Heifer International

Gift catalog that provides special gifts of livestock to impoverished families to help alleviate global hunger and poverty.  You decide what to donate and your honoree recieves a holiday gift card describing the gift you've made in his or her name.  Whether you purchase a share of a goat for $10 or an entire llama for $150, both the recipient and the honoree will be touched.  My experience with this program has been very positive.  Our children really loved the idea of "giving" grandma a flock of chicks!