This Saturday, November 15th marks America Recycles Day. You’ve heard the recycling message many 
times before and you’re probably doing your part to decrease waste.
You can feel like a big nag when you see someone improperly toss a recyclable item, but spreading the word on all the pros of recycling can only help the cause. It’s a simple ‘recycle bin versus trash’ mindset change in many cases – not requiring additional effort, just added consciousness. So, what a more appropriate time to review some of the major benefits of all your efforts than America Recycles Day?
Some of the top reasons to recycle:
If you haven’t already, you NEED to vote today!
A record number of people have registered this year, and a huge number voted in the primary. However, regardless of the number of people who you see that say they’ve voted, your vote still matters.
My “voting history” began with my vote for Ross Perot (My dad brought me into the voting booth with him growing up, so I was able to cast a vote at age 9 and be a part of the process.) I’ve always voted in every election I could.
I’ve attended a few political rallies, including last night for a Joe Biden rally in South Philly. Mayor Nutter, 
Governor Ed Rendell, World Series champ Jimmy Rollins, and Jill & Joe Biden all spoke.
2 Million people (including me) ditched work or school Friday to celebrate the Phillies World Series win with a parade through our city of brotherly love. 
(Also explaining our lack of posts last week…)
This Phillies win did indeed bring out the love in Philadelphia. I was lucky enough to go to Game 5 (parts 1 and 2) – the winning game of the series. I felt the brotherly (and sisterly) love like never before as I was hugged by strangers in celebration of this HUGE win. It was the most perceptible outpouring of our city “slogan” I’ve ever felt.
