We've spent the past few days in the company of close friends and family. We've unwrapped our gifts and eaten more than our share of holiday turkeys, hams, sweet potatoes, cookies and other miscellaneous yuletide treats. But, hopefully, we've kept in mind that there are millions of others across the world who are far less fortunate this holiday season. And there's a few extra dollars of Christmas cash from Aunt Pearl or Grandma Rose sitting in our pockets... why not keep that "giving" momentum going?
As the quote goes, "Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime." Fish are in plentiful supply in the inland rivers and lakes of Angola and in the Black Sea region of Georgia (a former Soviet republic). Yet many hungry families in this region have no way to catch them. Provide an impoverished youth with equipment such as a fishing pole, hooks and lines, a fishing basket — and the satisfaction of providing for his or her family.
Click here to send a World Vision Fishing Kit to a family in need:
http://donate.worldvision.org/OA_HTML/xxwv2ibeCCtpItmDspRte.jsp?item=1445800
Through World Vision, give a gift that will change a life. You can also send a friend or family member a cool card to notify them of a purchase made on their behalf. Choose from goats, pigs, chickens... or if you are feeling really generous, an array of 13 farm animals! During the check out process, you have the option of sending a notification card to the recipient by mail, e-mail or by simply printing one from home.
Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime”
