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We can all help make our We can all help make our world a better place for all world a better place for all

boys and girls!boys and girls!

Heifer International pays it forward!Heifer International pays it forward!

We can give a hungry family the means to We can give a hungry family the means to feed themselves. Each family must do two feed themselves. Each family must do two things to receive help.things to receive help.

• 1. They must learn how to use their new 1. They must learn how to use their new animal to help feed themselves.animal to help feed themselves.

• 2. They must give the animals first offspring to 2. They must give the animals first offspring to another hungry person in their village.another hungry person in their village.

We can send animals to feed the hungry!We can send animals to feed the hungry!

A Heifer costs $500.00A Heifer costs $500.00

A cow makes 6-8 A cow makes 6-8 gallons of milk gallons of milk every day. every day.

The family can The family can make butter and make butter and use the milk and use the milk and sell the extra to sell the extra to make money to make money to pay for things like pay for things like shoes.shoes.

Who provides milk?Who provides milk?

After cows have After cows have calves they can also calves they can also be used for their be used for their meat.meat.

A family can develop a A family can develop a whole herd for milk whole herd for milk and meat.and meat.

They can use the cow They can use the cow manure to help grow a manure to help grow a garden!garden!

Water Buffalo costs $250.00Water Buffalo costs $250.00

In some cultures the In some cultures the water buffalo is water buffalo is treated like we treat treated like we treat cows.cows.

They can be milked, They can be milked, and used to pull carts and used to pull carts or plows. or plows.

Their manure is also Their manure is also used to fertilize the used to fertilize the soil and grow healthy soil and grow healthy vegetables and fruits!vegetables and fruits!

A Goat costs $120.00A Goat costs $120.00 Goats are smaller than Goats are smaller than

cows and easier to cows and easier to manage. manage.

Many people use the Many people use the meat from goats.meat from goats.

They make great milk They make great milk and many of us love and many of us love Goat Cheese!Goat Cheese!

Goats are funny Goats are funny animals that will eat animals that will eat anything. They are anything. They are very curious and very curious and brave!brave!

A pig costs $120.00A pig costs $120.00

You may think pigs You may think pigs are dirty and are dirty and ugly….but you are ugly….but you are wrong.wrong.

Pigs are grown for Pigs are grown for their meat mostly.their meat mostly.

They grow fast and They grow fast and they eat left over they eat left over scraps! scraps!

A sheep costs $120.00A sheep costs $120.00

Sheep produce wool Sheep produce wool which can be made which can be made into warm clothes and into warm clothes and sold to help families sold to help families make money.make money.

They don’t eat much, They don’t eat much, they can graze even in they can graze even in rocky areas where rocky areas where there is not much there is not much growing!growing!

A flock of chicks costs $20.00A flock of chicks costs $20.00

Chickens grow fast.Chickens grow fast. They make lots of They make lots of

eggs which can be eggs which can be eaten or hatched eaten or hatched into more chickens.into more chickens.

We use their We use their feathers.feathers.

A flock of geese costs $20.00A flock of geese costs $20.00

Geese produce Geese produce eggseggs

They eat insects They eat insects and bugs and their and bugs and their droppings fertilize droppings fertilize the gardenthe garden

They can be eatenThey can be eaten They are like watch They are like watch

dogs -- WATCH dogs -- WATCH GEESE!!GEESE!!

A flock of ducks costs $20.00A flock of ducks costs $20.00

Did you know that Did you know that in China duck catch in China duck catch fish for their fish for their masters?masters?

They give eggs, They give eggs, can be eaten, can be eaten, fertilize the garden, fertilize the garden, and eat weeds and and eat weeds and bugs!bugs!

A hive of bees costs $30.00A hive of bees costs $30.00

Bees pollinate our Bees pollinate our cropscrops

Make HoneyMake Honey Make BeeswaxMake Beeswax They are easy to They are easy to

maintain.maintain.

Trees cost $60.00Trees cost $60.00

Trees are the lungs Trees are the lungs of our planet!of our planet!

Trees help hold the Trees help hold the soil in place. soil in place.

They shade and They shade and cool the earth, too!cool the earth, too!

They help families They help families keep their land keep their land healthy.healthy.

Cost of Rabbits $60.00Cost of Rabbits $60.00

Rabbits multiply Rabbits multiply quickly!quickly!

They can be eaten They can be eaten Their manure can be Their manure can be

used directly without used directly without composting on the composting on the garden.garden.

Rabbits eat grass and Rabbits eat grass and things like carrot tops.things like carrot tops.

How Westmeade can HelpHow Westmeade can Help

At the end of the day maybe your At the end of the day maybe your parents have some change in their parents have some change in their pockets that they could give you to pockets that they could give you to add to our penny drive.add to our penny drive.

You could do chores and earn money You could do chores and earn money to put in the jar.to put in the jar.

When you spend your allowance you When you spend your allowance you could save your change and add it to could save your change and add it to the jar!the jar!