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Growing Bolder Insider Volume 11

Hi gang. We've got another good one for you today. We try to deliver stories and interviews that feature a wide range of interests and talents. The only common denominator is passion. Package passion in a well-told story and the world will beat a path to your door. The Insider is that path. We're glad you're on it. In case you haven't noticed, you can view past volumes of The Insider simply by clicking on the link to the right. One click and you're there. Cool. When GrowingBolder.com launches, all of the great stories will be available for viewing at any time on a really big video player. Also cool.

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An Environmental Juggling Act

Forget college -- 65-year-old Dave Finnigan has a different kind of "dorm" planned for the next phase of life. He's looking for a few good families willing to share his home and his passion for saving the world. If it sounds interesting, get ready to work because he's not looking for slackers. And he's not willing to slow down until his message has reached the masses.

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PAWcasso: Loving Lifelines

It feels good to do good. You can change your life by helping others change theirs. If you volunteer, you know what we're talking about. Growing Bolder recently volunteered to help tell the story of a great night, sponsored by a great organization. World renowned artist Luis Sottil has devoted his life to capturing the emotions of his subjects on canvas. In the "Pawcasso" project, he teams with Canine Companions for Independence graduate teams to create one-of-a-kind masterpieces. The paintings are finished in Mr. Sotill's studio in Mexico and then they'll auctioned off next month to help CCI continue training extraordinary service dogs -- loving lifelines for men, women and children all across the country.

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GB Radio

Helping the World ... Again

When President Kennedy urged a generation to do more for their country, thousands of young people signed up for the new Peace Corps program. The volunteers traveled the world building schools, handing out food and teaching poor children. But then, they went out and started their own lives, becoming doctors, social workers and experts in their fields. These days, many are looking for ways to give back again. To bring qualified volunteers together with the citizens of the world who need help the most, Chris Klose co-founded Peace Corps Encore. He says people in their 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond are the ideal people to send into the field and represent the best of America to the world. Find out how you can change a life today.

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Mother of Holistic Medicine Helps You Heal

She was born to medical missionaries in India; grew up around lepers and elephants; and on one of her many medical safaris with her parents, ran into Mahatma Gandhi himself. But it's been in her adult life that Gladys McGarey, M.D., has changed the world. For more than 60 years, she's been an innovator in the field of alternative medicine. In 2005, at the age of 84, she traveled to India and Afghanistan to start an international holistic medical program for developing third-world countries. And now Dr. McGarey's helping Growing Bolder Insiders discover how to heal themselves by combining traditional and alternative therapies.

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Diana's Dresses

She gave up claim to the queendom, but the People's Princess never stopped looking for ways to help others. Ten years ago -- just months before her death -- Princess Diana decided to clean out her closet to raise money for those in need. And on that day, a sorority was born: a group of women who, for various and unique reasons, bought Diana's dresses at auction. Now, the women -- and the dresses -- are back together for an exhibit at the Appleton Museum of Art in Ocala, Fla. And as the group will tell you, getting there has been a labor of love.

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Investigating Pop Culture With Bob Kealing

GB Guru Bob Kealing has a full-time job as a reporter for Orlando's WESH-TV, but that never keeps him from pursuing his real passion -- tracking down pop culture's lost treasures. In Investigating Pop Culture, Bob will bring you the stories no one else is telling. Right now, he is wrapping up his research on Brownie Wise, a divorced mother who went on to become Tupperware's first star saleswoman and a "tycoon in June Cleaver pearls." Bob is also one of the leading forces behind the Kerouac Project, which allows writers to live rent-free in the Orlando, Fla., house where Jack Kerouac struggled to write a follow-up to "On the Road." To find out how you can live in the house, visit www.kerouacproject.org.

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In the next Growing Bolder Insider Newsletter: A rare look at a man who has helped define fitness for the past four decades and is still writing the book on how the human body can be at its best. In this Growing Bolder exclusive, we visit Dr. Ellington Darden at home with his wife and two young children. Plus, do you secretly dream of being a rock star? We've got a story for anyone who has ever wanted to strut their vocal chords, no matter their experience or talent level. It's all about the fun.

Deep Thoughts

"The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity."

-- Irish author George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) in The Devil's Disciple

A Look Back

Oct. 15, 1948
Future President Gerald Ford marries Elizabeth Anne ("Betty") Bloomer. Ford takes his new bride to a Michigan State University Rose Bowl playoff football game against Northwestern University for their honeymoon.

Oct. 15, 1965
David Miller, a young Catholic pacifist, becomes the first U.S. Vietnam War protester to burn his draft card, violating a law passed that forbade such acts.

Oct. 16, 1925
Actress Angela Lansbury is born in London. After a series of successes in theater and film, in 1984, at the age of 59, she lands her first TV series, Murder, She Wrote. It consistently lands in the top 15 most-watched programs for a full decade.

Oct. 16, 1958
Chevrolet introduces the El Camino. The car is discontinued after two years, but in 1964, the Camino is marketed as part of the Chevelle series, sealing its identity as a "muscle car" and reflecting the youthful bold energy of the 1960s and early 1970s.

Oct. 18, 1951
Best-selling novelist Terry McMillan is born. After several successful books, she finds break-out fame in 1992, at the age of 41, when Waiting to Exhale is released. The book would later be made into a movie.

Oct. 18, 1968
John Lennon and Yoko Ono are arrested for drug possession at their home in London, England. The couple denies that the drugs belong to them but Lennon later pleads guilty because he is worried that Ono may be deported.

Oct. 19, 1939
Jimmy Stewart's film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington debuts, later winning him the New York Film Critics Award for Best Actor. World War II would interrupt his career, but in 1985, at the age of 77, he would receive a special Oscar honoring his work. That same year, he would also win the Medal of Freedom.