Mindful Metropolis March 2010 : Page 11
letters FROM THE READERS tHanks for tHe “Get Involved” column on one shot volunteering in the February issue. In- stead of holiday gifts, I asked my friends and family to do a volunteer thing for me for Christ- mas. It seems that everyone said they couldn’t fi nd something that didn’t require training and commitment. I’ve emailed the link to those who are still fi nding excuses about it—especially since they’re all unemployed and have some time on their hands. Mindful Metropolis always has great resources and is a fun and enlighten- ing read. Thank you for the good work you do. —Rita V, Chicago (via email) cHicagoans responded—It was so affi rm- ing to talk to so many people who read the ar- ticle “Veggie Power!” in the February issue and expressed their interest in cutting back on meat and changing their lifestyles to a more healthy one. Several mentioned Oprah’s show on dia- betes and said they’d been looking for alterna- tive healthy foods, and the cookbook fi t the bill. Many indicated an interest in receiving a quarter- ly newsletter on burgers, health, diet and more. We’ll post our fi rst quarterly newsletter on our website (veggiepowerburgers.com) in April, along with a contest on burger reci- pes sent to vpb2010@gmail.com. As the author of the cookbook, the article in your magazine showed me the power of marketing via a well-received monthly magazine such as Mindful Metropolis. Keep up your great work for Chicagoland—we all appreciate it. —Cathy Gallagher (via email) regarding tHe story “Small Ambitions” in the February issue—the basic thrust of the small-home movement is dangerous and of- fensive. So many of these examples send the message to government offi cials that if a home is big enough for these eco-yuppies, it’s big enough for the Americans who can’t afford any or bigger homes due to the economic op- pression of unemployment, low pay, or greedy developers who are allowed to build McMan- sions on farmettes. The protests of downtrod- den people who really do need more fl oor space are suppressed as in a caste system. I design homes (EFTornadoSafeHome.com) that would work for me and many others at a wide range of prices. —Jean SmilingCoyote (via email) mindfulmetropolis.com 11 FREE Blood Spot Omega 3 Level Testing LIMITED TIME OFFER We also carry V-PURE Omega 3 Vegetarian EPA-DHA V-Pure is a high grade, organically grown algae oil It is encapsulated in the highest quality Vegan capsules Preventive Cardiovascular Services 356 W. Superior, 2nd Floor Chicago, IL 60654 (312) 932-0300
Letters From Readers
Thanks for the “Get Involved” column on one shot volunteering in the February issue. Instead of holiday gifts, I asked my friends and family to do a volunteer thing for me for Christmas.
It seems that everyone said they couldn’t find something that didn’t require training and commitment. I’ve emailed the link to those who are still finding excuses about it—especially since they’re all unemployed and have some time on their hands. Mindful Metropolis always has great resources and is a fun and enlightening read. Thank you for the good work you do.
—Rita V, Chicago (via email)
Chicagoans responded—It was so affirming to talk to so many people who read the article “Veggie Power!” in the February issue and expressed their interest in cutting back on meat and changing their lifestyles to a more healthy one. Several mentioned Oprah’s show on diabetes and said they’d been looking for alternative healthy foods, and the cookbook fit the bill.
Many indicated an interest in receiving a quarterly newsletter on burgers, health, diet and more.
We’ll post our first quarterly newsletter on our website (veggiepowerburgers.com) in April, along with a contest on burger recipes sent to vpb2010@gmail.com. As the author of the cookbook, the article in your magazine showed me the power of marketing via a well-received monthly magazine such as Mindful Metropolis. Keep up your great work for Chicagoland—we all appreciate it.
—Cathy Gallagher (via email)
Regarding the story “Small Ambitions” in the February issue—the basic thrust of the small-home movement is dangerous and offensive.
So many of these examples send the message to government officials that if a home is big enough for these eco-yuppies, it’s big enough for the Americans who can’t afford any or bigger homes due to the economic oppression of unemployment, low pay, or greedy developers who are allowed to build McMansions on farmettes. The protests of downtrodden people who really do need more floor space are suppressed as in a caste system.
I design homes (EFTornadoSafeHome.com) that would work for me and many others at a wide range of prices.
—Jean Smiling Coyote (via email)
