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The Food Pantries for the Capital District

The Food Pantries for the Capital District was one of my Dad’s favorite charities over the years, an organization that supports many food pantries in the area. This year someone is again matching donations made through September 1st, up to a total of $25000. Continue reading

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Make a difference — From the Quote Box

If humanity does not opt for integrity we are through completely. It is absolutely touch and go. Each one of us could make the difference. — Buckminster Fuller Continue reading

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Gratitude

Nature’s beauty can be easily missed — but not through Louie Schwartzberg’s lens. His stunning time-lapse photography, accompanied by powerful words from Benedictine monk Brother David Steindl-Rast, serves as a meditation on being grateful for every day. (Filmed at TEDxSF.) Continue reading

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Earth Day 2014

I remember some of the original Earth Day. I don’t remember exactly but I would guess that about that time there was a several week class or seminar that was held in a local church about environmental awareness and there … Continue reading

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A Day to Get Behind

Maybe the world just needs a little more Fred Rogers and a little less everything else. Continue reading

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