Send Notes of Encouragement

Posted by Noland Hoshino

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

The Most Important Catalog in the World

Posted by Noland Hoshino

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.

Cards for Cows

Posted by Noland Hoshino

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

Heifer Portland BlogWorld Experience

Posted by Noland Hoshino

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

12 Myths About Hunger

Posted by Heifer Portland

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 International | East Africa Dairy Project 2009

Posted by Heifer Portland On Monday, November 16, 2009

We always find interesting articles and videos by people who are passionate about Heifer International.

Check out Heifer's work with the East Africa Dairy Development project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, as well as Heifer Uganda literacy and animal projects, here. Take a moment to Pass On The Gift and end world hunger!

Check out our Gift Catalog -- It's the ultimate unique holiday gift: http://www.heifer.org/catalog or give directly to the Uganda Project

WhatGives has some good things to say about Heifer here
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Heifer International Portland is a grassroots volunteer group in Portland Oregon and Southwest Washington, with a common goal of fulfilling Heifer International's basic mission - "To end hunger and save the earth by passing on the gift to others."

We are an extension of Heifer International and together we are improving our world and the lives of resource-poor families while building the foundation for a peaceful world in practical, down-to-earth ways.