John, just wanting to make sure you got Christy’s email.

When you gift a Heifer animal — it's actually worth 9 animals for families in need, because of our one-of-a-kind Passing on the Gift® tradition!

If 5,000 Heifer supporters make a gift by Wednesday, ultimately 45,000 families around the world will receive the life-changing gift of animals! John, just think of how good you'll feel knowing you played a role in helping lift so many people out of poverty with the simple gift of an animal.

Please hurry — families are waiting, and so is your holiday shopping cart!

--Kimberly Perrow
Heifer International

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From: [email protected]
Subject: Early bird alert!
To: [email protected]

John,

The holidays are coming — have you finished your shopping yet?

I hope not, because we wanted to let you in on a secret … your gift to Heifer is worth NINE times as much when you buy a cow, goat, chicks — or anything else from our gift catalog!

Why? Because every gift you give through Heifer is, on average, passed on 9 times!

Heifer has a unique tradition that sets us apart from just about every other charity — the tradition of Passing on the Gift®.

When you give a cow to a family, that family turns around and gives the first female offspring to another family — plus, they pass on everything they learned from Heifer about caring for it … and the cycle of giving goes on and on — with an average of 9 families benefiting from your original gift!

In other words, your gift today means 9x more families will receive animals … 9x more parents will start their own businesses … and 9x fewer children will go hungry. This is real change that will last for generations!

Choosing a Heifer gift is truly an incredible way to pay it forward — so make your gift now and take care of everyone on your shopping list (and avoid the shopping lines). You'll even get a free honor card to send to your loved one to let them know about your gift.

Families all over the world will thank you — and so will your loved ones. So pass on the gift — get shopping and be that early bird you know you want to be.

Thank you so much!

Christy Moore
Heifer International