most of the other unions and back Gore, who Hoffa believes "cannot get elected without organized labor."
Nader maintained that he is more sensitive to issues affecting workers than either of the major parties, which he sees as handmaidens for corporate, anti-union interests. He called for strengthening health and safety regulations, repealing curbs on union organizing and, in a clear bow to a Teamsters concern, fending off growth in allegedly unsafe Mexican trucks and subpar Mexican drivers as a result of NAFTA-inspired trade.
Amid his ample praise of Nader, the Teamsters head was asked why he didn't simply endorse Nader here and now.
"That's a good question," said Hoffa, who believes many labor counterparts erred in backing Gore so early. "We're not in a hurry to endorse. Ralph Nader is one of the few people speaking out on jobs leaving the country."
Though the subject never was broached during a press conference at Teamsters headquarters, there is another likely catalyst to Hoffa's brief Nader hug and quest for political leverage that goes beyond economic issues.
That is the reality of the 11-year-old government oversight of the union as a result of rampant corruption that inspired a 1989 consent decree.
Oversight is headed by a federal judge in New York and includes a three-member review board, including former FBI and CIA head William Webster, which monitors union activity and continues to recommend cases of misconduct for criminal prosecution.
The ongoing oversight is a great frustration for the union, especially Hoffa, who is facing his own re-election campaign next year.
Hoffa would surely want to persuade whoever succeeds President Clinton to end the government involvement in the union's affairs. An endorsement could be viewed as a help in fulfilling that aim.


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Reiner Grundmann
Reiner Grundmann, (born 29 September 1955 near Freudenstadt) is Professor of Science and Technology Studies (STS) at the University of Nottingham and Director of its interdisciplinary STS Research Priority Group.[1] He is a German sociologist and political scientist who has resided in the UK since 1997. Previous appointments include Aston University and the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies.
Reiner Grundmann
|29 September 1955
Freudenstadt, West Germany
|Alma mater
|Free University Berlin
|Scientific career
|Marxism and Ecology (1991)
|Doctoral advisor
Life and academic careerEdit
Grundmann took his A-levels at Schelztor Gymnasium in Esslingen. He studied sociology in Berlin and received his doctorate 1989 at the European University Institute (EUI), Florence (Italy). His habilitation about environmental policy on the ozone layer challenge took place at the University of Bielefeld in 1998 under the auspices of Peter Weingart from the Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Bielefeld. Grundmann held post-doctoral positions, at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, at the Graduate college Risk and private law at the University of Bremen, and at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne. In 1997 he took up a position at Aston University and is since 2012 at the University of Nottingham.[2]
Grundmann's interest in the role of expertise in modern society is influenced by frameworks such as Post-normal science and Roger Pielke Jr.'s Honest broker. Both are in line with basic works in the sociology of science and technology doubting a direct influence of "certain knowledge" or "settled science" on political decision making, which is being discussed as the linear model of science policy interaction.[3] His work challenges widespread believes in global success or failure of environmental policy as result of scientific consensus, or as an outcome of corporate power.[4] In contrast, he shows the relevance of transnational policy networks.[5]
Social theoryEdit
Marxist view on EcologyEdit
Grundmann started his academic career with an analysis of the legacy of Marx's theory for the understanding of environmental problems. This work was a direct product of his PhD research at the EUI in Florence, in the late 1980s under the supervision of Steven Lukes. Grundmann described ecology as being no longer confined to the realms of biology since the 1970s. The term, as it had been coined in the 1870s by Ernst Haeckel, a German biologist and monist, was about a branch of biology dealing with the interaction of organisms and their surroundings. The current use of the term started to put the interaction of pollution in a political context and was later to describe a political movement as well. The thesis was published by Oxford University Press in 1991 and a related article by Grundmann himself[6] and an answer and review of the study by Ted Benton appeared the following year in the New Left Review.[7] The basic approach used Hans Magnus Enzensberger's Zur Kritik der politischen Ökologie[8] published in 1973 in the German Kursbuch[9] It has been translated in English in Ted Bentons Greening of Marxism in the 1990s.[10]
