John,

Do you know what makes Heifer International different in our fight to end hunger and poverty?

You see, too many children around the world wake up every morning wondering if they will be able to eat that day ... while their parents suffer the pain of watching their children go hungry despite working as hard as they can. My heart breaks for them — and I know yours does too.

That's why at Heifer International, we have a proven program that helps families make LASTING changes. By giving them animals and teaching them how to best care for them, families can earn a steady income selling things like milk, eggs or cheese, lifting their families out of poverty.

And your gift today will be MATCHED — touching FOUR times as many lives and making FOUR times the impact!

But your gift today will go even further than that. John, through Heifer's Passing on the Gift® tradition, a family will give the first female offspring to another family — as well as teach them all they have learned from Heifer — helping to lift another family out of poverty!

This cycle of giving goes on and on, from one family to another, transforming entire communities with an average of nine families benefiting from your original gift — or 36 families when you take advantage of this matching gift opportunity!

All gifts given by 11:59 PM CST 09/30 will be matched up to $2,000,000. Every dollar you give will be matched with $3 for four times the impact. Gifts received after the match has been met will be used where needed most.