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Another local effort put on in part by some folks on this list:<div><br></div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div class="Section1"><div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</span></b><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div></div><div><div style="line-height: 9.75pt; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Palatine Conference Fosters Grassroots Efforts Toward Peace, Justice, Sustainability.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "> </span></span></b></div></div><p style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt; line-height: 9.75pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Palatine, IL - September 3, 2008</span></b><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>- When it comes to the large problems facing humanity, how can one person make a difference? A Better Day 2008 offers answers by bringing together distinguished speakers, activists, and community organizers for a day. The public is invited to learn and discuss the issues, make connections, and get involved in any of dozens of social benefit groups. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt; line-height: 9.75pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">A Better Day 2008 takes place Saturday, September 20, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Countryside Church Unitarian Universalist, 1025 N. Smith Street, Palatine, Illinois.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt; line-height: 9.75pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">This open, non-partisan event offers three tracks of activity: speakers, an exhibit of local organizations, and breakout sessions in the church classrooms. Jim Kenney of Common Ground will give the morning keynote, “Peace is Possible”. Other speakers will address social and economic justice, sustainable living, support for our veterans, and ways of dealing with our differences. Exhibitors in the conference hall will include environmentalists, advocates for economic reform and social justice, and local peace groups.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt; line-height: 9.75pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Programs will emphasize personal involvement. Program Committee member Kat Doyle said, "We want to tell everyone, you can do something! Working with other people for a good cause is a great way to make friends, discover skills you never knew you had, and just have fun."</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt; line-height: 9.75pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">A Better Day 2008 is sponsored by the Adult Faith Development Council of Countryside Church Unitarian Universalist, Palatine, Illinois.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt; line-height: 9.75pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Contact:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>Hal Snyder, M.D.<br>A Better Day 2008 Program Committee<br>224-678-6188<br><a href="mailto:hal@better-day.info" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">hal@better-day.info</a><br><a href="http://www.better-day.info" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.better-day.info</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p align="center" style="margin-bottom: 8.25pt; text-align: center; line-height: 9.75pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">###</span></p></div></div></span></div></div></div></body></html>