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10/18/95 04:58 FAb 2089327793 TIIE ~a~ ~:;;~o-~ ~~o ~;. K?ccre Chsnical Ccrc. `NAT'URAL . =:,;;~~:•~,:~ an e;.c=rpt o= corvsrs~;ion we hat' SOLUTIONS" v~%G'' him about how he. became involved with EVOLUTION Ecolonamics. "To tell you the truth- !wasn't alazvs interested in natttrzi ;olurions'to cleanine problems.. 1 used rite same produtts zs vcr?ronc else. A[I that changed when an employee in.my cleaning rosiness tor, her eyc.because it u-as splashed b}• a tout cleaner. after that- I had the desire ro make a product that wouldn't bur ~.avbodv. At the time. I had na intentions of`savin_ the entiron- aent- It~wzs only nisi six yeah of research that we de+vclopcd a ins of vm• safe and eEettive household and commercial cleaners and thrnI realized[hevalueofwharwehad.~redecidedrodnan nfomercial and brgan to look for a spokapctson Dermis' name czs broulrt up: Since Dennis won't do an eadorscneat until he ees and trig the produc4 his a:eat atntnged fat me to meet him the Farthship in Ridgttay. Dennis and I talked for about two yours and then I cloned his whole house ai[h our "I~amml solutions and lefr a kit Shorty aver, he did the ittfomercial_ My initiarion into Ecolonomia thinkine was a route one. I :ouldn`t cum say the word for a long time. Getty had m tutor rnCl didn't realize that Ecolonomics was what I was aYm-° to accom ~[ish: Some environmentalists wart[ to destroy business. You row. "everybody set out of the way and la things groat' \c[ually, we wine itetrrested in motley too! Demtis said that in ddidon to his work aiih the Lsstinrce. be w•aated to brine business ad profit togctha with envirohmmral solutions- i tl!ou`ht thaz lea vas great! .Then, our of she clue, Detrais called and said that e had contacted a company he wanted me to meet It azs Equinox Inremationai, and from the time that we started utdng a drat toee[ha, I beeaa to tint;>e what Dennis was trying rdo.ThmIwantedto~ivesomethinaroDermis dream Without tennis, rhaewouldhavebzea.noEquinoxcormection.Basimily, want to contnbuu to the institme of Ecolonomia m'say thank ou ro Dennis." ~ ~ - altars Rote: Dan Kilgore told us t[ta[ an investor in his com- anti has a timber business and used w clearcta forests, bur tanks to Dan telling.him about Ecoloaomics and showing him azy to mainta~ profia while~cttttin_ trees in a rr"rimed way, e will no logger clearcut.l3ahk you, Dan,. for being a woada- il example ofEcolonotnics in Action. What is Y Thep say? .pebble thrown in the lake antes ever wider tipples. Hotell Toxicgre Co~++~*+oa CJ~e i'T1T~~~dAG~,g~ • Each year titers arfive w ten million hocsehoidpoisoains, mosth• of children Deteteencs are thq leading cause- • Tw•clvc dtousandmjnria in oneyearwerc rn„ced bj+exposure- to rye in the United Stela alone Lye (sodium or potassium hydroxide) is found in drain and oven cleaners, bleach and other household products. . Fraser, Inc. Advis~ry Board Member Jim McCormick Passes Away ~jooa Invest.-aent analySt.aad aethor hm \gcCormick died on Fcb t~n~ Z 1, 1995 afro rnduring six years of chemotherapy for bone cancer aadaftersuniving apolio attack is 192 which temporarilycoafihed him to an iron Iunu, He aka survived a massive heart atatck is 1968. In spi[eofthesecha[lengcs; heputa "LifeisTerrific"bumpersticker on his wheelchair. Jim was ourkeynotc soeakeratthe opening celeb- ration of the !n- sritute and ~•as the founder of 'Dallas Acts Bind H'eelc To give you an idea of Tim`s heart and deu:r- minauon, he at- tended almost every Kindness ~y'eek eves[ [his last Februzry even ihouslt he was no loa_eer able [o eat or drink fluids. Durins the events. he coasandy expressed ~a[itude for-Dennis presence, and be passed oo within hams of Kindness 0.'cck's end_ Jim wzs such a successful and inspirational citizen thaz his funeral azs featured oa the front pace of theDalhts paper. We quote a fea• words from Tm's tat}; at ourKick•Off Celebra- tion: "Ecolon•`..hou-thazwordtsedtatumoffmascbusinessmtn like t~•se1L ! alazys 2ssoeia[ed itxith radical eavirotimearalis[s. it acts `us versus [hem', Btri I have come to realite...and Dennis Weave[ helped me leam...tbat we in the business world ®n n6 loner continue to ripe God's earth. We must gtt it together. the eavironmenralisa and the Stm McCormieks must join forces. The stakes are too hiel>, and time is mo short. ~If we don't do something soon, we will leave an obscene le~ecy to our gandchiIdrm..The yew J.C. Penney headquar~s frr my hometown ofDaIlas sirs on a sprawling twenty acre site. Thousands of trees have been planted. lakes and streams and waterfalls created. This beatrtifid complex is a~ is the winter and cooled in. the summer 1?v solar ena_w which ~enerd[es elec[riary to nears ice...the ice is used to cool the buildiag.__the operating cosss for the facility are a frazton of what theywereazrheoldheadgaatcetsiaNewYorlc Produttivityisthim- fivc percent higlta gad ebsenteeism~is a fraction of what rt was. Sotne[hing tragic happens whin entrepreneurs dist:over they tact make a buck is solvin¢ aproblem_ Has is Emlonomi a in action!'' "Impossble. Howe I love thaz word and the cballenga that ii cnajutes in my maid Impossible is my second favarire word- My favorite word is loves Love can etadirzre the hatred of bigoay; it tBtmendabroken6ezti Loverarr eliminate war gad kitlTy It ca71 solve sGNalloa. ?!te powQ of love f5 absolruely awesome, more pawafcl than atom eaag3•." . Tim discovered that the inns environment is as important as the outer. We loved him. He is missed but his spirit and love a$1 be wmied in the heart of all who had the ptivtlege of knowing hint Yw vibare ro Jim, we have rcred rhir aaorejrom fir Actuate talA at our ADeaing Cnunonr to rams our aewrlcrF Page 4 Jim McCormick