Every Sunday we highlight some of the people who are funding our work creatively or helping us spread the word of our mission online. If you spot Heifer International while you’re surfing the web or know of a fun or creative fundraising effort, please share it with us here in the comments.
Art students at Cretin-Derham Hall and Nativity of Our Lord Elementary School in St. Paul, Minnesota, will be selling their handmade ceramic bowls at the annual Empty Bowls Benefit on Feb. 6. Proceeds from the event will go to Heifer International.
Holy Apostles Youth Group. Photo credit: The Post-Journal
Many thanks to The Holy Apostles Youth Group, who donated to Heifer International, purchasing shares in chicks, pigs and llamas.
Mom blogger Meagan Paullin says her favorite nonprofit is Heifer International, according to Babble Voices post: 17 Mom Bloggers Share Their Favorite Nonprofits to Support in 2013. She said, “I love the way Heifer International helps build up a whole community. Instead of just giving people food because they’re hungry – they bring in chickens, teach them to raise them, give them the resources that they need. Then they have eggs to eat, or to sell. They can breed and raise more chickens, to feed their family. Then, after they grow enough, they are able to give a small herd of chickens to the next family in their community.”
The St. Bernard’s Art Club for Charity surpassed its goal of raising enough money to buy a water buffalo through Heifer International. In fact, they raised $370 from selling their Christmas ornaments and weaving in November and December, and decided on two shares in a sheep, one share in a pig, one share in a trio of rabbits and a flock of chicks in addition to the water buffalo.
Students at Trinity Episcopal Day School are in the middle of their “change for change” fundraising project for Heifer International. Grades are competing to see who can raise the most funds; the 8th graders are in the lead as of January 17 with $106, but it’s still wide open with and end date of February 14. Simply put by 10th grader Alex Miller, “It’s always good to help other people.”
Our 1st grade Sunday School class @ St Thomas the Apostle in Montevallo, Alabama were studying who are neighbors are and the text mentioned Heifer International. I read them the story about Beatrice and the Goat. They wanted to. Bring money to buy a goat. So it has started our “Kids for Kids” mission to raise the money to give the gift of a goat to our neighbor that we don’t know.
That’s great Monica! Many thanks to you and your Sunday School class. Please send me a photo at linda.meyers@heifer.org when the fundraiser is complete and I’ll post it here on the blog.
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