Sharon Discorfano has had a tremendous and varied career path. From child actor to yoga teacher and business owner to animal activist and lawyer, her path has been tied together by one important value: service. So naturally, when grief hit her hard over the passing of her beloved dog Pushkin, Sharon found a way to
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Think Beyond Plastic
THINK BEYOND PLASTIC Think Beyond Plastic (TBP) is a social impact venture that reduces the impact of plastic pollution by harnessing the forces of entrepreneurship and the power of markets to do good. The team of advisors, mentors and staff incubate ideas and accelerate businesses that measurably reduce plastic pollution. On March 16th, 2015, in partnership with
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VOXE.ORG
VOXE.ORG is a new online platform for politics that seeks to create “new ways of democratic involvement for all”. The VOXE.ORG team is on a mission to provide citizens worldwide with the most neutral and relevant information on election candidate proposals in an effort to enable a healthy debate amongst citizens. ” We believe in
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New Charter School Pays Teachers $125,000 a Year
$125,000.00 a year is the starting pay for teachers at the new Equity Project Charter School in New York City. “That’s the sexy story line,” says the middle school’s founder, Zeke Vanderhoek, “The high pay for teachers is what got people interested, but there’s a lot more elements involved than money.” The school, located in
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Unbelievable School Cafeteria Revamp By Two Moms
Today the winners of the “Moms of the Revolution” contest were announced, an effort that celebrates mothers who have worked hard to change the way children in their communities eat.Revolution Foods and KIWI Magazine joined together to sponsor a contest to inspire change in cafeterias across the natioin.“With one out of three children overweight or obese, and