Grundmann saw orthodox marxist thinking being caught between Marx's disrespect for the idiocy of rural life and his belief in a resurrection of nature. He attempted to identify problems which could be still dealt with convincingly with Marx's thought and approach. Grundmann dealt in detail with Marx and Engels' discourse on the 'domination over nature', which he claims of being of value. Grundmanns explicit advocacy of the term is exemptional [11] and his introduction into the topic has been quoted as late as 2010 by leading Chinese Scholars as being wonderful.[12] Grundmann avoided depicting the domination as being a precondition of destruction, but allowed for interpretations as mastery or stewardship.[12] Grundmann' defence of 'mastery over nature' as a metaphor in ecologically informed socialism was however not in line with Ted Benton's interpretation of the domination term used by Marx. Benton was positive about Grundmann cutting through a lot of sloppy thinking in the 'ecocentric' camp. [7] He furthermore acknowledged that Grundmanns interpretation of Marx view of our relation to nature is insofar specific compared to e.g. Francis Bacon and Nietzsche, since in Marx's view that 'man should make an impact on the world'. Such mastery, according to Grundmann, would be better interpreted as in mastering a musical instrument.[7] Grundmann concluded "that the pursuit of productivity and the development of a healthy environment need not be mutually exclusive," arguing that only specific technologies, not technology as such, lead to environmental degradation.[13] Whilst the book received some praise and critical attention at the time, it was published at a difficult historical juncture—after the fall of communism there was little enthusiasm for theoretical frameworks inspired by Marx. This has changed, and the forthcoming Chinese translation and recent reviews and papers about Grundmann's marxist ecology published in China[14][15][16][17] indicate an ongoing interest in the topic.[18]
Sustainability and Werner SombartEdit
In the years that followed, he moved away from social theory and started engaging with issues about environmental sustainability from the viewpoint of science and technology studies. This move was inspired by the insight of Karl Marx that technology reveals the active transformation of nature, performed by humans and their social forms of organization.[19]
A partial return to social theory was prompted by the co-operation with Nico Stehr with whom Grundmann worked since the late 1990s. Their common work on Werner Sombart led to a re-evaluation of the legacy of this pioneering German sociologist, examining in particular his low salience in the postwar period.[20] Reviewer Lutz Kaelber from the University of Vermont referred to Stehrs and Grundmanns edition of Werner Sombart's Economic Life in the Modern Age as a valuable and accessible addition to the Anglo-American literature on Werner Sombart.[21]
Sustainability and large technical systemsEdit
The study of science and technology related issues led him to research large technical systems, which he did during his time at the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB) in the early 1990s. His special interest was focused on the future of automobility.[22] In the mid 1990s he spent three years at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne where he studied the efforts to protect the ozone layer (see as well ozone depletion and global warming). Transnational environmental policy - reconstructing Ozone was published in German in 1999 and in 2001 in English. It challenged widespread historical accounts which tend to explain the policies either as a result of scientific consensus, or as an outcome of corporate power.[4] In contrast, it shows the relevance of transnational policy networks.[5] The successful Montreal Protocol is often taken as an exemplar case which serves as the model for an (so far elusive) climate treaty. Grundmann claims that several problematic lessons have been drawn from this case.[23] The book entry quotes Jim Lovelock stating This readable book is the best treatment of the subject published so far and F.Sherwood Rowland with Stimulating and thought-provoking. [24]
Science and technology StudiesEdit
Grundmann contributed to Science, technology and society (STS) with books about the role of experts and the power of scientific knowledge. He sees a role of science as agenda setter in the political process but stays in line with basice STS assumptions about the failure of the linear model of science and policy interaction.[25] Roger Pielke's Honest Broker assumed with regard to climate studies, that the linear model still is overwhelmingly persistent. The assumption, that STS studies critical of the linear model would automatically translate into practice would echo the very linear model under scrutiny,[26] In a contribution to a volume in Knowledge and Democracy in 2015 Grundmann stated that those previous scholarly critiques already converted into governments attempting to improve management of public expectations on technological risk assessments.[27]
Role of ExpertsEdit
In their book on expert knowledge (English translation in 2011: Experts: The knowledge and power of expertise),[28] Grundmann and Stehr develop a specific concept of expertise. Contrary to common definitions that stress the centrality of scientists as experts, expertise is defined as mediating between knowledge production and knowledge application. With the expansion of knowledge intensive professions, ever more persons move into positions of experts—for some issues, some of the time. The rise of the knowledge society leads to a proliferation of knowledge sources which has not been sufficiently acknowledged by some dominant theories of expertise. A review in the Canadian Journal of Sociology pointed out that the book was published as part of Routledge's "Key Ideas" series and was among the best books in this series, which attempt to both critically review the field and present arguments that reach beyond existing works.[28]
