A Positive Ripple Effect Magazine

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Time Well Spent The mission of Time Well Spent is to inspire, educate and empower people in suburban communities to live with mindful awareness of the impact of their

purpose even as they learn about the repurposing of salvaged materials and found objects and the needs of those less fortunate, allowing them to focus on

daily lifestyle and consumer choices on

both self and others.

the quality of life for self, those in need

A recent project of Time Well Spent was

and the environment. In its most basic

not only an example of its core mission

terms, the mission is to expedite the

but brought together the troops with

growth of conscious consumerism.

children from the countries where they

Beginning with those already actively

serve in an outward act of goodwill.

taking

steps

toward

living

with

awareness of the impact of

their

lifestyle

daily and

consumer choices,

Time

Well Spent will appeal to those members of the local

creative

arts

economy,

the

“green”

economy

and

like-minded community members who connect with

In conjunction with Operation Troop

the mission. A key target market will

Support, a grateful teen was instrumental

be women in the midst of transition,

in sending 627 Beanie Babies to the

needing to re-evaluate their own life’s

troops. Here’s the story of Robbie

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