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#ThisWeekI: Humane League Edition

Happy Monday! Today’s #ThisWeekI guest(s) couldn’t decide who wanted to participate the most, so we instead focus on their local nonprofit as a whole instead.

The Humane League is a farm animal welfare organization that advocates for reducing meat consumption for the benefits to individual health, the animals, and the environment.

About the Humane League

Volunteer & Intern lunch with the Humane League

Name(s)/Organization:  Rachel Atcheson, Philadelphia Director; Jenn Peck, Director of Operations; and Eliana Zimet, intern.
Fav Philly Neighborhood: Center City
Fav Meatless Food Dish: HipCityVeg‘s Crispy HipCity Ranch
Cutest animal celebrity: Esther the Wonder Pig
What is the Humane League most proud of this year?: The success of our Meatless Monday campaigns in Philadelphia, Boston, in Baltimore, and opening up 4 offices in 2014 alone!

So what did the Humane League do to inspire change this week?

#ThisWeekI – Humane League Edition:

  • We participated in Meatless Monday, our fav.
  • kept the lights off in the office and relied on natural light instead.
  • Distributed online versions of our literature, including Vegetarian/Vegan Starter Kits, instead of hard copies.

Readers, what have you done this week? What are your goals?

Want to inspire others and be featured on an upcoming #ThisWeekI column? Send us an email to contact@greenphillyblog.com and tell us: what did #ThisWeekI inspire you to do?

Julie Hancher

Julie Hancher is Editor-in-Chief of Green Philly, sharing her expertise of all things sustainable in the city of brotherly love. She enjoys long walks in the park with local beer and greening her travels, cooking & cat, Sir Floofus Drake.

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