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Heifer Project International www.heifer.org Heifer envisions…… A world of communities living together in peace and equitably sharing the resources of a healthy planet. Heifer’s mission is…… To work with communities to end hunger and poverty and to care for the earth. Heifer's strategy is…… To "pass on the gift." As people share their animals’ offspring with others – along with their knowledge, resources, and skills – an expanding network of hope, dignity, and self-reliance is created that reaches around the globe. This simple idea of giving families a source of food rather than short-term relief caught on and has continued for over 60 years. Today, millions of families in 128 countries have been given the gifts of self-reliance and hope. In search of the perfect Christmas gift for the person who has everything, an increasing number of gift givers are buying water buffaloes instead of Beanie Babies. Gift prices range from $10 to $5,000. For each gift, such as a $25 goat, a card is sent describing how the donation purchased in the donor's honor will help a family. Heifer International is proud of its many years of support from congregations of all types. For more information or to place an order call Heifer International at 1-800-422-0474 or visit their web site at www.heifer.org/catalog RETURN TO THE ORGANIZATION LIST

Ronald McDonald House Charities www.rmhc.org/rmhc/index.html The three core programs of RMHC - the Ronald McDonald House, Ronald McDonald Family Room and Ronald McDonald Care Mobile - are focused on helping families in need. Their cornerstone program Ronald McDonald House began in 1974 based on a simple idea: Provide a "home away from home" for families of seriously ill children receiving treatment at nearby hospitals. Since that time, more than 10 million families around the world have benefited from the comfort provided by a Ronald McDonald House. The Ronald McDonald Family Room program extends the comfort of a Ronald McDonald House to a hospital setting. Typically located just steps from neonatal or pediatric intensive care units, the Family Room provides a place to escape the stress and tension of the hospital. RETURN TO THE ORGANIZATION LIST

The Fistula Foundation www.fistulafoundation.org The Fistula Foundation was founded as American Friends Foundation for Childbirth Injuries (AFFCI) in 2000 by Richard Haas and his daughter Shaleece. The World Health Organization (WHO) has called fistula "the single most dramatic aftermath of neglected childbirth". In addition to complete incontinence, a fistula victim may develop nerve damage to the lower extremities after a multi-day labor in a squatting position. Fistula victims also suffer profound psychological trauma resulting from their utter loss of status and dignity. An obstetric fistula develops when blood supply to the tissues of the vagina and the bladder (and/or rectum) is cut off during prolonged obstructed labor. The tissues die and a hole forms through which urine and/or feces pass uncontrollably. Women who develop fistulas are often abandoned by their husbands, rejected by their communities, and forced to live an isolated existence. Eradicated in western countries at the end of the 19th century when cesarean section became widely available, obstetric fistula continues to plague women throughout the developing world. It is estimated that there are 100,000 new fistula cases each year, but the international capacity to treat fistula remains at only 6,500 per year. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimates the world's population of fistula sufferers at more than two million. RETURN TO THE ORGANIZATION LIST

A Greater Gift - A program of SERRV www.agreatergift.org A Greater Gift is a program of SERRV International, a nonprofit alternative trade and development organization. Our mission is to promote the social and economic progress of people in developing regions of the world by marketing their products in a just and direct manner. Our goal is to alleviate poverty and empower low-income people through trade, training and other forms of capacity building as they work to improve their lives. SERRV International was one of the first alternative trade organizations in the world and was a founding member of the International Fair Trade Association (IFAT). We offer our artisan and farmer partners up to 50% advance payment on orders. This advance helps them to purchase raw materials and have a more regular income so they can avoid high interest rates from borrowing locally. SERRV International was started in 1949 to help refugees in Europe recover economically and socially from World War II. The name SERRV is an acronym for Sales Exchange for Refugee Rehabilitation and Vocation. RETURN TO THE ORGANIZATION LIST

The Logan Lions Club www.lionsclubs.org Since 1917, Lions clubs have aided the blind and visually impaired and made a strong commitment to community service and serving youth throughout the world. The chief activities of the Logan Lions Club is the collection of used glasses that are recycled by the Lions Club International for individuals needing eye glasses throughout the world, periodically scheduling the Lions Sight Van which offers the community free vision screenings, and assist children who cannot afford eye exams and glasses in the Logan area. At the Alternative Gift Fair the Lion’s Club will be accepting used eye glasses for recycling and donates in honor or memory of loved ones to assist in buying eyes for a child in the Logan Area. For more information about Lions Clubs International, visit the Web site at www.lionsclubs.org.		"if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday. The LORD will guide you continually," (Isa. 58:10-11) RETURN TO THE ORGANIZATION LIST

Logan County Charitable and Educational Foundation The mission of the Logan County Charitable and Educational Foundation is to enrich the community charitable, educationally and scientifically by improving the quality of life and promoting philanthropy. Funds administered by the Foundation are: Administrative Fund, The Aracoma Story Fund, Erma Ray Butcher Fund, Carl R. Daniel Jr. Scholarship Fund, S.W. and Shirley P. Ferrell Endowment Fund, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Fund, Ethel White Perry and Ernestine Ellis Stultz Teacher Education Scholarship Fund, Lester "Bus" Perry Athletic Scholarship Fund, Dorsey L. Spaulding and Spaulding Family Scholarship Fund, Srichai Scholarship Fund, Wagner Scholarship Fund, Weiner Scholarship Fund, The Woman’s Club of Logan Public Library Fund, Unrestricted Fund. The foundation was the dream of the late Martha Jane Becker who bore all the expenses to get the Foundation started and provided the first donation July 1997. It was her belief that you give to the community where you lived and or where you had a business or other assets that provided your livelihood or money. Your gifts small to large will be put to work right away to support your local community. Many donors wish to set up a fund (our donors name the fund) that will become an everlasting endowment for the community. Funds offered are Field of Interest Fund which is broadly focused on a specific area of interest, such as youth, conservation, education, health or other social issue; Scholarship Fund advancing education for students in two to four year colleges or universities; or a Designated Fund, Donor Advised, Unrestricted Fund. RETURN TO THE ORGANIZATION LIST

www.wvstateparks.com/foundation.htm "Preserving a Legacy" People value our state parks and forests for a variety of reasons. For some, they are places of quiet and solitude, where they can get away from daily routines and refresh mind, body, and soul. How better to do this than to sit by a campfire listening to great horned owls calling to one another, or to walk along a secluded trail, where the only sounds you hear are your own footsteps and the breeze whispering through a pine forest canopy? To others, state parks and forests are places to conduct business meetings and seminars, or to challenge themselves with strenuous recreational activities like mountain biking and rock climbing. But regardless of the reasons for visiting these special areas, their value to visitors and to our state is inestimable. Public support and user fees fund day-to-day park operations, maintenance, and limited capital improvements. Yet, with ever-increasing operating costs, private support through the West Virginia State Parks Foundation is critical if we are to improve the quality of state park facilities. Importantly, gifts received through the Foundation are used to supplement, not replace, support from the State.		Southern West Virginia Community College Foundation, Inc. The mission of the Southern West Virginia Community College Foundation, Inc. is to collect and disburse funds to be used as scholarships, loans, grants, and funds for worthwhile projects. Organized in 1971, the tax-exempt organization is a combined effort of civic and business leaders throughout Southern’s service area. "I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you." (Ps. 32:8) "The field of the poor may yield much food, but it is swept away through injustice." (Prov. 13:23) RETURN TO THE ORGANIZATION LIST