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Beauty Amongst Us

Thursday, June 25th, 2015

Dj Neglia, Roots to Crown TN

One of the things I appreciate most in this world is beauty. And while loveliness can take many forms, I’m especially fond of the raw beauty found in nature and beauty as a form of artistic expression.

That’s why my …

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How Does Your Garden Grow?

Thursday, May 28th, 2015

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERANow that I’m semi-settled in the San Francisco Bay Area, I’m looking for volunteering adventures in my own backyard. So when my friend Aura suggested I volunteer with her one Saturday morning at the Gardens of Lake Merritt in Oakland, …

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Take Back Your Beach

Thursday, March 19th, 2015

Long Beach Clean UpLast week while staying in Long Beach, I’d take a long walk on the beach every day. Unfortunately, this wasn’t a particularly pleasant experience due the trash the littered the sand—from plastic bags to bottle caps to bits of styrofoam …

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Planting Seeds in Port of Spain

Thursday, March 5th, 2015

FA tourThis week – on March 3rd—we celebrated World Wildlife Day, a day dedication to the diversity of the world’s wildlife and raising the awareness of threats to the our fauna and flora.

Which makes this the perfect time to tell …

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Breaking Trails

Friday, December 5th, 2014

One of the great benefits of my REI partnership is that in each of the major cities—Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento, I participate in a volunteer days with REI members working with local land conversation groups.

Volunteering with plants sacPlanting Seeds

In …

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I Got “Glidified”

Thursday, June 26th, 2014

This past weekend I was super excited for my upcoming volunteer stint at GLIDE, a famous San Francisco institution that serves meals to the city’s homeless population. I signed up about 6 weeks in advance and drove a nearly …

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Hear Them Roar

Wednesday, May 14th, 2014

Dr FreedmanLast month I spoke at my local Lions Club and after my presentation they made me an honorary member of their club. I’m honored to be a very first “Friend of the Lions” since these individuals do such good for …

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How I Gave Thanks This Year

Friday, November 29th, 2013

Child with BubblesThis year to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday I wanted to concentrate more on the “thanking” side of things and less on the “giving.”  So I decided to start the week by volunteering and joined up with a local Rotary Club

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Volunteer in Antarctica *Video*

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

While at the end of the world, I ran into tons of people who wanted to visit Antarctica. And tons of people who didn’t want to, or couldn’t, pay for it. There’s an answer: penguin counting.

Doug, one of the …

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A Good Night’s Sleep

Monday, June 4th, 2012

While visiting Kandy, my friend Anura introduced me to a children’s home called Singithi Sevana, which means Children’s Rest. The home provides residential care for 2-12 year old orphaned and needy children from Sri Lanka’s Hill Country.

The Children:

Presently, …

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