Photo from www.worldvision.org
This year's choice was chosen by an overwhelming majority of our family. We decided to contribute to World Vision. Each season we get a World Vision catalog in the mail where we can "shop" for an animal that will go to a needy family and provide food or a family income. My kids love the visual pictures, just look at these:
Photo from www.worldvision.org
Photo from www.worldvision.org
Photo from www.worldvision.org
Kids can really relate to these images. What child wouldn't love to help another family get food? Or learn to cultivate animals? This season we decided on purchasing the ducks.
For a mere $30.00 you can purchase 5 ducks for a family. The eggs can be eaten or sold, and the animals reproduce quickly, even better! We particularly were fascinated by the fact that in parts of the world, it is nearly impossible to keep chickens due to the amount of rain and muddy condition that they have. But ducks can live and thrive easily in the same conditions. In the past years we have also purchased rabbits, pigs, and chickens. They also have shares of larger animals that you can purchase such as a goat, cow or donkey.
Food is of course, only scratching the surface of need. There are other needs for sponsoring children, providing shelter, clothing, clean water, women's issues, and health. They are all listed on the World Vision site.
There are many other excellent organizations to choose from. Compassion International is a wonderful organization where you can sponsor a child and even correspond with them.
Acts 1:8 Ministries helps to build wells and water towers for fresh water around the globe. They are based in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Check out Corban, Inc., another Wisconsin organization who is committed to building orphanages in Peru and teaching natives how to earn a sustainable living. My family helped found this group, fascinating reading. They have accomplished so much since they began 10 years ago.
Donate your time. Don't forget about he Salvation Army, you and your family can ring a bell together, make it a holiday tradition. To sign up check out there website here.
Look into local food pantries. Volunteers are always needed to do simple tasks such as packaging and organizing boxes of food.
Check out the local homeless shelter for volunteer opportunities. Make a kettle of soup and share it with others. Many organizations have the food supplies and just need volunteers for cooking and serving.
One of our favorite things to do is bake bread or cookies and share them with people in our neighborhood who may not be able to get out, or don't have local families to share the season with.
Spread the Cheer!
Designer Mom
I am linking up today to the following blogs:
There are many other excellent organizations to choose from. Compassion International is a wonderful organization where you can sponsor a child and even correspond with them.
Acts 1:8 Ministries helps to build wells and water towers for fresh water around the globe. They are based in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Check out Corban, Inc., another Wisconsin organization who is committed to building orphanages in Peru and teaching natives how to earn a sustainable living. My family helped found this group, fascinating reading. They have accomplished so much since they began 10 years ago.
Donate your time. Don't forget about he Salvation Army, you and your family can ring a bell together, make it a holiday tradition. To sign up check out there website here.
Look into local food pantries. Volunteers are always needed to do simple tasks such as packaging and organizing boxes of food.
Check out the local homeless shelter for volunteer opportunities. Make a kettle of soup and share it with others. Many organizations have the food supplies and just need volunteers for cooking and serving.
One of our favorite things to do is bake bread or cookies and share them with people in our neighborhood who may not be able to get out, or don't have local families to share the season with.
Spread the Cheer!
Designer Mom
I am linking up today to the following blogs:
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