AT LAST — IT'S SPRING!!! 
And now, join Half the Sky as we greet Spring with an awesome array of plans to celebrate our 10th Anniversary Year and the year of the Beijing Olympics.
On the weekend of China's National Children's Day, our celebrations start with an exciting Gala Dinner Celebration in Hong Kong .
MAY, 2008
HTS Children's Center #37 (2nd provincial Blue Sky model center) launches at Guiyang, Guizhou.
JUNE, 2008
First provincial Blue Sky training at the HTS Children's Center at Wuhan, Hubei
Thanks to you, on June 14 in Wanzhou, Chongqing, HTS' Jenny Bowen carries the Olympic Torch in China! Watch our website for all sorts of fun ways to enjoy China's Olympic party with Half the Sky, in China or anywhere in the world.
AUGUST, 2008
Funds permitting, HTS Children's Centers #38, #39 and #40 (provincial Blue Sky model centers) launch in Harbin, Shenyang and Xi'an. We are now accepting applications for a limited number of volunteer crew members.
NOVEMBER, 2008
Rescheduled due to Spring Festival Storms, HTS Children's Center #41 (provincial Blue Sky model center) launches in Hangzhou, Zhejiang.
Half the Sky was deeply honored to receive the 2008 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, presented in Oxford, England to Jenny Bowen by former President Jimmy Carter.
HALF THE SKY IS HIRING!
As we grow and expand our outreach across China, our family is growing too. Please visit our Careers at HTS page to see current job opportunities.
Mothers Day and the days to come… (April 30th, 2008)
At last, it’s Spring! - the news at Half the Sky (April 8th, 2008)
As life returns to normal… (February 23rd, 2008)
The Year of YanMeng
On Chinese New Year’s Eve, Ren CuiHua, a foster mother in Half the Sky’s Family Village in Nanjing, sat around the dinner table with her family like so many other moms all across China. But why wasn’t the seated family enjoying the fancy cuisine? What were they waiting for? 
All eyes were turned toward the doorway where CuiHua’s daughter stood and then started to make her way to the table. As little YanMeng took step after painstaking step toward her family, everyone at the table cheered her on. And when YanMeng arrived at her seat and sat down, they each raised two fingers in a victory sign and cheered again.
Everyone at the table knew that YanMeng’s walk from the doorway to the table was the culmination of a journey that started in 2006 when she first joined her family. By scanning her bones, doctors had determined that YanMeng, who has cerebral palsy, was 2.5 years old, and they had also determined that her prognosis looked bleak....
CELEBRATE MOTHERS
EVERYWHERE
May 11 is Mother's Day Celebrate all of the Mothers in your life and give a child in China the gift of a mother's love.
It only takes a minute, but a Half the Sky Mother's Day Sponsorship Certificate makes a thoughtful tribute that a special mom or mom-to-be will never forget. Long after the day has passed and the flowers have faded, your gift will endure. Babies who are still waiting for mamas who may never come, will blossom under the care of a loving Half the Sky Nanny, thanks to you.
REPORT ON ORPHANAGES AIDED DURING THE SPRING FESTIVAL STORMS
RELIEF TRIP TO CHENZHOU
