making a difference! • my world • global causes • tips for giving back
by Tracey Lenac on January 12th, 2012 | 4 Comments »
As part of this series, I’m featuring tips, ideas, and strategies for going green as well as how these changes affect other aspects of our lives. Why is there a need for a more eco-friendy way of life?
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the amount of waste that is generated by United States citizens continues to increase each year. Between the years of 1960 to 2010, the amount of waste that was generated by each person …
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making a difference! • my world • global causes • bettering communities
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on November 12th, 2011 | No Comments »
Have you or your children ever had pneumonia? Have you felt the sensation of not being able to breathe?
I have had pneumonia. Twice. And both times, I thought I was going to die. I may be exaggerating a little bit, but there is something about struggling to breathe that…
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my world • Leaving a Legacy
by Tammy Kling on December 26th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
One of the most important things we can leave our kids with is a global understanding.
How do people live in other countries?
How do children in the jungles of Peru adapt, go to school, eat, pray and live?
How about the kids in the slums of India, or the …
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my world • giving organizations
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on November 13th, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I’m writing this post from India—from the foothills of the Himalayas to be precise. The green forests, blue skies, and mountain views are breathtaking. You’d think with all of this foliage that water would not only be abundant but would be pure. Not so.
India is famous for its monsoons.…
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my world • global causes
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on March 8th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
While at my in-laws for dinner tonight, I asked: “So, what’s everyone doing to support International Women’s Day (IWD) tomorrow?” My mother-in-law replied: “It’s a real holiday?”
She recently returned from 18 months in Ukraine. While there, she learned about IWD… when some locals asked her and my father-in-law what
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