Why are We Giving Away Water Buffaloes?

3Delta Systems believes in socially responsible giving that makes a difference in people’s lives and protects the earth’s resources for future generations.

Instead of dispensing promotional trade show trinkets that often wind up in landfills, we’re using a far more sustainable giveaway at industry conventions where we’re exhibiting this year – donations in the name of prize winners toward the purchase of water buffaloes for poor families in underdeveloped countries through Heifer International.

For 60 years this nonprofit has been providing livestock and training in sustainable farming to millions of impoverished families in developing nations so that they can become self-reliant for their own food and income. These families also ‘pass on the gift’ by donating their animal’s offspring to another family, thereby creating a network of self-reliance. It’s a cause that helps needy families help themselves and, at the same time, protects and improves rather than depletes the environment.

Where Our Water Buffaloes Roam

See us at these upcoming shows, where we’ll hold water buffalo drawings:

So far this year we’ve donated the equivalent of three water buffaloes at the NAPCP Annual Conference and the RSA Conference 2008.

Congratulations to:

Pass on the Gift

Please join us in “passing on the gift” of water buffaloes or other animals for needy families around the world through 3Delta Systems’ Team Heifer page.

Fun Facts About Water Buffaloes

• Water buffaloes provide 5% of the world’s milk
• With a water buffalo pulling a plow, a farmer can plant four times more rice or potatoes than by hand
• There are 74 breeds of domestic water buffalo numbering some 165 million animals, but only small numbers of wild water buffalo remain
• Water buffaloes graze on weeds and coarse grasses in areas that might not support other livestock
• Water buffaloes provide an abundance of manure for fuel and fertilizer