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Heifer Ranch Marks One-Year Anniversary of Damaging Tornado

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 25, 2012) – Heifer Ranch in Perryville, a Heifer International learning center, is intact and thriving as it marks the one-year anniversary of the tornado that struck on a stormy day in 2011.

The Ultimate Mother’s Day Gift: Passing On Her Generosity

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 23, 2012) – Your mother comforted you after every nightmare and treated every cut and scrape. She taught you right from wrong and helped you become a capable, caring person. On Mother’s Day, an animal from Heifer International, more than any other gift, will show her that her mothering mattered and that her values live on.

Sustainability Summit held at Clinton Center

LITTLE ROCK, AR - Little Rock business and city leaders discuss ways to become more energy efficient and reduce the carbon footprint on the plant at the Little Rock Sustainability Summit at the Clinton Presidential Library. Business leaders shared how they've have saved money on water and electricity bills by coming up with cost-cutting measures.

Fight Hunger With These 5 Charities

After the holiday gift-giving season passes and spring begins, it’s easy to forget to give to charities that need your help the most. ABC News blogger, Lauren Torrisi, found five of her favorite food-related charities that are a great way to give back just in time spring.

For Heifer, These Enthusiasts put the Fun in Fundraising

Talk Business | By: Roby Brock
Heifer International has its fair share of celebrity supporters, but the work of its rank-and-file followers generates significant contributions to the Little Rock non-profit hunger relief organization. The fact that its supporters put their creativity to work in the process just adds to the mystique, not to mention the bottom line.

Going Barefoot to Help Others

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 9, 2012) – At Heifer International we know that going barefoot isn’t just a “fashion misstep” for our project families. Going without shoes can lead to real problems, like injuries, hookworm, podoconiosis and jiggers. A lack of shoes can keep children from going to school. Because of this, Heifer International employees will once again participate in TOMS “One Day Without Shoes” on Tuesday, to bring attention to and show solidarity with the millions of people who live their daily lives of hard work and harsh conditions shoeless.

Easter Giving Means Heifer International

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 4, 2012) – Tucked in with the sweets in your Easter basket this year you may find a gift that won’t bust your diet. A Heifer International gift, presented with an adorable, easy-to-print card, will bring prosperity to a family elsewhere in the world for years to come.

Cycling for a Cause

This June, Algonquin resident Mike Ainsworth will embark on a 420-mile cycling trip along the greater part of the Grand Illinois Trail in an effort to educate people about Heifer International, a nonprofit that provides livestock, seeds and trees to global communities in need.

For the full article visit, algonquin.patch.com

Food Solutions Offered at Screening of Documentary ‘FRESH’

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 2, 2012) – All of us are interested in food – especially tasty food! But how many people want to know more about where our food comes from and how it can be improved? Arkansans curious about how to find healthier, more sustainable foods in America can come see successful solutions at a screening of the award-winning film “FRESH” at Philander Smith College on April 10, 2012.

Heifer International Project Will Revitalize Armenia’s Farms

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (March 29, 2012) Heifer International Armenia is distributing agricultural equipment to small farmers, giving them the means to stay on their land and improve their livelihoods. It’s the first part of the Community Agricultural Resource Management and Competitiveness (CARMAC) project.

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