Experts: The knowledge and power of expertise got positive reviews e.g. in socialnet.de.[29] Perlentaucher mentioned e.g. a positive review of Alexander Kissler in Süddeutsche Zeitung, stating Stehr and Grundmann would have successfully started to plough a new field.[30] Climate change is a prominent current case which highlights the question about knowledge and decision making. Grundmann thinks that there exists a mistaken belief that the presence of a scientific consensus will enable ambitious climate policies. He considers that a much praised study overstates the case for scientific consensus.[31] Grundmann is in line with main STS scholars view that science hardly determines policy outcomes.[32] Examples such acid rain ,[33] smoking regulations,[34] ozone depleting substances, genetically modified foods[35] show how cultural, economic and political issues exercised a strong influence. Conversely, the presence of an international science consensus (through the IPCC) has led to different national policies, none of which is on track to achieving the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions that the IPCC Summary for Policymakers postulate as necessary.[36][37]
Climate changeEdit
He wrote about the legacy of the Climatic Research Unit email controversy and whether it revitalized or undermined climate science and climate policy.[38] His own experiences with peer review of another paper about the issue are described in an interview with Hans von Storch on Storch's Klimazwiebel blog.[39] According von Storch's intro, Grundmann's paper Climategate and The Scientific Ethos[40] faced severe resistance from social science journals before it was published in Science, Technology, & Human Values.[39]
Grundmann and Stehr had themselves a controversy in the peer reviewed literature, when they clashed with Constance Lever-Tracy about the role of sociology in climate affairs. Grundmann stated a politicization of climate science which makes science, technology and society (STS) scholars feel uncomfortable with the topic of climate change.[41] Grundmann identifies a problematic approach of climate scientists who believe to have a prerogative to make political suggestions in the field "which society at large should take up because scientists always know best"[39] combined with a basic lack of actual[41] feasible solution proposals.[39] He sees climate change as a long term issue requiring more public involvement and debate, not less[39] and asks social scientists to study the interaction between climate and society, Lever-Tracy was more about letting the climatologists having the lead.[41]
Mike Hulme noted that Grundmann (2007) pointed out some of the problems, with the circulation of IPCC knowledge or that he suggested that improvements need to be made, for example in form of improved communication.[42] Grundmann wrote that besides the IPCC knowledge, it resulted in inaction in the United States, and that political agenda and high visibility of sceptical scientists in the media based on 'balanced reporting' led to a bias in climate change coverage in advantage of sceptical arguments. In Germany instead, science messaging and warnings from well known scientists prevailed and resulted in climate action.[43]
Publications and booksEdit
- (1991) Marxism and Ecology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198273142
- Korean (Dongnyok, Seoul 1995), Chinese translation is forthcoming
- (1999) Transnationale Umweltpolitik zum Schutz der Ozonschicht. USA und Deutschland im Vergleich. Frankfurt a.M.: Campus. ISBN 3-593-36222-8
- (2001) Transnational Environmental Policy: Reconstructing Ozone. London: Routledge. ISBN 0415224233
- (2001) Werner Sombart. Economic Life in the Modern Age, edited and introduced by Nico Stehr and Reiner Grundmann, New Brunswick, N.J.; Oxford: Transaction Books. ISBN 0765800306.
- (2011) Die Macht der Erkenntnis. Berlin: Suhrkamp. ISBN 978-3-518-29590-8 (with Nico Stehr).
- In English (2012) The Power of Scientific Knowledge. From Research to Public Policy. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107022-72-0 (with Nico Stehr).
- In Russian: Власть научного значения, Aletheia Publishers, Sankt Petersburg,ISBN 978-5-9905769-3-3.[44]
- (2010) Expertenwissen: Die Kultur und die Macht von Experten, Beratern und Ratgebern. Frankfurt am Main: Velbrueck. ISBN 978-3-938808-82-5 (with Nico Stehr).
- In English: Experts: The knowledge and power of expertise. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-60803-9 (with Nico Stehr).[45]
- (2008) Society: Critical Concepts (4 vols.) London: Routledge. ISBN 0415426561 (edited with Nico Stehr).
- (2005) Knowledge: Critical Concepts (5 vols). London: Routledge. ISBN 0415317363 (edited with Nico Stehr).
- ^ STS. "STS Priority Group". Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Reiner Grundmann - The University of Nottingham". nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
- ^ von Storch, H., Meinke, I., Stehr, N., Ratter, B., Krauß, W., Pielke, R., Grundmann, R., Reckermann, M., & Weisse, R. (2011): Regional Climate Services illustrated with experiences from Northern Europe. Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik und Umweltrecht, 34(1), 1-15.
