Time doesn't wait for us to get our act together, it forges on. Though many are struggling financially - most of us are still doing a whole lot better than 1.3 billion people; the approximate number of people who were very poor and struggling even before this latest global economic crisis. How are they managing? For millions of people worldwide, the impact of our financial crisis is devastating. It means that their already minimal food supplements and other international aid will become even scarcer.
Remember the old saying, "when the going gets tough, the tough get going?" Well, that's you and me. We can be tough, and we should get going. How? By joining forces with Heifer International . When you do, you can help change the world.
I've been donating to Heifer International for years now. I give Heifer International gifts for the holidays - for special events, and just because. By donating to Heifer, you help purchase farm animals that will be given to individuals in communities with fragile and struggling economic systems. Owning a cow, some chickens, a goat, a bee hive, or a pig, can mean the difference between poverty and starvation, and independence, economic stability, and health.
Make it a team effort. Gather some friends at the office or around the neighborhood or school yard and establish a fund-raising team. Pool your resources! Commit to a project that will help an entire community. Heifer Foundation is so dedicated to their mission that they offer classes and field trips to teach us how to be more responsible in our own environment, while at the same time showing us how to improve the lives of others.
Happy Thanks-giving.
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