My final thoughts and blog post about this past amazing weekend will be up in the next couple of days. Stay tune.
In the meantime, enjoy these photos from an unforgettable weekend.
Heifer is asking our staff, volunteers and friends to provide personal encouragement, support and well wishes to our staff in Haiti. You can send a note to our Haiti staff by e-mailing: haitirecovery@heifer.org
Did you get the greatest gift catalog in the world, The Heifer International's Living Gift Catalog, in the mail today? Christmas is just around the corner (I know it's hard to believe) and you'll be sorting out your naughty or nice list. Ties, socks, gadgets, widgets and toys, are nice but why not buy a gift that will change someone's life.
How many people does it take to make a difference? One. An extraordinary one. 13-year old Zach Meskell makes homemade greeting cards, Cards for Cows, to raise money and global hunger awareness for Heifer International. Learn about this incredible young man who is making a difference
Last weekend we attended the 2009 BlogWorld and New Media Expo in Las Vegas, and it far exceeded our expectations. As you know, we got to BlogWorld (the only industry-wide conference and trade show for the growing world of blogging and new media) by placing in the Top 10 of the NameYourCause.com contest. Thanks to everyone who voted and supported us
Why are there people who go hungry? In most developed countries, a general scarcity of food is seldom the cause of hunger. The United States, for example, produces enough food for its 303 million people as well as for much of the rest of the world. It is the lack of means to acquire food that is the problem.
Heifer Learning Center at Hidden Villa Coming soon to California!
In 2011, Heifer International Learning Center at Hidden Villa will provide educational programs that promote sustainable solutions to global hunger, poverty and environmental degradation.
The ten acre campus will be located at Hidden Villa, a nonprofit environmental education center in Los Altos Hills, California (18 miles west of San Jose). Since 1945, Hidden Villa has provided learning opportunities to inspire a sustainable future.
The new center will be operated by Heifer staff and will feature Heifer's Global Village programs, a unique educational tool used by Heifer that allows participants to live the lessons and cultures of Heifer’s project partners by replicating living conditions in their countries.
To learn more about the future Heifer Learning Center at Hidden Villa, email hidden-villa@list.heifer.org or call 650-948-1621.Taking a sneak peak of Hidden Villa this weekend with 30+ Heifer International volunteers from all over the Western Region with several Heifer International Staff.