Transcript Count On Westmeade Students We can all help make our

Count On Westmeade
Students
We can all help make our
world a better place for all
boys and girls!
Heifer International pays it forward!
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We can give a hungry family the means to
feed themselves. Each family must do two
things to receive help.
• 1. They must learn how to use their new
animal to help feed themselves.
• 2. They must give the animals first offspring
to another hungry person in their village.
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We can send animals to feed the hungry!
A Heifer costs $500.00
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A cow makes 6-8
gallons of milk
every day.
The family can
make butter and
use the milk and
sell the extra to
make money to
pay for things like
shoes.
Who provides milk?
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After cows have calves
they can also be used
for their meat.
A family can develop a
whole herd for milk
and meat.
They can use the cow
manure to help grow a
garden!
Water Buffalo costs $250.00
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In some cultures the
water buffalo is
treated like we treat
cows.
They can be milked,
and used to pull carts
or plows.
Their manure is also
used to fertilize the
soil and grow healthy
vegetables and fruits!
A Goat costs $120.00
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Goats are smaller than
cows and easier to
manage.
Many people use the
meat from goats.
They make great milk
and many of us love
Goat Cheese!
Goats are funny
animals that will eat
anything. They are
very curious and
brave!
A pig costs $120.00
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You may think pigs
are dirty and
ugly….but you are
wrong.
Pigs are grown for
their meat mostly.
They grow fast and
they eat left over
scraps!
A sheep costs $120.00
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Sheep produce wool
which can be made
into warm clothes and
sold to help families
make money.
They don’t eat much,
they can graze even in
rocky areas where
there is not much
growing!
A flock of chicks costs $20.00
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Chickens grow fast.
They make lots of
eggs which can be
eaten or hatched
into more chickens.
We use their
feathers.
A flock of geese costs $20.00
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Geese produce
eggs
They eat insects
and bugs and their
droppings fertilize
the garden
They can be eaten
They are like watch
dogs -- WATCH
GEESE!!
A flock of ducks costs $20.00
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Did you know that
in China duck catch
fish for their
masters?
They give eggs,
can be eaten,
fertilize the
garden, and eat
weeds and bugs!
A hive of bees costs $30.00
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Bees pollinate our
crops
Make Honey
Make Beeswax
They are easy to
maintain.
Trees cost $60.00
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Trees are the lungs
of our planet!
Trees help hold the
soil in place.
They shade and
cool the earth, too!
They help families
keep their land
healthy.
Cost of Rabbits $60.00
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Rabbits multiply
quickly!
They can be eaten
Their manure can be
used directly without
composting on the
garden.
Rabbits eat grass and
things like carrot tops.
How Westmeade can Help
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At the end of the day maybe your
parents have some change in their
pockets that they could give you to
add to our penny drive.
You could do chores and earn money
to put in the jar.
When you spend your allowance you
could save your change and add it to
the jar!