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Gifts for Life Gifts for Life You can help heal a hurting world. F or Christmas presents and other gifts this year, consider giving a goat. Or a duck. A flock of chickens. A tray of drought-resistant seedlings. A clean-water system for an entire village. With your contribution, Episcopal Relief & Development can provide livestock and farming tools, wells for villages, micro- credit loans for new businesses, health care for women and infants, or schooling for children. Gifts also provide for training in the care of animals, or use of tools, or operating a business. is year’s gift catalog (www.er-d.org/GiftsForLife) features new items to fit any budget, offering you even more ways to make a personal difference in the lives of people living in extreme poverty around the world. $12 can buy: A mosquito net to protect parents and children from insects that carry malaria. $15 can buy: A share in a fish farm to provide food and income for a family. $20 can buy: Ten trays of drought-resistant seedlings and training for farmers. $35 can buy: A share in an orchard of lemon, mango, avocado, mangrove or banana trees to replenish soil ravaged by natural disasters, and to provide crops for food and sale. A goose or duck to provide eggs for high-quality protein. Photos courtesy of Harvey Wang for Episcopal Relief & Development Gifts for Life Gifts for Life You can help heal a hurting world. F or Christmas presents and other gifts this year, consider giving a goat. Or a duck. A flock of chickens. A tray of drought-resistant seedlings. A clean-water system for an entire village. With your contribution, Episcopal Relief & Development can provide livestock and farming tools, wells for villages, micro- credit loans for new businesses, health care for women and infants, or schooling for children. Gifts also provide for training in the care of animals, or use of tools, or operating a business. is year’s gift catalog (www.er-d.org/GiftsForLife) features new items to fit any budget, offering you even more ways to make a personal difference in the lives of people living in extreme poverty around the world. $12 can buy: A mosquito net to protect parents and children from insects that carry malaria. $15 can buy: A share in a fish farm to provide food and income for a family. $20 can buy: Ten trays of drought-resistant seedlings and training for farmers. $35 can buy: A share in an orchard of lemon, mango, avocado, mangrove or banana trees to replenish soil ravaged by natural disasters, and to provide crops for food and sale. A goose or duck to provide eggs for high-quality protein. Photos courtesy of Harvey Wang for Episcopal Relief & Development

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Gifts for LifeGifts for Life You can help heal a hurting world.

For Christmas presents and other gifts this year, consider giving a goat. Or a duck. A flock of chickens. A tray of drought-resistant

seedlings. A clean-water system for an entire village.With your contribution, Episcopal Relief &

Development can provide livestock and farming tools, wells for villages, micro-credit loans for new businesses, health care for women and infants, or schooling for children. Gifts also provide for training in the care of animals, or use of tools, or operating a business.

This year’s gift catalog (www.er-d.org/GiftsForLife) features new items to fit any budget, offering you even more ways to make a personal difference in the lives of people living in extreme poverty around the world.

$12 can buy: •A mosquito net to protect parents

and children from insects that carry malaria.

$15 can buy: •A share in a fish farm to provide

food and income for a family.

$20 can buy: • Ten trays of drought-resistant

seedlings and training for farmers.

$35 can buy: •A share in an orchard of lemon,

mango, avocado, mangrove or banana trees to replenish soil ravaged by natural disasters, and to provide crops for food and sale.

•A goose or duck to provide eggs for high-quality protein.

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Gifts for LifeGifts for Life You can help heal a hurting world.

For Christmas presents and other gifts this year, consider giving a goat. Or a duck. A flock of chickens. A tray of drought-resistant

seedlings. A clean-water system for an entire village.With your contribution, Episcopal Relief &

Development can provide livestock and farming tools, wells for villages, micro-credit loans for new businesses, health care for women and infants, or schooling for children. Gifts also provide for training in the care of animals, or use of tools, or operating a business.

