Free Stuff Friday: One Can Make A Difference! October 24, 2008

I make a difference by simply caring. I help any kind of living creature whenever I can. I showed my mom the cruelty in the meat and dairy industry and now she is vegan, I also am vegan, we are both happier and healhtier for it. I believe that we have to be the change we want to see in the world.

Hi!
I am a photographer who is a vegan and deeply concerned with animal rights... I started a wee blog a while ago just reviewing things and trying to let more people know how easy it is to live a vegan lifestyle. I am also working on my degree show at Uni and it is all about animal rights!

Here are my websites:

www.zoewinters.net = photography

http://zoewintersphotography.blogspot.com =Photo blog

http://suitableforvegans.blogspot.com = Vegan Blog

I dont really care about winning anything, I just wanted to share my blog, I'm trying to spread the vegan word in the sweetest way possible! :)

Keep Up the beyond amazing work ,
Zoë xxx

I make a difference by teaching others and using my daily actions to show how I care. When you are compassionate it moves others to act in a similar way. I make yummy vegan meals for my friends and use it as an opportunity to tell them about animal rights.

I have been a vegetarian for several years now and I believe it is a great way to spread the message of peace! It is a lifestyle that requires dedication and of course knowing that you are saving animals is the best reward. I believe the world would be a much better place if everyone was a vegetarian. I show compassion to those without a voice in order to make a difference!

We're giving away a copy of the book, so comment below telling us how you make a difference in the lives of others to be the lucky winner!

Working in the ER, I see people who help me as much as I help them everyday.

I make a difference by being myself and leading by example. One of the best, and easiest, ways to make an impact on those around you is showing passion in what you believe in and setting an example by acting on those beliefs. Being a happy and healthy vegan just living is making a difference on those around me. Dispelling myths, showing that it is easy and can be done and talking to others on my choice not to consume animal products. Like Blythe said, being the change.

count me in

Oh man! I went to Barnes and Noble the other day and they didn't have this book. :(

I make a difference by volunteering my time to help animals. I love and care for animals very deeply, and that's what lead me to become vegan and an animal rights activist.
I have gone all over the U.S. volunteering at organizations. My most recent was the Best Friends Animal Sanuctary in Kanab, Utah. (I live in Michigan) I went there for spring break this year with my aunt. We volunteered for a week grooming horses, cleaning, and walking dogs.
I love lending a hand to help out animals in need!

Love you Peta2!

Hello! Im a middle school student.I am currently in the process of attempting to starting a animal rights club in my school. One day in class, I mentioned how gelatin is made of crushed animal bones and tendons. We got into a huge discussion on it, and a few classmates said they would never eat any products with gelatin in it again! I show my passion for animal liberation/cruelty through multiple Peta stickers on my notebooks. and just simply the way I talk to people. My agenda book is covered in anti-fur stickers, vegan and vegetarian stickers. I am planning on working with peta when I grow up, but for now I unfortunately have to stay in school to achieve good grades.

use cloth bags for all shopping

I always try to carry some bread or bird seed to drop in the parking lots of stores..

I started spreading animal rights around my school and got some friends to become vegetarians. I love art, and express my feelings through art, and use it to help spread animal rights awareness. It may have not been much, But I sure did show one of my friends that meat is not the way to go.

I think I make a difference in peoples lives my treating everyone the way I would like to be treated

I make a difference by educating people not being rude and pushing my vegan ideals on people. For example, a few weeks ago I met a guy who just had a lot of questions about being vegetarian, or vegan, and what kinds of things happen to animals. Guess what... he's now trying out being vegetarian!

omg i totally love your book ....kudos =]

I WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE BECAUSE I HAVE BIG BUT COMPSSIONATE MOUTH AND PEOPLE LISTEN AND RESPECT ME TO THE POINT I KNOW THAT I COULD USE THIS FOR THE VEGETARIAN AND ANIMAL CAUSE

I agree,lead by example.we are happy vegans,we are trying to save the enviroment and we are trying to help others help themselves.

Follow the "Golden Rule". Thanks for the contest.

I make a difference by my personality. Peple look at me and say, "what's different about her?" and I can tell them why. I always try to help out in any way I can

Helpless animals are special...and anyone can make a difference by the choices they make in their daily lives.

I make a difference by being compassionate. Every time I sit down to eat a meal, I know that no animals had to suffer in the making of my food.

I moved to a small town to live with my boyfriend. Unfortunately things like recycling, reducing waste/consumption, not littering, and veganism are considered "eccentric" here. So I try to be myself and be prepared to give honest, compelling answers to questions like "You don't eat MEAT?!" or "Why are you growing veggies in your front yard?". People expect me to be confrontational and try to "convert" them to my way of living and believing and are taken aback when they find I am non-aggressive. They have been much more open to listening to my answers and even trying out some things that seemed bizarre to them. I find being a fearless example and an intelligent, informed practitioner of healthy, green living make a real difference in the lives of those around me.

