World Ark Magazine - November/December 2007 - (Page 2)

Heifer International’s Online LETTERS FEEDBACK FROM OUR READERS Gift Registry The Heifer Giving Registry works like any other gift registry. The difference is you choose gifts that change the lives of others. Find out how to create a Giving Registry of your own at www.heifer.org/giftregistry It’s the perfect way to help others make meaningful gifts. THE NOMINATIONS ARE IN We asked you to nominate your “Heroes of Humanity,” and you answered. Below are a few of the dozens of letters and emails we received. Stay tuned for the finalists in the January/February issue of World Ark. eatrice DeCourtivron is the founder of MotoMedics International (MMI), a nonprofit group supporting the reliable delivery of health services to marginalized and remote populations in Latin America. In many cases, these sites either lack roads or have such poor roads that access is limited. Because of their isolation, residents’ access to any form of health care is almost nonexistent. Volunteer doctors and other health care workers use ATVs, off-road motorcycles, horses and mules to reach these destinations or sometimes simply hike in. MMI seeks to sustain these projects by funding these transportation needs. Colleen Cipriani Columbus, Ohio B L and mines continue to haunt a community long after conflicts have died down and fragile peace has been restored. Jim Harris, a retired educator from Wausau, Wis., has tried to do something about restoring peace of mind to farmers by spending his summers educating Hmong in Laos about land mines and helping remove mines from the land. Because of his efforts and that of his colleagues, many Hmong are able to farm and quite literally live without the fear of being maimed or killed. This can have a positive impact on the earning ability of a family and thus allow them to escape from a cycle of hunger and poverty. Bola Shonowo Little Rock, Ark. M Celebrate the Milestones of Life Honor Friends and Family y 6-year-old daughter Rhiannon Darling was inspired after reading Beatrice’s Goat to help the fight to end world poverty, hunger and lack of education. She decided she would like to help by having a lemonade stand to raise money. Not only did she have a lemonade stand, but she also cleaned out many toys from her room and had a tag sale as well, donating 100 percent of the profits. She raised enough not only to get a Heifer goat, but she also was able to pay half the cost of Heifer chickens she split with a friend. She has declared it her mission to keep on raising money as well as educating others about the things we can all do to make this world a better place. Colette Darling Cambridge, N.Y. K im Covill Lezinski is a high school Spanish teacher from Albuquerque, N.M. Last year she had her students translate their textbooks from English to Spanish, had copies made, and this summer, she took them to the school in a small village in Nicaragua called Mulukuku. In addition, she purchased 900 books using funds she obtained through a grant and took them to Mulukuku where she opened a library for everyone in town to use. Anne Denelsbeck Hopkins, Minn. am nominating Abigail Clarke and Constance Rowse because they are the epitome of what it means to be passionate for a cause. They worked eight months to lead a group of 23 other students to New Orleans in June 2007 www.heifer.org I 2 November/December 2007 | WORLD ARK http://www.heifer.org/giftregistry http://www.heifer.org/giftregistry http://www.heifer.org

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World Ark - November/December 2007 Contents Letters For the Record The Good Life Asked & Answered Pursuing Happiness (PRODUCT) RED: Consumer Power Fights AIDS in Africa Rwanda Reconciles End Hunger Now Protecting the Poor from Climate Change Mixed Media Heifer Bulletin Heifer Spirit Heifer Calendar Reflection

World Ark Magazine - November/December 2007

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