James  Felich

I helped start Inner Light Ministries and was the Board Chairman for the first ten years.

Service Work

I believe helping others kindles happiness. When researchers examined the relationship between volunteering and measures of happiness in a large group of American adults, they found the more people volunteered, the happier they were. Compared with people who never volunteered, the odds of being “very happy” rose 7% among those who volunteer monthly and 12% for people who volunteer every two to four weeks. Among weekly volunteers, 16% felt very happy.

I am about 95% happy.

I helped start the Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery and am the Vice President of the Board.