- ^ a b Layzer, Judith A. (August 1, 2002). "Book Review Essay: Science, Politics and International Environmental Policy". Global Environmental Politics. 2 (3): 118–123. doi:10.1162/152638002320310554. ISSN 1526-3800.
- ^ a b "Walter Rösch: Review of Reiner Grundmann: Transnationale Umweltpolitik zum Schutz der Ozonschicht. Frankfurt a. M./New York: 1999, in: Portal für Politikwissenschaft (political science portal), http://pw-portal.de/rezension/9996-transnationale-umweltpolitik-zum-schutz-der-ozonschicht_11820, published on 01.01.2006". www.pw-portal.de. Retrieved 2015-05-09. External link in
- ^ Grundmann, Reiner (May–June 1991). "The ecological challenge to Marxism". New Left Review. I (194): 103–120. Available online.
- ^ a b c Benton, Ted (July–August 1992). "Ecology, socialism and the mastery of nature: a reply to Reiner Grundmann". New Left Review. I (194): 62–64.
- ^ A Contribution to the Critique of Political Ecology, the title being a pun on a famous Marx study
- ^ Hans Magnus Enzensberger (1973), Zur Kritik der politischen Ökologie', Kursbuch, 33 I
- ^ Enzensberger, Hans Magnus (1973): A Critique of Political Ecology, in: T. Benton (Hg.), The Greening of Marxism, New York, 1996, S. 17-49.
- ^ The Political Economy of Development and Environment in Korea, A new framework for environmental analysis Jae-Yong Chung, Richard J. Kirkby Routledge, 25.07.2005, p.10
- ^ a b Han, Lixin (2010), "'Realisation of Purpose' and 'Domination of Nature'", in Huan, Qingzhi (ed.), Eco-socialism as politics: rebuilding the basis of our modern civilisation, Dordrecht New York: Springer, ISBN 9789048137442.
- Online as: Han, Lixin (2010). Marxism and ecology: Marx's theory of labour process revisited. Eco-socialism as Politics: Rebuilding the Basis of Our Modern Civilisation (Book). Springer. pp. 15–31. doi:10.1007/978-90-481-3745-9_2. ISBN 978-90-481-3744-2.
- ^ Entry of the doctorate at Cadmus Reiner Grundmann: Marxism and Ecology Oxford, Clarendon Press/New York, Oxford University Press, 1991, Marxist introductions URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1814/24716 ISBN 0198273142
- ^ 控制自然与历史唯物主义的重构——格伦德曼的生态马克思主义思想述评 Cai Huajie, Lin Meiping: Reconstruction of nature control and historical materialism:a review of Reiner Grundmann's ecological Marxist thought, Journal of Wuhan University of Science and Technology (Social Science Edition) , 2010(03), in Chinese
- ^ 格伦德曼对马克思自然观的阐释——兼论马克思主义和生态学 Xiong Min (School of Marxism, Zhongnan University of Economics & Law, Wuhan 430073, Hubei,China) Grundmann' s Interpretation of Marxist Nature-view Wuhan University Journal (2009/06)
- ^ 英国生态学马克思主义关于马克思的"自然极限"理论的阐释 [1] Ni Ruihua (Zhongnan University of Economics and Law) British Eco-Marxism Interpreting Marx's Theory of Natural Limits, Conference, The National Research Base for World Marxism and Thought Trends at Fudan University, China 2010-11-18, in Chinese
- ^ "知识搜索". search.cnki.com.cn. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
- ^ "国外社会科学杂志-2010年06期-中国知网 Marx defended anthropocentrism - On Reiner Grundmann's Ecological Marxist Theory CNKI entry about a 国外社会科学 (Social Sciences abroad journal) 2010 06". mall.cnki.net. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
- ^ 'Technology reveals the active relation of man to nature, the direct process of the production of his life, and thereby it also lays bare the process of the production of the social relations of his life and of the mental conceptions that flow from these relations.' Footnote 4 in Karl Marx, Capital: A Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1, trans. Ben Fowkes, Penguin Classics (London, New York: Penguin Books, 1990), p. 493.
