Tomorrow on February 15, Vermont Woods Studios Fine Furniture is doing a fundraiser for one of my very favorite charities, Heifer International.  50% of all profits will be donated to Heifer, a non-profit organization that benefits children and families all over the world who are suffering from poverty, war and starvation.  Heifer was started 60 years ago as an effort to end world hunger by helping people obtain a sustainable source of food and income. 

Their idea is to give a family a heifer and teach them how to care for it and make it a part of their family and their livlihood. When the animal has an off-spring it is passed on to another family and a wonderful chain reaction of empowerment begins to occur.  The program has been widely acclaimed and has achieved tremendous success.  Now you can give heifers, goats, chickens and all sorts of other animals to help families make a living. 

Did you know that 55% of the people on this earth are suffering from hunger…getting nothing more than a  small bit of rice and water to eat every day?  Hard to imagine, isn't it?  But it's true.  Check out this story about Beatrice Biira a young African girl who was able to go to school in her village, thanks to Heifer.  Beatrice did so well that she was offered a scholarship to Northfield Mount Hermon high school (the same school that Kendall and Riley go to) and from there she has gone forth and done great things.

So if you or someone you know has been looking at our Vermont made furniture and waiting for the right time to buy, consider tomorrow!  Your purchase will change someone's life.

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