World Vision Gifts Help Tackle the Root Causes of Poverty & Strengthen Families
FEDERAL WAY, Wash.--(COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Apr 22, 2003--It`s challenging to come up with the ideal gift for Mother`s Day - especially if Mom says not to get her anything. So how can you acknowledge her in a meaningful way without breaking the bank - or wandering the mall aimlessly?
This year, many people are looking to charitable giving options as the ideal way to honor their mothers while at the same time helping other moms around the world. For example, you can purchase practical gifts for children and families living in poverty, and give them in the name of your mother. World Vision, one of the world`s largest humanitarian organizations, has a charitable gift catalog that offers a range of urgently needed items for families in need worldwide and in the U.S.
When you purchase a gift, a card is sent to you or your honoree, describing the gift and its impact. You can purchase gifts online at www.worldvisiongifts.org or request that a catalog be mailed to you by calling toll-free 1-888-511-6511. You can honor your mother, grandmother, sister, or daughter this Mother�s Day, by choosing from more than 60 memorable items, including:
* Provide Vitamin A for 240 children and mothers in Asia ($25)
* Teach a woman in Mali how to read and write ($30)
* Health care for a refugee baby for one year ($40)
* Coal for a stove in a ger (round, one-room traditional home in Mongolia) ($45)
* Provide a dairy goat to a child-headed household in Africa ($50)
* Give a brood of chickens to a family to provide nutrition and generate income ($110)
* Supply food for a widow and her children for one year ($380)
``We all know the traditional ways to honor our mothers at this time of year,`` said Richard Stearns, president of World Vision. ``But how about doing something different this year in your mother`s name - something that will make life brighter for children? These creative alternatives can make a life-changing impact that will last far beyond Mother`s Day.``
For example, in Mongolia where the suffering of poverty is intensified by a harsh climate, many children must be sent away from their families � to institutions or to relatives to help reduce the family`s financial burden. Through the World Vision gift of constructing and furnishing a ger, you can help reunite families and provide them with a warm, secure home of their own.
With nearly three billion people globally living on less than $2 a day (nearly half of the world`s population), extreme poverty impacts the world�s children on a staggering scale. For the past 53 years, World Vision has responded by partnering with communities to co-develop sustainable resources, to meet urgent needs when disasters strike, and to provide counsel and care for victims of war, abuse, and other trauma.
The World Vision Gift Catalog offer truly unique giving options for Mother`s Day that represent this work - meeting basic needs while working to break the cycle of poverty. All items are tax-deductible and available online at www.worldvisiongifts.org.
About World Vision
Founded in 1950, World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization, serving the world�s poorest children and families in nearly 100 countries. World Vision maintains health, education, agriculture, water, sanitation, and small business projects that help millions of people in their communities, helping transform the lives of children and families in need without regard to their religious beliefs, gender, race, or ethnic background. For more information, visit www.worldvision.org.
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