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Organization focuses on development goalse

Published on November 3, 2009 by Earnest Aaron

The Global Society (GS) made donating to a charitable organization as easy as buying a meal every Tuesday in October.

GS officers passed out flyers to Panda Express customers Oct. 27, donating 20 percent of every purchase to Heifer International, an organization dedicated to eliminating world hunger, concluding its own month-long campaign to meet the same goal.

“The Global Society has decided to focus on the Millennium Development Goals as a theme for this year,” said Jessica Belk, GS president.

October’s fundraiser focused on eradicating poverty and hunger, leading the organization to Heifer International. “It was the ideal charity for October’s theme because they work to give people in poverty-stricken areas sustainable ways to support themselves,” said Olamide Goke-Pariola, another GS officer.

As a charitable organization, Heifer International supplies families with animals and crops that can be used for food and income. It also equips these people with important skills to ensure the health and safety of the animals.

After they have begun to succeed, they will pass on their gift by teaching another nearby family what they have learned and giving them offspring.

“These goals are markers for the international community to determine progress in multiple sectors in every country. GS is focusing on the first millennium development goals-we will be promoting a new goal every month for the remainder of the 2009 to 2010 school year,” Belk said.

There are eight goals Heifer International lists under millennium development: eradicating poverty, universal education, gender equalization, child health, maternal health, combating HIV/AIDS, environmental sustainability and global partnership.

The GS is helping to raise awareness for achieving these goals for the rest of the year. For more information on the society, visit globalsociety.ksuclubs.com.