Share Big Dreams with One Small Click: WorldVisionGifts.org Offers Goats, Bees & Bicycles as Last-Minute Gifts that Give Back

Seattle, WA (December 10, 2014) — With more than half of U.S. consumers scrambling to buy gifts the week of Christmas — and sometimes the day before — the 2014 World Vision Gift Catalog offers hundreds of last-minute gift options that slow down the holiday frenzy and share the true meaning of the season with coworkers, teachers, party hosts, friends and even the neighborhood Scrooge.

In its 19^th year, each gift in the World Vision Gift Catalog betters the life of a child or community in need in the U.S. or one of the nearly 100 countries where World Vision works. Through the online Catalog, www.WorldVisionGifts.org, last-minute shoppers can purchase a gift in the name of a loved one and immediately print a personalized card describing the gift and its impact — gifts like:

• Goats — Shoppers can give a kid a kid with the most popular item in the Gift Catalog. Adult and baby goats are a fun and unique gift for friends and family and a big hit with children. Parents can teach children about the importance of giving when they explain how their goats supported another family with healthy milk, cheese and yogurt.
• Share of a Beehive — For a new urban beekeeper or a long-time foodie, honeybees yield nutritious and medicinal honey of great benefit to families in need. For just $25, a share of a beehive can give an entrepreneurial family a way to pollinate and grow healthier crops, as well as an additional source of income.
• Bicycles — To honor an adventurer, teacher, or a young girl ready to change the world, donating a bicycle provides safe, speedy transportation for an eager student to get to school in countries like Cambodia and India, where many girls are forced to drop out because they live too far away or risk dangers such as violence or kidnapping on their walking route.

“It’s easy to think that last-minute gifts are a lost cause — whether we just didn’t find exactly what we were looking for or completely ran out of time,” says Carrie Swanson, World Vision Gift Catalog director. “The reality is that any gift has the power to change a life, and in this case for more than one recipient. Last-minute gifts in the Gift Catalog are a beautiful way to personally honor a loved one and can also change the trajectory of a child, parent or community’s whole life.”

More last-minute gift options are available at www.WorldVisionGifts.org or by calling 855-WV-GIFTS.

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About the World Vision Gift Catalog:
Since 1996, the World Vision Gift Catalog has given people the opportunity to better the lives of children, adults and communities in the U.S. and around the world through hundreds of gifts in all different areas of need: clean water, food, education, sexual exploitation, job training and others. In fiscal year 2014, more than 140,000 donors purchased more than 417,000 items from the Gift Catalog that helped more than 822,000 people around the world. To order from World Vision’s Gift Catalog, visit www.WorldVisionGifts.org or call toll-free at 855-WV-GIFTS. Want to see where your dollars go? Watch how the Gift Catalog works on YouTube.

About World Vision:
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization conducting relief, development, and advocacy activities in its work with children, families, and their communities in nearly 100 countries to help them reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender. For more information, please visit www.WorldVision.org/media-center/ or on Twitter @WorldVisionUSA.

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