- ^ 'Why is Werner Sombart not part of the core of classical sociologists? From fame to (near) oblivion' Journal of Classical Sociology 1 (2): 257–287
- ^ "Book Review: Sombart, Economic Life in the Modern Age". www.cjsonline.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
- ^ Grundmann, Reiner ; Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH (Ed.): Kommunikation und technische Infrastruktur : über Schienen, Straßen, Sand und Perlen. Berlin, 1993 (Schriftenreihe der Forschungsgruppe "Große technische Systeme" des Forschungsschwerpunkts Technik - Arbeit - Umwelt am Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung 93-501). URN: http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-30922
- ^ (2005) Ozone and Climate: Scientific consensus and leadership, Science, Technology, and Human Values 31(1): 73-101 [2].
- ^ Grundmann, Reiner:Transnational environmental policy: reconstructing ozone Routledge studies in science, technology, and society, ISBN 0-415-22423-3, http://samples.sainsburysebooks.co.uk/9781134592241_sample_543801.pdf Page ii
- ^ Compare the discussion of Collins and Evans Collins, H.M.; Evans, Robert (1 April 2002), "The Third Wave of Science Studies Studies of Expertise and Experience", Social Studies of Science (in German), 32 (2), pp. 235–296, doi:10.1177/0306312702032002003, ISSN 0306-3127
- ^ "Mark B. Brown: Review of The Honest Broker: Making Sense of Science in Policy and Politics by Roger S. Pielke, Jr., in Minerva: A Review of Science, Learning and Policy 46:4 (2008): 485-489" (PDF). www.csus.edu. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ^ "Marc Brown: Review of Knowledge and Democracy: A 21st Century Perspective, edited by Nico Stehr, in Contemporary Sociology 38:5 (2009): 452-453" (PDF). www.csus.edu. Retrieved 2015-05-12.
- ^ a b Young, Nathan (2011). "Book Review/Compte rendu: Nico Stehr and Reiner Grundmann. Experts: The Know-ledge and Power of Expertise. Key Ideas. New York: Rout-ledge, 2011, 148 pp. $110.00 hardcover (978-0-415-60803-9)". Canadian Journal of Sociology. 36 (3). Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- ^ Thorsten Benkel University of Passau) 10.15.2010 review of: Nico Stehr, Reiner Grundmann: Expertenwissen. Velbrück Wissenschaft (Weilerswist) 2010. In: socialnet Rezensionen, ISSN 2190-9245, http://www.socialnet.de/rezensionen/10190.php, access 09.05.2015
- ^ "Reiner Grundmann / Nico Stehr: Expertenwissen. Die Kultur und die Macht von Experten, Beratern und Ratgebern - Perlentaucher". www.perlentaucher.de. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
- ^ Cook et al., Quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific literature [3]
- ^ Collins, H.M.; Evans, Robert (1 April 2002), "The Third Wave of Science Studies Studies of Expertise and Experience", Social Studies of Science (in German), 32 (2), pp. 235–296, doi:10.1177/0306312702032002003, ISSN 0306-3127
- ^ Maarten A. Hajer, The Politics of Environmental Discourse: Ecological Modernization and the Policy Process, 1995. ISBN 9780198293330
- ^ Grundmann, Reiner (2013). "Debunking sceptical propaganda - Book review". BioSocieties. 8 (3): 370–374. doi:10.1057/biosoc.2013.15.
- ^ Susan Wright, Molecular Politics: Developing American and British Regulatory Policy for Genetic Engineering, 1972-1982 (1994). ISBN 9780226910659
- ^ Reiner Grundmann (2005) Ozone and Climate: Scientific consensus and leadership, Science, Technology, and Human Values 31(1): 73-101
- ^ Schwarz, Susanne (13 April 2014). "IPCC Working group III".
- ^ Grundmann, Reiner (2012). "The legacy of climategate: revitalizing or undermining climate science and policy? - Grundmann - 2012 - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change - Wiley Online Library". Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change. 3 (3): 281–288. doi:10.1002/wcc.166.
- ^ a b c d e Tuesday, May 29, 2012 Interview with Reiner Grundmann by Hans von Storch
- ^ Grundmann, Reiner (2012). "Climategate and the Scientific Ethos". Science, Technology & Human Values. 38: 67–93. doi:10.1177/0162243911432318.
- ^ a b c Reiner Grundmann and Nico Stehr (2010). "Climate Change: What role for Sociology? A Response to Constance Lever-Tracy'". Current Sociology. 58 (6): 897–910. doi:10.1177/0011392110376031.
- ^ Mike Hulme (2010). "Climate Change: what do we know about the IPCC?" (PDF).
- ^ Reiner Grundmann (2007). "Environmental Politics Climate Change and Knowledge Politics" (PDF). Environmental Politics. 16 (3): 414–432. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.535.4984. doi:10.1080/09644010701251656. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-08-26.
