North Manchester, IN Living Gift Market

Last night I presented a program for the folks in North Manchester, IN who each year sponsor a community -wide Living Gift market for Heifer. They have been doing it every year since 1988 and have raised over $310,000 over that time span. This year the total was just over $21,000. Each church in the community sponsors an animal and after promoting it in their own church they all gather at the community center for joint market for the whole community. The originator of this event, Don Myer, passed away last year but the effort continues with the leadership of his son Jim and others in the community. Last year, the group contributed an ARK ($5,000) in Don's memory. I admire this community for their efforts over the years and they are committed to continuing the event in the future!

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone!!!! We are really busy in the office these days trying to keep up with all the year-end gifts that are coming in. It looks like we are having a very successful holiday season. I'll post more messages in the next week or so, but I just wanted to assure you that we are still alive and doing well!!!