The Trust's Orange Cows projects raise money to buy cows for Agent Orange victims in various districts near Hue in central Vietnam. The projects have provided more than 120 cows so far. The money is raised internationally as well as in Australia.
There have been heroic fundraising efforts, such as that of the women of Legacy, war widows and card players, at Claremont in southern Tasmania. They raised more than $3400 at two luncheons in the local RSL hall where there were stalls, door raffles, etc. We have had office workers in Luxembourg and people living on the Portuguese island of Madeira clubbing together to buy cows. A lot of our money comes from people on fixed incomes but with big hearts.
All the money the trust receives, 100 per cent, goes to the recipients in Vietnam. The trustees bear all other costs themselves.
The next herd will be handed over near Hue on Thursday December 1, 2011. Donations for that should be made by September 30, 2011.