This year’s gift catalog (www.er-d.org/GiftsForLife) features new items to fit any budget, offering you even more ways to make a personal difference in the lives of people living in extreme poverty around the world.

$12 can buy: •A mosquito net to protect parents

and children from insects that carry malaria.

$15 can buy: •A share in a fish farm to provide

food and income for a family.

$20 can buy: • Ten trays of drought-resistant

seedlings and training for farmers.

$35 can buy: •A share in an orchard of lemon,

mango, avocado, mangrove or banana trees to replenish soil ravaged by natural disasters, and to provide crops for food and sale.

•A goose or duck to provide eggs for high-quality protein.

Photo

s cou

rtesy

of H

arve

y Wan

g for

Epis

copa

l Reli

ef &

Deve

lopme

nt

Subscribe to Episcopal Life, the monthly newspaper for all Episcopalians $27 per year (18% savings off the cover price) or $50 for two years

Call1-800-374-9510orsendane-mailtoELIFE@aflwebprinting.comIn-depth coverage of General Convention starts in January. You won’t want to miss an issue!SU

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Subscribe to Episcopal Life, the monthly newspaper for all Episcopalians $27 per year (18% savings off the cover price) or $50 for two years

Call1-800-374-9510orsendane-mailtoELIFE@aflwebprinting.comIn-depth coverage of General Convention starts in January. You won’t want to miss an issue!SU

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$50 can buy: •A disaster relief kit, providing life-

saving necessities in times of great need.

•Training for one HIV/AIDS prevention education worker to educate community members by providing life-saving prevention methods and information.

$55 can buy: • Equipment and training for bee-

keeping and the sale of honey and beeswax for small-scale farmers whose land is too poor to accom-modate livestock.

$80 can buy: • Tuition, books, uniforms and

other school supplies for one year for a child orphaned by AIDS.

$100 can buy: • A pig, which will reproduce quick-

ly to supply food and a livelihood for its owners.

$135 can buy: • A flock of chickens to provide eggs

and meat.

$550 can buy: • A micro-credit loan, with training

and education to help start a busi-ness, such as bread baking, sewing, honey production, recycling and soap making, that can support a family,

$5,000 can buy: •A well to provide a clean-water

system and sanitation training for an entire village.

These gifts and more are available at www.er-d.org/GiftsForLife.

A card or e-card will be sent to the gift recipient. Order by December 8 to ensure delivery in time for Christmas. Please visit the website for full details.

Your gift to Episcopal Relief and Development is tax-deductible.

Photo

cour

tesy o

f Har

vey W

ang f

or E

pisco

pal R

elief

& De

velop

ment

Photo courtesy of Episcopal Relief & Development

$50 can buy: •A disaster relief kit, providing life-

saving necessities in times of great need.

•Training for one HIV/AIDS prevention education worker to educate community members by providing life-saving prevention methods and information.

$55 can buy: • Equipment and training for bee-

keeping and the sale of honey and beeswax for small-scale farmers whose land is too poor to accom-modate livestock.

$80 can buy: • Tuition, books, uniforms and

other school supplies for one year for a child orphaned by AIDS.

$100 can buy: • A pig, which will reproduce quick-

ly to supply food and a livelihood for its owners.

$135 can buy: • A flock of chickens to provide eggs

and meat.

$550 can buy: • A micro-credit loan, with training

and education to help start a busi-ness, such as bread baking, sewing, honey production, recycling and soap making, that can support a family,

$5,000 can buy: •A well to provide a clean-water

system and sanitation training for an entire village.

These gifts and more are available at www.er-d.org/GiftsForLife.

A card or e-card will be sent to the gift recipient. Order by December 8 to ensure delivery in time for Christmas. Please visit the website for full details.

Your gift to Episcopal Relief and Development is tax-deductible.

Photo

cour

tesy o

f Har

vey W

ang f

or E

pisco

pal R

elief

& De

velop

ment

Photo courtesy of Episcopal Relief & Development