This Christmas, give Unwrapped gifts!

This Christmas, give an Unwrapped gift!
Want to give a really moooo-ving gift this Christmas? Try buying a cow for a needy family... for only $75! Maybe that is a little pricey for you... but maybe you have $20 burning a hole in your pocket. With $20, you could purchase water jugs, hygiene kits, or even irrigate a farmer's land for TWO whole months! I know, I know, you want to know how? How can I, an ordinary citizen, do such extraordinary things?

Easy.

Oxfam America.

What is Oxfam America?

"Oxfam America is an international relief and development organization. Founded in 1970, we have been providing lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and social injustice in the US and around the world for more than 35 years. Oxfam America works in over 26 countries to change the world one community at a time--by helping poor people use their knowledge and power to transform their lives. We are part of Oxfam International, a confederation of 13 Oxfam organizations, which expands our collective reach to more than 120 countries. Together, we make a global impact." (taken from Oxfam site)

Ok, so that was the PC version. Basically, Oxfam allows you to change lives. The gift of a cow mean that a family has fresh milk to drink, free lawn care, surplus milk to sell in the market place, and if they can mate the cow, income from the sale of calves. Cows also provide food that can make the difference between a family starving or surviving. And that is just the cows!You can donate sheep, camels, crocodiles (no, that was not a typo) or for those with more "vegetarian sensibilities", you can give the gift of FIFTY trees, or sponsor an entire garden. Gifts range in price from just under $20 to more than $500, so any level of sponsorship is possible...

The program is an excellent opportunity to give someone a unique gift... Imagine the look on mom's face when she recieves a card saying that someone has recieved a cow on her behalf! Or the joy on your girlfriend's face when she opens her card showing the camel that has been recieve in her name! Oh the joy you could spread this Christmas!Gifts range from the improbable (crocodiles) to the practical, such as starting a coffee mill, a soap making business, or even training activists in legal or gender rights. Whatever your cup of tea is, Oxfam has something for you...

So, this Christmas, give someone a gift that keeps giving, one that is unwrapped, one that is from Oxfam.