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In 2006, two friends in Nashville decided to make organic cotton t-shirts with the logo, Cool People Care. Sam Davidson and Stephen Moseley wanted to inspire conversations in public spaces. The t-shirts created a buzz and the two friends decided to launch www.coolpeoplecare.org, a website that promotes meaningful change by offering a daily action that takes five minutes or less to complete and makes a positive impact on the planet.

I recently interviewed Sam Davidson. He told me that he felt, “the two big hang-ups people have when asked to make a difference are that they don’t know how, and they don’t have enough time. We wanted to eliminate these two excuses by offering things people could do in five minutes a day or less, and also by providing an events calendar for things they could do and get involved with in their local communities.” The website currently hosts free events calendars for 43 communities, so people can get involved locally.   Read more...