02/14/2007 — Gathering Update

The Gathering brings you the latest from the White House and
President Bush’s recent strategy to help with charitable giving.

Author Barbara Metzler tells the stories of real, everyday people who made the choice to do more than just feel sorry for the less fortunate. How did helping one child in Arizona grow in to the Make-A- Wish Foundation? How did a Paul Newman turn a joke into Newman’s Own, donating 100 percent of his profits to charity? Easy to read, Passionaries is a book about people who are changing the world, and how you too can make a difference.

Discover how the power of one individual to make a change turned compassion into action. Examples include Habitat for Humanity, Mercy Ships, Ronald McDonald House, Teach for America, and much more.

Never again will you believe that you are too insignificant to make a real difference in our world. Published by the Templeton Foundation and endorsed by many people from all walks of life—from Robert Schuller to Charles Schwab.
 


10/2006 — A brilliant book on combining sympathy with initiative!

Responding to a perpetually asked question, "What is my role in making a difference?", Passionaries combines sympathy with initiative through inspirational stories that call us to live with purpose while responding to the countless opportunities that exist around us. Barbara Metzler's book ignites hope in the hearts of its' readers while allowing them to grasp they themselves can become social entrepreneurs and induce ripples of change around the world.
 

 

08/2006 — General-interest public library collections with readers interested in social issues will find
Passionaries inspirational.

Plenty of books advocate compassionate action but few are as specific on how to go about translating ideals into action as Passionaries, which offers up profiles of visionaries that made changes. These profiles document the transition from ideal to action, including special circumstances that spurred action and how they got started and overcame obstacles. General-interest public library collections with readers interested in social issues will find Passionaries inspirational.

 
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