Reply #18: Every three years (for many years) now I have given a [View All]

[DURHAM D]

donation at Christmas in the names of the children in my family. My nieces and nephews could not wait to figure out which crop or animal to send to what country - they learned more geography from Heifer than they learned in school and deciding to send a couple of goats to one village or a flock of geese to several was something they spent many hours trying to decide.

Now it just goes into a general fund but the kids always say it is their favorite Christmas present - much better than a gift card from Best Buy, etc.

This past Christmas the kids had a meeting and then asked me to give in their name every year to the Project and stop with the regular presents. I am so proud of all of them. They donate themselves and talk it up to anyone who will listen.

Obviously, I am a big fan for many reasons.