Hoops for Heifers

Last Friday was a great day at Gunston.  After watching both of our lacrosse teams score victories against their opponents, nearly sixty students, faculty, and friends went to the gymnasium and spent a good part of the evening playing 3-on-3 basketball in order to raise funds for Heifer International.  The student-organized tournament raised over $600--enough to purchase an actual heifer for a family in need.

Heifer's mission statement is:

Heifer's mission is to work with communities to end hunger and poverty and care for the earth. By giving families a hand-up, not just a hand-out, we empower them to turn lives of hunger and poverty into self-reliance and hope.  With gifts of livestock and training, we help families improve their nutrition and generate income in sustainable ways. We refer to the animals as "living loans" because in exchange for their livestock and training, families agree to give one of its animal's offspring to another family in need. It's called Passing on the Gift – a cornerstone of our mission that creates an ever-expanding network of hope and peace.

Congratulations to our students for putting together such a successful event, and congratulations to both the boys and girls teams who won the tournament.