Heifer Project Returns to TCS

Heifer International Project

*Kids Helping Kids*

The Children’s School will be participating in an educational program to teach our classes about other cultures, the need to promote a healthy environment, and how we can provide food for children and families in need. We will be using materials from Heifer International, which is on the Top 10 list for charitable organizations.

Our classes will learn about the positive effects that animals can have on improving the quality of life in other countries. We will be reading the true story of Beatrice’s Goat and talk about some benefits a goat can bring to a family in need. We will be collecting quarters to buy a goat for a child and his or her family, living in an underprivileged country.

It takes $120 to buy a goat and we will be collecting quarters for the next several weeks with this goal in mind. But every culture has a different relationship with animals. Goats may be great for families in India and Africa, but llamas are better in Peru; cows and beehives are great in Central Europe; ducks and geese in Southeast Asia. As we collect our quarters, our students will also be encouraged to vote for the kind of animal(s) they would like to see this money go toward.

The quarters will be collected in 2 clear tube “piggy banks.” Each class will gladly accept quarter donations.