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Calendar of Environmental Events Around the World

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Every year there are many environmental events around the globe that one can take part in. With that in mind, we have put together a month by month list of events you can get involved in, along with the links to each one. Have you participated in any of these events? The problem is knowing when each one of them are!

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Free or Inexpensive Holiday Activities

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There are plenty of expensive events and activities to attend during this season – attending a play at a live theater or perhaps a symphony concert from your city’s professional orchestra. Zoo events. Many cities have zoos that have special holiday events. Local garden events. Church & Club events.

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Should You Risk Not Having Homeowner’s Insurance?

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For example, if you live in an area prone to flooding, earthquakes, tornadoes, or other natural disasters, your bank may require you purchase special insurance against those types of events. Disaster may not necessarily come in the form of a major natural event. What Not Having Homeowner’s Insurance Could Cost You.

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The Value of Standing There and “Looking Pretty”

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As a side hustle extraordinaire, I’m always getting hired for odd jobs and random event work here and there. Even my supervisor for the event kept relaying the compliments he had gotten on my work. A few weeks before this event, I had a job interview to be an executive assistant for a real estate firm. What work?

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How to Make a Two Dollar Seventy Five Cent Centerpiece

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We decided to re-label 10 empty wine bottles using a picture of an historical event for each decade of her life. After doing some quick refresher research on events that happened in the 1920s through the current decade, I went on a mission to find the pictures. As I looked around at what was available ideas started popping.

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Exploring a New Town

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Ask for a catalogue of events around the region; the booklets are usually free and very helpful. Larger events will usually be featured in the local newspapers. The YMCA is usually very community oriented, so they may be able to give you some good tips. Look at the Local Paper. Be Open Minded.

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Frugal Fun

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We live in downtown Portland and there are so many festivals and events coming up on schedule. Here are some events we have attended in the past. These events usually have a gate fee, but many of them have a promotional free entry day, like the Cinco De Mayo festival. I’m sure there are fun events all Summer long.

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