After working all day at Heifer on social media and various other tasks, I like to unwind at night by reading celebrity gossip. Yes, it’s my secret guilty pleasure that I try to keep to myself but I’ve been doing it so long that it’s just become a habit.
Checking to see which celebrities are tweeting, what they’re wearing on the red carpets, who’s breaking up and who’s going to rehab provides me with 10-15 minutes a day of a brief escape from the seriousness of life.
The only problem is that after I’ve read some of the celebrities, I start to think back to what I do at Heifer everyday and start to feel like there is a disconnect between Hollywood and what is going on in the real world.
Recently, reality celebrity Kim Kardashian received a 20.5 karat engagement ring estimated at $2 million. Now, I’m sure that’s just pocket change to her NBA basketball player fiance, but it got some of us in the office thinking…what could $2 million dollars do if donated to Heifer?
$2 Million Dollars could equal:
12,500 Chickens……………………………………….x $20 each =$250,000
5,000 Hope Gift Basket……………………………x $50 each =$250,000
1,000 Water Buffalo…………………………………x $250 each =$250,000
500 Heifers…………………………………………..x $500 each =$250,000
250 Milk Menagerie………………………………x $1,000 each =$250,000
25 Livestock Development…………………..x$10,000 each =$250,000
How many families would that help? Thousands upon thousands without a doubt. Then each one of those single gifts would multiple and be sent to another family in need. After that the second family would be able to lift their family out of poverty and hunger. What next? You now have a community who is working together, feeding themselves and providing a future for their family.
Maybe it’s time for Hollywood to realize that if they went with just a little less, that means someone who desperately needs it could have enough to survive.If Ms. Kardashian had received a ring worth $1 million and the other million donated to a chairty, think of the difference that could make.
That is so very true, Maegan! As a green event planner, I can see her wedding following suit as well! I'm cringing to see how much money will be wasted on the frivolous and uneccessary!
Love, Laughter & Happily Ever After . . .
Melissa
Emerald Events & Weddings
Thank you, Melissa!
you only whine because you cant have it, and like all do gooders forget famin starvation and disease keep the gene pool stronger
Great article, Maegan, and quite an eye-opener. It does give all of us something to think about when pulling out the plastic.
to anonymous, how much do you donate to heifer or any other charity for that matter? are you then implying that you are a "do badder" or a "no good doer"? LORD, give mr or miss anonymous a heart to see what dissension, hate-mongering, jealousy, envy and lying do to a person's heart. LORD, You have said that some vessels are made for dishonor, I pray that this person's heart gets turned by the Holy Spirit before his/her life is required of them. In Jesus' precious Name I pray, Amen.