14 March 2006

what do you get somebody who has everything?

nothing. you get something for somebody who doesn't have everything. or much of anything.

My sister recently introduced me to Heifer International, "a non-profit organization whose goal is to help end world hunger and poverty through self-reliance & sustainability." For $20, you can send a bundle of chicks that will eventually lay enough eggs to provide protein and extra money to a family in need; for $60, you can send seedlings that will grow into trees that prevent erosion; you could send individual livestock animals, like llamas, geese, honeybees, cows, pigs, sheep, and even a water buffalo. An organization could work together to collect enough money to purchase a collection of animals, like the milk menagerie: two goats, a water buffalo, and a cow; the joy to the world collection; the knitting collection. Here is a link to their "catalog."

Finding this organization makes my day. No more unwanted wine glasses or gift cards for my amigas and amigos, that's for sure!

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