Green Holidays Made Easy
November 19, 2008 by Cyndi
It’s that special time of year again when people begin planning for holiday celebrations. In addition to the frantic search for the right gift or decoration, many shoppers are looking for ways to be more environmentally friendly during the holiday season. Here’s one idea that will warm your heart and help you focus on really being a citizen of the whole world!
The World Vision Gift Catalog offers items that benefit children and families living
in poverty here in the United States and around the world. The catalog offers more than 100 poverty-fighting gifts ranging in price from $20 to $39,000 that can be purchased in the name of a friend, colleague or loved one. The gift recipient in turn receives a special card describing the gift that was purchased and the impact it will have in the life of a person in need.
Eco-friendly gifts include:
• Help bring clean, safe water to African families by donations to dig new wells.
• Animals such as goats, alpacas and chickens that will provide families with milk,
wool and eggs
• Seeds, fertilizer, equipment and training to assist farmers grow food to feed
their families.