It’s that time of the year again. When corporations pour hundreds of millions of dollars into advertising trying to convince you to buy something that you will grow to loathe. Whatever it is, it will soon be outdated, or it will break, or it will “accidentally” emit toxic gas throughout the house and possibly kill all the pets in the neighborhood. Then, once you throw it away, it will float for all eternity in the middle of the Pacific ocean, in a stew of eternal plastic, which, in due time, will form the future continent of Plasticland.
But maybe there are better ideas this holiday season. Instead of a plastic laser-emitting wizard staff for dad, why not buy him a llama? Well, not him exactly, but a family in need in Peru.
How cool would that be?
Sure, you could buy mom another pile of kitchen cutlery; but will that really make a difference? I mean, she has enough knives already. Why not buy a llama for a family in need in Peru?
And what about you? Do you really need a hundred and fifty dollar football jersey with some other dude’s name on it? No, you don’t. (Seriously. Just don’t do it.)
Instead, how gratifying would it be to know you helped a family feed themselves and educate their children? And you could do it all for $150? (Llamas are cheap!)
According to Heifer.org, “Families use the llama for wool, transportation, rental income, and wool for blankets, ponchos, carpets and rope.”
For more information, or to buy dad his llama, go here.
You probably don’t need any more convincing–unless you’re some sort of evil meanie–but since your purchase will go towards helping fight hunger and poverty, dad’s gift, or Aunt Pigly’s, or whoever, is tax deductible. A tax deductible poverty combating llama!
