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Patty R.
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"I want to be the best humanitarian and conservationist that I can be..."

Chicago, IL, USA
female, age 31
married
Conservation GIS Specialist
Speaks: English
Joined Dec 22, 2004
What I Want to Do:
Causes: Bat Conservation International, Defenders of Wildlife, Jane Goodall Institute, National Speleological Society, Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, African Wildlife Foundation, World Wildlife Fund, IFAW, Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund, Indiana Karst Conserva
Activities: SCUBA, caving, Running / Jogging, reading, frog monitoring for the Chicago Wilderne, providing free GIS work for environmenta, organizing the St. Charles Roots & Shoot


 
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Groups Activists Against Factory Farming, Africa Geographic, Amazons For Animals, Ancient Wisdom Spiritual Updates with Reiki Master Healer Cindy Lee, Archaeology, Aromatherapy & Essential Oils, Attachment Parenting, Bat Enthusiasts Roundtable, Boycott Animal Circuses, Ecology, Geo Trekkers, Global Cavers, GreeningWays, HSUS-The Humane Society of the United States more »
Hometown Chicago 
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Birthday Sept 16, 1978  
Languages English  
About Me I am extremely dedicated to my work and causes. Ever since I was little, I felt that I was supposed to do something grand with my life.
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Pets rat, dogs, cats  
Activist Aspirations Enthusiastic
Political Leaning Very Liberal
Religions  
Eating Habits Vegan  
Wild Fact About Me I am interested in bat biology, I love caving, and I have been to Africa four times.
My Philosophy Free your heart from hatred.
Free your mind from worries.
Live simply.
Give more.
Expect less.
What Gives Me Hope Meeting others that are just as passionate about the causes that I believe in.
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by Require a recycling program in every town and ban smoking in public places.
What/who changed my life and why Reading "Cry of the Kalahari" as a teenager...since then I have always been obsessed with Africa. Also, meeting my friend Allison, because she showed me that it wasn't so hard to be a vegan and live a cruelty-free lifestyle.
What Bugs Me animal cruelty and litter bugs  
Passions making a difference  
Inspirations friends  
What Scares Me Losing the ones I love  
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Role Models Maura Becker, Jane Goodall, Mahatma Gandhi, Wangari Maathai, Nelson Mandela  
Quotation When you start working with the environment seriously, the whole arena comes: human rights, women's rights, environmental rights, children's rights, you know, everybody's rights. Once you start making these linkages, you can no longer do just tree-planting. - Wangari Maathai (the first African women to win Nobel Peace Prize)
Interests pets, Biodiversity, Ecology, Environment, Gardening/Farming, bats, Zoology, Vegetarian / Vegan, Safaris, cave exploration  
Books Anything to do with animals and nature  
Music all kinds  
Movies Aliens, Beyond Borders, Gorillas in the Mist, The Shining, The Exorcist, Ever After  
TV Shows I really try not to watch a lot of TV (h, but I do like the Will & Grace, Roseanne, King of Queens  
Favorite Foods avocado, mangos, Thai coconuts, lichees, hummus  
Favorite Places Caves, British Virgin Islands, South Africa, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, New Mexico, Arizona, my king-size bed  
Can't Live Without love, friends, my cave helmet, my husband, my animals  
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Harmonia A. (681) 		Testimonial on Jun 28, 2005
I saw the pictures of you and Bonny at the protest over the weekend - great job! The Seals thank you for your efforts and so do I!
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