3rd Annual Classy Awards Ceremony

by Global Patriot 09.20.2011

The 3rd Annual Classy Awards ceremony was held on Saturday, September 17th at the San Diego Civic Theater, and with class indeed, recognized the most outstanding philanthropic achievements by charities, businesses and individuals nationwide.  With Jamie-Lynn Sigler serving as master of ceremonies, the capacity crowd was treated to an outpouring of love and gratitude as [...]

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Ten Years On – My Remembrance of 9-11

by Global Patriot 09.11.2011

In speaking with people about their remembrance of 9-11, and the morning the twin towers came down, their recollections varied from sadness and sorrow, to anger and the need for retribution.  As for myself, I can only remember this feeling of disbelief.  The scenes shown to us on television were right out of some cinematic [...]

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Join Mario Batali – Skip Eating Meat Once a Week

by Global Patriot 09.03.2011

If you happened to read our last blog post: What Did Your Steak Have For Dinner? you may be considering a reduction in your meat consumption.  That’s becoming a popular trend these days for improving one’s personal health, as well as respecting the planet, and famous chef and author Mario Batali has recenlty joined the [...]

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What Did Your Steak Have For Dinner?

by Global Patriot 08.30.2011

While non-vegetarians tend to consume a variety of animals that live on the land, swim in our lakes, streams and oceans, or spend much of their time in the sky, it’s the noble cow which remains most closely associated with American meat-eaters, with visions of cowboys riding the range at dusk firmly ingrained in our [...]

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Bill McKibben – Making a Life on Planet Eaarth

by Global Patriot 08.20.2011

The last ice age ended around 13,000 years ago, allowing humankind to extend our reach across the globe and create the incredibly complex and diverse planet we now inhabit.  During the first few millenniums after the last glacial maximum, temperatures increased, ice sheets melted, ocean levels rose and vegetation proliferated, but for the past 10,000 [...]

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Taproot Foundation Fosters Pro Bono Volunteerism

by Global Patriot 08.13.2011

When we think of someone volunteering for a nonprofit, a typical image which comes to mind involves an individual working in a homeless shelter or digging a well in Africa, taking a position on the front line to help those in dire need.  But all nonprofits need help with infrastructure too: marketing, computers, human resources [...]

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