Three Sacramento Heifer volunteers attended training at Hidden Villa in Los Altos Hills, California. The three volunteers from the Sacramento region joined twenty three other volunteers from California and other western states.

There were presentations from Heifer staff on various projects around the world, including the United States. One of the highlights of the training was a presentation on Heifer community planning and the 12 cornerstones by Tererai Trent, formally of Zimbabwe. Tererai, who is featured in the book Half the Sky by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, was an inspiration to everyone.

The volunteers developed program goals which will be shared with other volunteers in their regions.