Mary Lou Cook, aka MLC, is a community activist, ordained minister, calligrapher, and author.She was the first woman bank director in her hometown of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and is active in Nuclear Watch, Habitat for Humanity, peace groups, and was official calligrapher for the city of Santa Fe. She is a creative craftswoman who has taught calligraphy, book binding, folk cross stitch, basket making, and creativity. As an ordained minister of the Church of Eternal Life, she performs weddings, 85 last year, and offers spiritual counseling based on A Course In Miracles.
Mary Lou Cook is the founder of the "Living Treasures" program, that honors those in the community who make a difference, serving as models and mentors, providing quiet inspiration with their hope, heart and wisdom. This special distinction is a community's gift to a beloved Elder, as well as a gentle reminder that we need more thank you's. Since its inception in 1984, the program has spread near (Taos, NM) and far (Sydney, Australia). For this work, Mrs. Cook has received international, national and local awards as a community leader.
Diagnosed with chronic leukemia in 1975. Mary Lou has lived with the illness for decades, embracing alternative health care, counseling others with serious illnesses, and following a spiritual path of inner peace.
Contact Santa Fe Living Treasures for a free booklet that describes how to establish a Living Treasures program in your community:
Santa Fe Living Treasures
P.O. Box 542
Santa Fe NM 87504
Tel: 505-989-5819
http://www.sflivingtreasures.org/
This description of Mary Lou Cook and her work is excerpted loosely from the "Living Treasures" website.
