During the holidays, it seems like everywhere you turn there are plates of cookies, office lunches, parties with vast spreads of food and refrigerators filled to overflowing. However, there are many people in the world for whom this time of year does not represent edible abundance or the risk of gaining a few pounds. In order to try and change the way people think about alternative giving, three non-profit organizations that all play in role in stopping hunger, ending poverty and taking care of the planet have teamed up.
Heifer International (a non-profit that works to sustainably end hunger and poverty), Conservation International (they try to conserve the planet's living heritage) and Share Our Strength (a non-profit which works to end childhood hunger in the US) have join forces in order to get people thinking about alternative ways to be charitable this holiday season. Their program is called "Give a Better Present for a Better Future" and its goal is to get people to give at least one gift this year towards a healthier, better-fed planet and to do it in honor of someone you love.
Carol over at French Laundry at Home brought this program to my awareness and has posted about it herself. She includes a link for where you can go if you want to donate directly to Share Our Strength. Thanks for the tip, Carol!
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