Alan and Michelle Fisher recently established the Fisher Family and Friends Endowment to support Heifer's work in Cambodia. They have also made their endowment a part of their annual Christmas tradition.

Michelle writes:

"Alan and I decided several years ago that none of our family or friends needed more "stuff!" (Thank you, George Carlin.) Since then we have given gifts to organizations or programs that we felt made a real and immediate difference in someone's life. We played Santa Claus with letters from the Post Office; have given a scholarship to a school for disadvantaged children; and have given a gift to Heifer International as our gift to family and friends.

Last summer our daughter worked in Phnom Penh for two months - she was part of the University of Michigan Law School's project to re-build the Cambodian legal infrastructure in the aftermath of the Pol Pot regime. We went to visit her there and became seriously enamored of the country and the people. We were determined to concentrate what resources we have to direct to Cambodia and to "make a difference."

We traditionally have a dinner party on Christmas Eve and part of each place setting is a gift - which used to be "stuff" but now is something tangible that represents the gift we've made to Heifer Foundation. By setting up the endowment, we can (1) direct the funds to Cambodia programs and (2) create a vehicle for additional gifts by family and friends to build the endowment."

Thanks to people like Michelle and Alan Fisher, Heifer's helping hand in Cambodia will be available as long as there is a need.

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