Here's a shameless plug just in time for the holidays! It's for an organization that we really like: Heifer
Project International. They're a great organization, and donations to Heifer Project make wonderful
gifts. Check it out!
A short quote from Heifer International's web site:
"Moved by the plight of orphans and refugees of the Spanish Civil War
as he ladled out meager rations of powdered milk, Dan West, an Indiana
farmer, volunteer relief worker and Church of the Brethren member,
grasped that the people needed "a cow, not a cup"—cows that could
produce milk so families would not have to depend on temporary aid. From
that simple idea, Heifer International was born.
In 1944, the
first cows sent abroad were donated by West's neighbors and distributed
throughout Europe following World War II. More than 67 years later,
Heifer has expanded its mission, just as it expanded to 30 types of
animals it now provides—from goats, geese and guinea pigs to bees,
silkworms and water buffalo."
When you donate to the Heifer Project, you are effectively buying an animal (anything from ducks or bees to cattle and camels) that will be sent to a family in need, living in a community in need. The animal provides a "hand up instead of a hand out", and if/when it reproduces, this animal's offspring are given to other member of the community in need, spreading the wealth and ultimately reaching the entire community.
When you donate to the Heifer Project, you are effectively buying an animal (anything from ducks or bees to cattle and camels) that will be sent to a family in need, living in a community in need. The animal provides a "hand up instead of a hand out", and if/when it reproduces, this animal's offspring are given to other member of the community in need, spreading the wealth and ultimately reaching the entire community.
