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The Big Moo Canoe for Heifer International

The Big Moo Canoe for Heifer International. One man’s personal challenge to raise awareness and donations for charity. What is the Big Moo Canoe?. Unique fund raising event June 13-15, 2008 The North Platte River – Saratoga, Wyoming Paddle 250 miles in 3 days

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The Big Moo Canoe for Heifer International

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  1. The Big Moo Canoe for Heifer International One man’s personal challenge to raise awareness and donations for charity.

  2. What is the Big Moo Canoe? • Unique fund raising event • June 13-15, 2008 • The North Platte River – Saratoga, Wyoming • Paddle 250 miles in 3 days • 63, 37 and 50 mile segments • Event goals • Raise awareness for Heifer International • Raise $5,000 - the equivalent of 10 cows

  3. Who is Heifer International? • Heifer’s mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the earth. • Since 1944, Heifer International has provided livestock and environmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those who struggle daily for reliable sources of food and income.

  4. World reach • Heifer is currently working in more than 55 countries to help families and communities become more self-reliant. • It has helped 48 million people through training in livestock development and livestock gifts that multiply.

  5. Passing on the gift • Every gift of an animal provides benefits such as milk, eggs, wool and fertilizer, increasing family incomes for better housing, nutrition, health care and school fees for children. • Recipients “Pass on the Gift” of offspring of their cows, goats and other livestock to others in an ever-widening circle of hope.

  6. Heifer initiatives • Agroecology (replenish the land) • Animal Well-Being (agricultural training) • Gender Equity (social justice/human rights) • HIV-AIDS (nutrition and education) • Microenterprise (no-interest loans) • Urban Agriculture (growing in the city) • Young People's Initiative (kids and poverty)

  7. Why a canoe challenge? • Passion for canoeing and the outdoors • Strong background in volunteerism • A desire to teach my kids how they can help those in need by doing something they really love. For me it’s paddling. • Our family have been supporters of Heifer International for years and so The Big Moo Canoe made sense as a way to support a great cause.

  8. How will we do this? • Paddle: • ~ 40,000/day strokes, eat, sleep, repeat • Awareness • Regional press, radio and speaking engagements • Donations • Community sponsorships and donations • $2,000 to date

  9. The team • Chris and Dawn Betz: Team CaptainsAssisting with pre-event promotion, sponsorships, and logistics. Plus moral support. • Megan Bean: FundraiserMegan joined The Big Moo Canoe team in late-February after a presentation about Heifer at our church. She has decided to donate some of her own money and also work to raise $240 to purchase two goats for Heifer families. • Rob Bean: Chief Paddle OperatorRob is the brawn behind The Big Moo Canoe and will wield his paddle on behalf of families around the world over 100,000 times during the three day event.

  10. The Big Moo Canoe • Spencer ExtremeSan Marcos, TX • Length • 23’ with rudder • Weight • 35 lbs • Construction • Carbon fiber • Characteristics • Cross boat • Very fast • Low to the water • Relatively comfortable

  11. The challenge course

  12. Geofrey Okello Makes a Home with Heifer's Help • Geofrey Okello was just 18 years old when his parents died of AIDS in 2002, leaving him in charge of his five younger brothers and sisters. • As head of the household it fell to him to find a way for them to survive. For a long time it was hard. Then a neighbor helped him get connected with Heifer International.

  13. Who supports Heifer? • "Heifer Project is courageously addressing some of the most difficult problems facing our world today—ending hunger, preserving the environment, empowering women and building strong, self-reliant families and communities." — Hillary Rodham Clinton, US Senator, New York • Jimmy Carter • Barbara Kingsolver • Walter Cronkite • Susan Sarandan • Ted Danson • Ed Asner • Chuck Jones

  14. Please consider a donation • Heifer helps build strong communities because each project participant agrees to pass on the gift of animal offspring, training, or skills to another family in need. • Think about it: a single donation that’ll last for generations. Now that’s an phenomenal return on your donation.

  15. www.MooCanoe.com 100% of all donations go directly to Heifer International. All donations are tax-deductible.

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