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Heifer International Hosts "Beyond Hunger: A Place at the Table"

This article appeared on Yahoo! Finance on Aug. 14, 2012.

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Heifer International will host "Beyond Hunger: A Place at the Table," on September 21, 2012 at the Montage Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. The event will be co-hosted by Diane Lane, Nina Jacobson, Jane Fonda, Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt and Tracey Ullman. Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson will be honored for their support of and commitment to Heifer International's goals. Proceeds from the evening will directly benefit Heifer's mission to end hunger and poverty and protect the Earth.

Readers Raise Money for Communities in Need

This article appeared on Education Week's "Bookmarks" blog on Aug. 3, 2012.

Continuing this school year, children participating in Heifer International's Read to Feed program will be able to take part in helping impoverished communities around the world become self sufficient. But first, they will have to read. A lot.

Betty Londergan Capturing the Change for Heifer International

This article appeared on KTHV on July 21, 2012.

HUGHES, Ark (KTHV) - A woman with a mission and a camera can help change the world.

Betty Londergan is an international blogging ambassador for Heifer International and writes about her experiences at heifer12x12.com

Heifer International Hosts "Beyond Hunger: A Place at the Table"

LOS ANGELES, August 14, 2012 – Heifer International will host “Beyond Hunger: A Place at the Table,” on September 21, 2012 at the Montage Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. The event will be co-hosted by Diane Lane, Nina Jacobson, Jane Fonda, Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt and Tracey Ullman. Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson will be honored for their support of and commitment to Heifer International’s goals. Proceeds from the evening will directly benefit Heifer’s mission to end hunger and poverty and protect the Earth. Following dinner, there will be a performance by two-time Grammy winning singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat and a live auction. 

Kids Love Read to Feed

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 27, 2012) – Heifer International, the global hunger and poverty  charity, has a fun and fulfilling way for teachers to enliven their class’s reading efforts this school year. Read to Feed is a powerful reading incentive program that also fosters in children a passion for helping others.

Explore Heifer International Through Flat Stanley App

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 25, 2012) – Curious kids can now explore the powerful hunger-fighting work of Heifer International through the beloved characters Flat Stanley and Flat Stella. Heifer International and Flatter World Inc. are collaborating to create new experiences for children though classroom activities and the Flat Stanley app.

American Farmer: Community Supported Agriculture

This article appeared on the blog of P. Allen Smith Garden Home on July 16, 2012.

The model has taken hold across the nation- tens of thousands of families hold shares in CSAs and in some areas there aren't enough farms to support the demand. It just so happens that Heifer Ranch has a one acre vegetable garden that serves a CSA of about 60 members that each pay $350 a season, or about $20 a week for a basket of approximately 10 items.

Heifer Awarded $8M Gates Foundation Grant

This article appeared on CBSnews.com on July 5, 2012.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Heifer International is getting an $8.5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for work in Africa.

Heifer 12X12 Blogger Named Regional Finalist for CLASSY Award

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 10, 2012) – Heifer International’s Global Blogging Ambassador, Betty Londergan, is a regional finalist for Volunteer of the Year in the fourth annual CLASSY Awards. Londergan, along with four other finalists, was chosen out of a pool of more than 2,000 nominations.

Heifer International receives $8 Million for East Africa Dairy Development Extension

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (July 5, 2012) – Heifer International has received an $8.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for project work on the East Africa Dairy Development (EADD) project. The grant will support existing projects in Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda and explore possibilities for expansion in Ethiopia and Tanzania between July 1, 2012, and June 30, 2013.

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