April 2012 Enewsletter

Heifer International April 2012 eNewsletter
Heifer International  
April 2012
Dear Supporter,

April 17 has come and gone. Refund or payout, tax season is a time to look back at your financial priorities.

Charitable giving acts as a nice balance to taxes. Considering the overwhelming response Heifer gets in late December, we know it's an incentive for many of you (and thank you again!).

But, have you considered spreading your support throughout the year with our Friends of Heifer program?

With Friends of Heifer, your monthly gifts add up to transformation. You can make even more of an impact by spreading your gifts over the course of a year. For instance, instead of giving 1 goat a year, you could make a $30 contribution each month and give 3 goats a year!

And, when tax time comes, your choice to give back might result in getting back. What a nice return on your investment!

Of course, with Heifer, you know that the return on investment goes far beyond the financial realm. By giving monthly gifts, you're providing steady, reliable support to communities that are poised to move from poverty to self-reliance and hope.

Friends of Heifer is an easy way to show your commitment to ending hunger worldwide. And each month, we'll share with you stories of how your gifts are making a difference.

Please consider joining this exclusive group of donors who have deepened their support of Heifer's work. Don't let next tax season creep up on you. Create a barnyard of opportunity and join Friends of Heifer today!

Sincerely,

Pierre Ferrari
President and CEO
Heifer International


P.S.
Your monthly gift also makes a great way to honor friends and family all year long!
If you want to change the world, don't just give. Invest. Choose which works best for you – a flock of sheep for $30 a month, a pen of pigs for $50 or a goat for $10 a month. Friends of Heifer provide the steady, dependable resources we need to distribute livestock and training to some of the most underserved communities on Earth. Our Friends of Heifer monthly giving program is a great way to show your support all year long.

Before partnering with Heifer International, Judith and Joseph could only earn about 50 cents a day. But thanks to the gift of goats and training in their care, they have increased their income four fold — enough to pay for school fees, medicines, cooking pots and water pipes. Read about Judith and Joseph from Cameroon and how Friends of Heifer can lead the way for this transformation to happen to more families.

Don't forget – Mother's Day is less than a month away. Give Mom a thoughtful gift from Heifer's Gift Catalog. A Heifer gift helps two moms at once – your mom, who will love your thoughtfulness, and another mom, a woman poised to rise above poverty and make a new life for her family. Choose Mom's gift today and send a special card.

Recently, we told you about an exciting opportunity in Vietnam – and so many of you graciously offered donations to support this amazing work. As a way of saying thanks, we want to offer you an inside view into what's going on in Vietnam in the early phases of this project. Families are receiving training. It sounds simple, but this critical phase of Heifer's model binds communities and spurs on startling transformation.

From April 23-30, online retailer, Sevenly will offer a limited-edition shirt with a design focused on the issue of hunger. Sevenly will donate $7 of the purchase price towards Heifer's work in Haiti. This unique shirt will be available for one week only, so please mark your calendars for April 23rd and visit http://www.sevenly.org to get your shirt.

To receive a text reminder on your mobile phone about this, as well as other Heifer updates, text the word HEIFER to 56500 (message and data rates may apply).

GET INVOLVED

Heifer's calendar is full of fun events all over the United States. See how you can get involved in your local area.

It's not too early to plan a spring getaway! Check out our programs for adults. You'll meet people like you who are passionate about making the world a better place.
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