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(For Ben's articles, scroll to the bottom)"Even if the pessimists are usually right, optimists are the ones who change the world." -- Thomas Friedman
Ben is a recent college grad from SUNY Geneseo, south of Rochester. He grew up in Henrietta, NY.
He is a Co-Founder of The BIGGER Impact Newsletter, the weekly inspirational email newsletter. Its mission is to help you to make a bigger difference in the world.
Career
Ben is the Vice President of Sales for his family's company, St. Pauly Textile, Inc. St. Pauly distributes second hand clothing from Western and Central New York State to locations and people all over the world and helps local non profit organizations out with their fund raising. St. Pauly helps out over 300 local non-profit organizations in Western NY yearly. To learn more about their unique business model, visit their website.
He is an Eagle Scout and boy scout merit badge councilor, GOLD Leader Mentor, member of The Livingston County Chamber of Commerce, Student Senator and has experience as a community and student organizer. He was a founding member of The Ghana Project and Anti - Malaria Project on his college campus and the Genesee Valley Global Friendships. With all he strives to help others to become better citizen diplomats involved in the local and global community.
Writing
Besides writing weekly for BIW, He writes a monthly column for the magazine, Connecting Rochester. He writes his articles to help others get better and reflect upon his own journey of improvement. A listing of his articles can be found below.
Public Policy
Ben spent the spring of '08 in Washington DC. Here he was lucky to gain experience as a legislative assistant intern for a Washington, DC based energy, environment and tax government relations organization. He advocates for increased efficiency, transparency, and effectiveness in all levels of government.
Ben enjoys reading, writing, music, the outdoors, working out, photography and traveling the world. His favorite thing to do is spend time relaxing in the Finger Lakes of Western NY. He grew up in
Contact
Ben can be reached at bendegeorge@gmail.com
Articles:
Stuck at a Roadblock? -- Inspiration.
Scout's Honor: Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Boy Scouts
How Will You Change The World?