- ^ "Publikation auf Russisch erschienen!". Zeppelin university.
- ^ Nathan Young (2011). "BOOK REVIEW/COMPTE RENDU. Nico Stehr and Reiner Grundmann. Experts: The Know- ledge and Power of Expertise". Canadian Journal of Sociology. 36 (3).


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Room 3, Swallow - This is a single en suite room located on the first floor at the back of the house.
Room 4, Starling - Starling is a single room on the second floor. It is our only room that doesn't have en suite facilities, but it does have its own private bathroom very close by.
Room 5, Goldfinch - Situated on the second floor at the back of the house, this twin-bedded room offers great views of the hills surrounding Llandrindod Wells. The room has en suite facilities.
Room 6, Woodpecker - This is another family room with a double and a single bed. It is located at the front of the house on the second floor and has en suite facilities.
Room 7, Skylark - En suite single room at the front of the house on the second floor.
The breakfast room is conveniently situated on the ground floor at the back of the house. Large windows give great views over the hills, and there is a welcoming hot stove for cold days. Guests are welcome to use the breakfast room in the evenings for the consumption of take-away meals from any of the local outlets, and kitchen facilities are available for guests who wish to cook in the evenings.
The town has many features; these include the town museum, a National Cycle collection, the delights of Rock Spa Park and the famous Llandrindod lake. The town is laced with many fine Victorian buildings and surrounded by beautiful countryside within 2 minutes drive of the town centre. You can be sure of a warm welcome at Greylands, and a relaxed, flexible approach that is in keeping with the atmosphere of Llandrindod Wells, a very happy and friendly town.
Please visit our website for more information on our guest house.
Rates: From £36 to £42 for a single room per night.
From £60 per person per night based on 2 people sharing.
From £60 to £80 per family room per night.
Children are welcome.
Pets are allowed.
Off-street parking.
Wi-Fi/internet access.
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Amazing ranch located adjacent to Croom tract, RV hookups available
From: $20 Reserve Today
Our ranch is an active breeding farm and guest ranch located adjacent to the Croom Tract of the Withlacoochee State Forest that has miles and miles of sandy, hilly, awesome horse trails. We have the following available for rental for your horse: 7 10×10 stalls located together in a large barn, 2 12×14 stalls and an adjoining large paddock located in a small private barn, and 4 large paddocks (all adjacent paddocks have electric fencing in between). In addition, we have 6 full hookups for your living quarters horse trailer or RV and a rental Cowboy Cottage to accommodate people for overnight or long-term stays.
Current Rates:
Day-use parking: $5 per day per rig (up to 2 horses; $2 for each additional horse). Please message us ahead of time to let us know you are coming.
Paddocks: $20 per night per horse
10×10 stalls in our large barn: $20 per night
12×14 stalls in our private barn: $25 per night
12×14 stall/paddock combination: $30 per night
Contact us for weekly and monthly rates.
Current Coggins papers, as well as a current health certificate if you are coming from out of state, must be presented for each horse upon arrival (carrying your Coggins papers with you is a requirement while riding in the Croom Forest).
Deposit Policy: We require one night's deposit to guarantee reservations for stays of 3 nights or less and a 50% deposit for stays greater than 3 nights. To guarantee a reservation, deposits must be received within 7 days of making a reservation.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be made 14 days prior to your original arrival date for stays of 3 nights or less and 30 days prior to your original arrival date for stays greater than 3 nights in order to receive a refund of your deposit. If you cancel your reservation within the 14-day/30-day period, the deposit is not refundable but can be applied toward a future stay within one year. In the event that you cancel a reservation and your deposit is refundable, it will be refunded to you within 30 days minus a $20 office processing fee.
Pet Policy: Well-behaved dogs are welcome while camping. However, they must be kept on a leash at ALL times, picked up after, and not be a disturbance or nuisance to other guests or neighbors. We have zero tolerance for loose dogs, and our pet policy will be strictly enforced.
Link to Cowboy Cottage rental – https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/18826133?location=Brooksville%2C%20FL%2C%20United%20States&tier_override=0&s=sPVSbaXR
Other Details
Housing And Care Level
- Bare
- Pasture
- Endurance
- Trail
- Electricity
- Fenced and gated
- Round pen/lunging arena
- Trailer parking
- Turnout
- Walking distance to show grounds
- Wash rack
Rental Type
- Rental By Stall
11/28/2017 - 12/31/2020
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