International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer provides pro bono legal services globally to Half the Sky. We were able to thank Freshfields for its incredibly generous support by helping to arrange a unique outing in Beijing on Freshfields' Garage/Yard Sales
Suen-Yi and Jasim's Garage Sale
A California couple, Suen-Yi Meng and Jasim Ahmed, were inspired to organize a yard sale fundraiser after reading about a similar event in our newsletter. Suen-Yi and Jasim loved the idea because it was a “great incentive for us to de-clutter” and no matter how much was sold, they would be able to involve their family and friends. In addition to collecting lots of items for sale, Suen-Yi and 
Jasim baked organic sweets and displayed a large board with information about Half the Sky so folks could read about our work for the children. Though it was their first yard sale ever, Suen-Yi and Jasim raised enough money to take care of a child in a Half the Sky program for one year. They were thrilled with the results as were we: “This event was a rewarding and fun learning experience. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to help out!” Many thanks to Suen-Yi, Jasim, and their friends: Alice Ko & Eddie Lee; Julius Paras & Mae Lee; Lynn & Bob Coon; Paula & Nazeem Noordeen; Sophie & Dick Lee; Teodora Ngo & Jan M. Gronski; Trinka Gillis & Bjorn Widerstrom; and Vinodha Ramasamy.
Lindsay's Garage Sale
As summer was coming to an end, I was pondering what I would do for my high school community service. I thought about how my parents sponsored a child through Half the Sky and realized that that was something I would like to do too. I decided to hold a garage sale to raise money to sponsor as many children as I could through Half the Sky and that I run do the even yearly. So I held my first annual garage sale to sponsor a child through Half the Sky on September 19, 2009. I received help from friends and family, which helped make my garage sale a huge success. In just a few hours I had raised enough money for two Somebody Loves Me sponsorships! After the sale, I was so happy that I had the amazing opportunity to run this fundraiser to help two children who are in need.
Lindsay Kriz (Pictured above: Lindsay and her sister, Maya)
Alla's Garage Sale
To meet the Children’s Day Challenge, Alla Zeltser-Fitch, director of volunteers and events at Half the Sky, hosted a neighborhood garage sale to raise 
funds for a Somebody Loves Me sponsorship. After a lot of closet and garage cleaning, a number of families donated items and hosted their own garage sales, donating part or all of their proceeds to HTS. The neighborhood children also gave toys to include in the sale, and also sold homemade treats. Alla and her neighbors were thrilled to reach their goal of raising enough money for a Somebody Loves Me sponsorship.
Idaho Yard Sale
To help raise money for Half the Sky’s Children’s Earthquake Fund, Idaho Families with Children 
from Asia (IFCA) held an extremely successful yard sale, lemonade stand, and bake sale that even got coverage on evening news stations and local newspapers. These IFCA families and a newly-formed youth group helped raise awareness for China’s earthquake relief efforts, adoption in China, as well as Half the Sky. The children had a sorting and pricing party the night before the yard sale and with their parents, worked the day of the sale, doing their best to sell as many items as they could for their brothers and sisters still waiting in China.
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