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The ultimate St. Patrick's Day guide

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The ultimate St. Patrick's Day guide

The ultimate St. Patrick's Day guide Be a know-it-all this year. Everyone's favorite excuse to drink green beer is almost here: St. Paddy's Day. A holiday characterized by red-headed leprechauns, wearing green to avoid pinching and four-leaf clovers is actually a religious holiday. So while you're out drinking and enjoying the green Chicago river, you can school your friends in the reason for this season.  St. Patrick - the man, the myth, the legend. Patrick actually wasn't born an Irishman. He was captured by Irish pirates from his home in Roman Britain at age 14 and taken to Ireland where he...

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Start saving the world in your backyard with composting

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Start saving the world in your backyard with composting

Start saving the world in your backyard with composting Hoping to garden this summer? You can improve your soil, reduce your impact and save money -- with just one concept. Composting.  It's true. Composting is super easy and great for the environment. You're probably already recycling (and if you're not, come on, it's not hard), so this is an easy next step to reduce your contribution to landfills. How does it work? Well, simply start collecting kitchen waste like egg shells, tea bags, fruit and veggie skins and coffee grounds in a compost pile outside. You can also add weeds, leaves...

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Charity spotlight: Amazon Conservation Association

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Charity spotlight: Amazon Conservation Association

Charity spotlight: Amazon Conservation Association From providing support for Brazilian nut farmers to incentivize them to protect the forest to being the champions of 4 million acres of rainforest, Amazon Conservation Association has come a long way in the last 20 years. By uniting science, innovation and community, Amazon Conservation has established Peru's first conservation concession and worked to empower indigenous communities to develop forest-friendly practices and livelihoods.  Why the Amazon? Well, Jeff Bezos was onto something when he named his company after the forest. The piece of land where the Andes meet the rainforest is almost magical -- home to millions...

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Charity spotlight: Action Against Hunger

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Charity spotlight: Action Against Hunger

Charity spotlight: Action Against Hunger For nearly 40 years, Action Against Hunger has been leading the charge against hunger. Their 6,500 staff members assist more than 14.7 million people (ahem, that's more than triple the population of LA) in 50 different countries, helping communities prosper with food and clean water. To do so, they're developing revolutionary nutrition products and helping small-scale farmers increase production to battle malnutrition and drilling and decontaminating wells for safe water.  But there are scary numbers, too. Nearly half of all child deaths are from causes related to undernutrition. And 1/3 of children in low- and middle-income countries...

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Charity spotlight: Project C.U.R.E

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Charity spotlight: Project C.U.R.E

Charity spotlight: Project C.U.R.E. Project C.U.R.E. (Commission on Urgent Relief and Equipment) is the largest provider of donated medical supplies and equipment to developing countries around the world. From humble beginnings in Dr. James Jackson's garage circa 1987, what began as one man collecting $250,000 worth of medical supplies in 30 days has grown into an organization that has helped men, women and children in 130 countries. Dr. Jackson's charitable actions had such an impact on those around him that 10 years after that first donation, his son Dr. Douglas Jackson, would become the president and CEO of Project C.U.R.E....

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