Re: Re: The Giving Season?

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I first found them recommended in Worth Magazine's 100 Best Charities

(www.worth.com has the story).

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My parents gave me an xmas gift by sending $ to the Heifer foundation a few

years ago. I kept the card about what was done with the money for a long

time, thinking it was such a great idea. Sounds like a good bet. Also

don't forget the Weston A. Price Foundation as another one!

Cheers,

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[Guest guest]

I think it's commonly known as " The Heifer Project " --many churches collect

funds for this. The kids in our church collect money at Christmas (During

Advent) to buy animals. Each year they pick--last year rabbits, this year

goats, etc.

I know some of my family has been very supportive of this project in years

past. They investigate charities thoroughly and I don't think they would

have invested if it wasn't a sound charity. These people actually do what

they say they do in so far as providing animals and training.

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I know personally of a retired veterinarian that brings dairy goats over to

Napal every year for the heifer project. he then shows the recipiants how to

care for the goats. This is truly a very worthy endeavor. It follows the bible

truth of teaching a man to fish.

Shari

----- Original Message -----

From: klyoung2424

Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 3:23 PM

Subject: Re: The Giving Season?

Funny you should mention this! I just got their catalog in the mail

and was thinking it was a good idea for a Christmas gift!

Has anyone heard of this organization and know if they are good?

Thanks,

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> All,

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> I've been doing a bit of research on charities recently, after

reading

> about the Red Cross scandals after Sept. 11, and I've bumped into an

> interesting group:

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> Heifer International, at www.heifer.org.

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> From the Web site:

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> What does Heifer do and how do we do it?

> Heifer International combats hunger, alleviates poverty,

> and restores the environment by providing appropriate

> livestock, training, and related services to small-scale

> farmers worldwide. Heifer helps people utilize livestock as

> an integral component of sustainable agriculture and

> holistic development. Heifer's projects strengthen rural

> families and communities through improved nourishment,

> increased production and the dissemination of skills and

> knowledge for self-reliance. Care for the earth's natural

> resources is emphasized through training in livestock

> management, pasture improvement, soil conservation,

> forestation and water harvesting.

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> Heifer's key concept is that each recipient must pass on to

> others some of the offspring of the farm animals they

> receive. This principle, called " passing on the gift, "

> assures that each participant in the program becomes a

> donor, enhancing dignity and participation in each project.

> Passing on the gift also helps communities to become

> self-sustaining.

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> They give chicks, ducks, geese, rabbits, goats, llama, sheep, pigs,

> buffalo, and cows, and the training to go with it, to needy folks

around

> the world, including here in the U.S. They also have 3 " Learning

Centers "

> where anyone can go for training and a fine experience in

> livestock-raising, one each in Massachusetts, Arkansas, and

California.

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> I have no connection to these folks, just thought I'd pass on my

discovery!

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> Happy Holidays!

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