It’s Time To Help A Hero As you know, Earth Promise has formed a relationship with Changents,  a site that “connects Agents of Change with a fan base of Backers around the world, enabling them to create change together.”   Not only have I posted some blogs about the site in general, but have begun interviewing some of the most incredible Heroes. When I first found Changents, I registered to be on their mailing list.  Yesterday’s email that I received truly caught my attention.  Here is a portion of the post:    Change Agents Help the World. What Happens When One of Them is in Trouble?   Change Agent Denise Russoproduces events and concerts that raise $$ and awareness for the global water crisis. She’s been telling her story on Changents and building a community around her work since March. And right now, Denise is in distress. On September 21, Denise’s hometown of Austell, GA started to flood. That morning Denise had no idea that by nightfall her kids’  elementary school, as well as the family car, would be completely submerged under water. She began the next day – which, by the way, was her birthday – with a “personal gondolier ride…in a canoe…to [her] front door.” Over nine feet of water had flooded her house and destroyed her family’s belongings – more than $80K in damages. Today, the house is down to its studs and her family is living in a shelter. We stand behind our Change Agents, and right now it’s time to rally the Changents community around Denise. As a real Change Agent, Denise is focusing on the solution instead of succumbing to grief.  While this is undoubtedly an extremely tough time for her, her husband, and her two young children, she’s full speed ahead on rebuilding her life and telling us how we can help. So in true Changents fashion, we are jumping head first into problem solving mode!   Denise needs your help. She’s posted a special blog on Changents with three requests. Please check it out and while you’re there, make sure you leave a comment of support for the family! You can also forward this email to a friend using the “Forward Email” button below. This is my way of spreading her message.  Please take the time to support Denise and all that she has done for the Global Water Crisis; it is now time for the world to help her. Tags: agents, Austell, carbon footprint, change, Changents, changes, clean water, climate change, denise russo, earth, earth promise, earthkeepers, earthpromise, eco-friendly, energy, environment, environmental, environmental footprint, environmental issues, flood, Georgia, global, global warming, global water crisis, green, green challenge, green changes, green future, green living, green practice, green practices, green revolution, green tips, Hero, heroes, organic, recycle, reduce, reuse, social network, swim, timberland, water crisis, water pollution

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