By being a loving father and spouse!

i want to win

I really try not to leave a big footprint in this world

I try to make small differences in daily practice in my home so far as respecting the environment is concerned.

I never believe that people are beyond bringing to vegetarianism or veganism. I myself are vegan and I think the best way to get people to help out, be it becoming a vegan or sending emails against animal fur, is to take a step back. Let those around you know what is going on, then let them decide for themselves if this is right or not. I have had failed attempts to make my family members vegan, by forcing information on them and constantly nagging. Then I stopped doing that and these family members are now starting to eat meat and fish less and less. My friends always apologise to me when eating meat around me, which shows that they are understanding that what they are doing upsets me. But I don't rush in to make them a vegan while they are feeling remorseful. i think that by saying I understand and being more accepting that they may take time before they become vegan, it brings them closer to that life-changing decision. If anyone asks, "How have I managed to be vegan for so long?" I am always proud to say that it's easy when you feel strongly and believe that you can do it. I am 15, I have been a vegan since 12, which is probably way shorter than many others, but I sure am proud anyway.

My kids are grown and gone, but I'm always there to listen when they want to call and talk, and for any friends too whenever all they need is someone to listen

I help one day a week at the elementary school.

I make a difference everyday...first off i am a vegetarian.....second off. i take care of all animals....S.P.C.A. is like my second home.....I love all animals........I also educate others on how many animals they save just if they become vegetarians........Teaching people that if you are happy and healthy nobody can take you down...I also make MEAT-FREE snacks for my friends when they come over....they always like them. One day once get my degree i want to travel around the world to teach other people about being a vegen...and all about cruelty to animal and how we can stop it.

I make a difference by picking up papers that are littering the sidewalk and putting them in recycling bins.

I try to make a difference by thinking of the consequences of every action I take - will it hurt people, animals or the environment?

I think the best thing you can do to make this a better world is to be kind to one another. I know it sounds simple, but I believe it has a ripple effect.

I make a difference by sticking to my principles whenever they are threatened or challenged, and encouraging others to as well :)

I make a difference by volunteering in my community. I have had 2 food drives for our local shelter in the past 3 years. In each one, I collected more than 500 pounds of dog and cat food! I am currently collecting donation for bedding, houses, and toys for chained dogs in our community. When I’m not having a collection or fundraiser, I’m talking to people about animal issues. I have converted 3 people total vegetarianism, and so many others have cut down on their meat intake. I love using stickers and leaflets, also. I don’t know what I would do without them! I have adopted 3 dogs, 2 cats, and just recently, a horse. The horse was 200 pounds underweight when we got her, but she’s now fat and happy! :) I try to incorporate helping animals into every day. But that’s what I love doing!

Would love to win. Please enter me, thank you

Just be nice

I think I make a difference by helping my sons see that kindness and caring are as "manly" as the uglier stereotypes they see in the media. I help them "keep their hearts open" as we say in our family.

by being the best person I can be and teach my kids same

I do volunteer work and try to help others.

Live knowing that everything I do and say affects everthing and every being around me.
LOVE INGRID!!! She made a difference in my life.

oh where to start?? hmm
i always am nice to the elderly and help them in the grocery stores.
I give money to people and charitys in need.
i just try to treat people good, so they feel important. :)

im a vegertarian! so that means i help every day!!

I coach my school's volleyball team. And I always try to volunteer in my community.
Please enter me in this contest. Thank you!

I am always there for anyone that needs help.

Listen and love!

I've made a difference by planting the seeds for potential change by giving ideas about solving serious problems out here. I've also have written to organizations such as PETA and other animal rights groups about taking on the issue of saving lobsters and crabs from being boiled alive. I told them that they should take on Red Lobster on this issue. I also wrote to Red Lobster trying to convince them to not hurt animals. I became a vegan. I try to influence others to also not hurt animals and to take on the cause. I've also wrote ideas to famous people and the government on how to solve problems of homelessness, poverty here and in other countries, getting rid of abuse in nursing homes, VA hospitals and in mental hospitals. We can all try to make a difference by just offering ideas.

I make a difference in my work by listening to my patients and being empathetic to their wants and needs!

Sounds like a fantastic read!! Please enter me!

I make a difference by never meeting a stranger. I treat everyone as a friend.

I don't know that I make a difference but I try to treat everyone the same. In my store the person who come on a bike gets the same treatment as the person who drives up in a BMW.

I try to make a difference by teaching compassion and empathy for all living things to my two daughters.

I make a difference by simply caring.

I make a difference through volunteering.

A pleasant smile and warm hello!!!!

i make a difference by encouraging college age students to continue hoping for their future even when they get depressed. As mostly teenagers in college, they tend to question themselves. I tell them that you can try anything for a year/

I make a difference in the lives of others by treating them with kindness.

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