Foothills residents have made an impact on helping those in need through World Vision.

In 2015, 76 people from Okotoks gave more than $10,000 and 44 people from High River gave more than $7,200.

Sarah Bartley, World Vision gift catalogue expert, says the catalogue is a great way to give back.

"Anything from goats that make an amazing impact for families, to medicines for children that help save lives, to textbooks for kids in classrooms that may not have those kinds of resources available like we do in Canada."

Bartley says some of the gifts have multiple benefits.

"Something like a goat can give milk that can help families meet their own nutritional needs and the extra can be sold at markets, people can breed the goats and sell them, and they also provide fertilizer."

Last year over 7,700 Albertans gave more than $1.4 million to World Vision.

To learn more about World Vision's catalogue click here.

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