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Heifer International
eifer International’s aim is to end poverty and hunger throughout the world. They help needy families by giving out gifts of farm
Through Heifer International, you can give the gift of livestock and fruit trees to people in need around the world.
animals, training, seeds, and trees. American farmer Dan
When Heifer International gives a goat or other animal to a family, that family must “pass on the gift.” Recipient
West started the organization in
families give the animal’s first female offspring to another family in need. That family, in turn, passes on the gift to another family. So one gift multiplies throughout the community, year after year.
1944. The idea behind the organization came from this proverb: “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; you have fed him for a lifetime.”
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The Salvation Army
Can you nd the two identical bells?
he red kettle and the sound of a ringing bell that runs up to Christmas Eve
throughout our communities is the seasonal program of the Salvation Army. The money donated during one four-hour period can provide two nights shelter and four warm meals for the men and women, or toys for children who look to the Salvation Army for help. The Red Kettle campaign first started in San Francisco in 1891 and has been the Salvation Army’s most successful fundraiser, reaching over 6 million people during the Christmas season. www.SalvationArmy.org
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