My first inclination when I heard about the gift giving idea was to try to do something locally here in Denver. I also wanted to do something that would have a lasting impact rather than just a random donation to a cause that looked interesting. Because I am new to this city, I had a difficult time finding something that I could feel connected to. When I talked to Roxanne about this great opportunity, she brought up Heifer International. Also, when she mentioned the gift idea to some of her colleagues, the name Heifer International kept coming up, so I decided to give it a look.
Heifer International is an organization that provides a sustainable income for starving families across the world through the gift of livestock. What they do is provide extensive training for a family on how to raise their given livestock in a sustainable manner. They teach them how to build shelters and also how to process food from the animals they are given. What really drew me to this is that HI doesn't just make a one-time gift, but rather provides a lifetime income for these families and communities. The idea is that a couple of families will provide offspring for their neighbors in order to create a community that can provide for itself. Although the gift is symbolic, $500 represents one heifer and the necessary training to go along with it for one family. I would encourage everyone to check out the web site at www.heifer.org to learn more about this organization.
Thank-you Mom and Dad for this great opportunity to give something back to rest of the world. Researching this has really shed some light on some of the problems in the world, and it feels good to make even a little difference.
Merry Christmas,
Darren
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We actually just received a cool baby gift from someone that was a donation of ducklings to Heifer in Fiona's name. It's a pretty cool organization.
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