Sharing and Caring

I came across a special report in the October 7th USA Today. It is entitled “Sharing in the USA”. Giving back to the community has always been at the core of who I am and what Geiger Bros. and the Farmers’ Almanac is about. With needs growing and foundations and giving being threatened, it will only exacerbate lives here and around the world.

In the 2009 Farmers’ Almanac, I selected a charity that caught my eye. It is called Heifer Project International. I learned of it last Christmas when my mother gave me a pig, goat and a water buffalo. Well, I didn’t get the animals but through Heifer, animals were given to a needy family. Heifer’s  approach is  to helping people obtain a sustainable source of food and income. What better charity to honor in our pages than an organization that helps better lives through animals and food. Their website is http://www.heifer.org.

Each of us is touched by some charity. It is important that we all give time and resources. It is through this collective effort that all our lives are made better. Sir Winston Churchill authored my favorite saying:

     You make a living by what you get,

     You make a life by what you give.

What are the causes that tug at your heart strings. Is it education, an illness, poverty, hunger, church……whatever it is, the group needs you and the talent  you can provide.  

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