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Group seeks to cut through hype of Christmas

November 29, 2004 By admin

If the start of shopping and the trouble of traveling already have you dreading the holidays, an Iowa-based group aims to remind you what Christmas should be all about. Founded in 1973, the group “Alternatives for Simple Living” aimed to offer a new interpretation of celebrations, lifestyle, culture, scripture, ecology and justice that were counter to those of the prevailing authority. For more than a decade, the head of “Alternatives for Simple Living” has been Gerald Iverson of Sergeant Bluff. He’s helped create a series of radio programs this season for folks who want an alternative holiday, fofering ideas like earth-friendly, homemade decorations, and setting aside a certain percentage to give to charity everytime the family makes a holiday purchase. The group also offers ideas for “alternative carols” to sing, and has a mail-order catalog of projects and reading material. Iowa native Iverson has headed Alternatives for over a decade but board members hail from all over the country, as do callers, subscribers and visitors to their website…simpleliving-dot-org.

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