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In 2008, leave narrow and exclusive ideologies at home and carefully consider your immediate experience. What has America achieved that you admire? What has it done or failed to do that fills you with dismay? What is laudatory? What is ludicrous? Put blame aside, let humor thrive, and dare to contemplate a larger question: What can America contribute to the world?

A major challenge facing business leaders is how to enhance the effectiveness of their social responsibility initiatives while substantially improvi

Once reserved for bohemian backpackers willing to sleep in mud huts and survive on little more than rice, participating with charitable causes overseas has become a new travel trend among

"I am not an advocate for frequent changes in laws and constitutions, but laws and institutions must go hand in hand with the progress of the human mind. As that becomes more developed, more enlightened, as new discoveries are made, new truths discovered and manners and opinions change, with the change of circumstances, institutions must advance also to keep pace with the times.

US Campaign for Burma

For Immediate Release
December 13, 2007

Pacific Northwest Burners Without Borders respond to need for flood assistance.

Contact: Kitty Vennes kittyvennes [at] hotmail.com
Amani Ellen Loutfy amaniellen [at] gmail.com

The Pacific Northwest experienced some record wind and rainfall the weekend of December 1, 2007.

Hey all,
After watching all of the crazy destruction this storm has caused in
Lewis and Grays Harbor counties (and Woodinville- wowsers!), Kay and I
chatted about starting up a local PNW Burners without Borders. A lot
of people down there have lost not only their homes, but every thing
they own. I say that we start with collecting items to donate.

Burning Man ??