Because They Genuinely Care

I live right down the road from Lori and Peter Corriveau of Jenness Farm. They make natural body care products enhanced with goat milk offering people a safe and natural choice for their body and home. Goat milk is naturally rich in proteins, vitamins and minerals and their products are of highest quality.

Some folks affectionately consider Lori the "goat lady" and Peter the "soap guy". I consider them pretty amazing entrepreneurs and farmers. They do a lot about running a business right, but right now I want to highlight what they do that helps others.

Each year, sometimes twice a year, they take a cause and work hard at helping raise money and awareness. They have helped families in need with heat in the winter, competed in a triathlon to raise money for Lymphoma, hosted bone marrow testing for a family whose son needs a donor and many other great causes both locally and nationally and this year they are supporting an international cause.

They do it all with little fanfare and in a very unassuming manner. They do it because they genuinely care. This Holiday season they are raising money for something very near and dear to them, for the protection of the rare breed, Arapawa goat. You can visit some of the Arapawa goats at Jenness Farm.

The Arapawa breed is from New Zealand from the island of Arapawa. In 1972, a couple from Pennsylvania, Walter and Betty Rowe, moved to Arapawa Island and began to work at protecting the goats from the government's actions toward extermination of the rare breed. In 1987, Walter and Betty turned 300 acres of their land into the Arapawa Wildlife Sanctuary. Betty, now 76, continues to run the sanctuary alone after her husband's passing in 2003.

At the end of December, Lori is heading to New Zealand to meet Betty for the first time and to personally hand her donations to help support the work and mission of the Wildlife Sanctuary. The donations will go directly to the upkeep of the fencing, housing, feeding and care for the goats. The Sanctuary is especially important because the New Zealand government is planning another cull of goats outside the Sanctuary soon.

If you would like to help preserve this rare breed you can make a check payable to the Arapawa Wildlife Sanctuary and send it or drop it off at Jenness Farm's store located at 77 Garland Road, Nottingham, NH 03290. The store is open from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m (EST) everyday from now until December 24th, then they switch to their regular store hours.

Thank you.

Thanks to everyone who contacted me regarding my last two blog entries. I really appreciate hearing from folks.