giving back • bettering communities
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on February 22nd, 2013 | No Comments »
Have a cause you are passionate about? Want to take action, but don't know where to begin? Communicating with your local senators and members of congress is a great first step to making a difference and is much easier than you may think.
My Experience Lobbying
Last week,…
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giving back • bettering communities
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on February 3rd, 2013 | 12 Comments »
Have you ever wondered why all the focus on global healthcare issues when there is so much suffering right in our own communities and sometimes as close as in the next bedroom?
My little brother, Mark, was diagnosed with schizophrenia when he was 16 years old. But his struggles began…
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giving back • bettering communities
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on January 25th, 2013 | No Comments »
I come from a family of Rotarians. My grandpas on both sides of the family were Rotary Club members and my dad was the president of his local chapter for a short time. My family benefited a lot by my dad's association with the Rotary Club. From meeting other families…
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giving back • moms making a difference
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on August 30th, 2012 | 199 Comments »
We did it! We just saved 10,000 lives. How? Who? Let me share...
Over the past 30 days, I participated in the United Nation Foundation's Shot@Life's Blogust: Blog Relay for Good. Thirty-one bloggers each took a day to write a blog post. Yesterday's, for example, was written by my…
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