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' Volunteer Events
Garage/Yard Sales
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. More...
Love, Adoption & Brownies with Sprinkles
Darlene Friedman and Roger Roth, author and illustrator of Star of the Week: A Story of Love Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles, signed copies of their book along with their daughter, Eden, who was the inspiration for the book. The book tells the story of Cassidy-Li, a young girl adopted from China who is about to be Star of the Week at her school. More...
Teenagers Recruit Family & Friends for Their Raffle Fundraiser
Bay Area high school students Peter and Vivian Li have run a number 
of fundraisers for Half the Sky, including a very successful raffle last year, but the raffle they ran this year was the most challenging to date. Meticulous planners, the Li siblings started working on the event months in advance, but they quickly faced the harsh reality of the current economic downturn: many donors kindly declined to buy tickets or told them they were reserving funds for local food banks and other charities. More...
“Blood Brothers” performed by Dulwich College Shanghai
A group of dedicated drama students from Dulwich College, a high school in Shanghai, decided to perform Willy Russell’s play “Blood Brothers” and donate all the funds to Half the Sky. Instigated and motivated by Joshua David and selflessly supported by the students’ drama teacher, these budding actors gave up their free time for a few months to concentrate on studying and performing this dramatic play.
The students performed brilliantly and were very much involved in raising the awareness of Half the Sky in their community. It was an extremely moving performance and to all the students involved, we say, thank you.
Lanterns of Hope Jubilee for Half the Sky
Thanks to long-time Half the Sky 
supporter Lynn Cobb, South Carolina’s Daniel Island Club hosted a Lanterns of Hope Jubilee for Half the Sky on March 1, 2009. Lynn's friends, Brandon Breaux, Jennifer Roberts, Beth Bush, Debbie Brooks and Caroline Feller volunteered their time, ensuring that all guests were welcomed and that there were bids on all the silent auction items. The menu included local, “low country” fare, shrimp and grits, as well as carved turkey, roasted vegetables and a delicious assortment of desserts. Half the Sky’s Director of Individual Philanthropy Carol Kemble was the featured speaker. “ More...
ARISE: Holding up Half the Sky
Kappa Phi Lambda at Columbia University’s ARISE Benefit Dinner is an annual campus event—a night of cultural food and performance. Each year the event honors a different 
foundation that resonates with the pillars of KPL’s organization--Sisterhood, Service and Cultural Diversity. Last year Half the Sky was honored to be the chosen Foundation. On October 25, 2008, nearly 200 guests (a full house!) attended KPL’s inaugural dinner. Proceeds from this wonderful event, which included entertainment by18 artists and performing groups, went to Half the Sky’s Children’s Earthquake Fund, which was established to provide long-term emotional support for children who were victims of the May 2008 earthquake in Sichuan and Chongqing.
Sheraton Showdown
In Shanghai, a group of very dedicated fundraisers raised money for Half the Sky’s Children’s Center in Fuzhou. The Sheraton Showdown amateur boxing event was a night to remember, with an incredible 475 attendees all 
supporting our children. The boxers made the commitment to attend training sessions for a year. The inspiration for their challenging workouts was the children. One boxer said: “If it was not for the charity, there would be no way I would be doing this.” The Charity Fight Night was a huge success. The boxers showed phenomenal physical fitness, strong emotional strength, immeasurable courage, and admirable sportsmanship. Because of them, a child somewhere now doesn’t have to fight quite so hard.
Fortune Cookie Fundraiser
Sandi Janusch, Half the Sky’s Volunteer Coordinator in Canada, “cooked” up a fun fundraiser for the children in China by making delicious, gourmet fortune cookies. With the help of some of her friends as cooks and sellers, 
Sandi sold home-made fortune cookies in a project called “Fortune to Fortune Cookies.” Each gold box of cookies was tied with a red ribbon, and contained eight flavors (including chocolate, jasmine tea, orange, lemon, and maple) as well as an insert with information about Half the Sky’s work in China. Hundreds of boxes were sold in only a few weeks and people donated funds in addition to buying cookies. The fundraiser was so successful that Sandi has decided to make it an every-other-year event and hopes to recruit more cooks and sellers for next year’s effort. Sandi's fortune cookie recipe...
Friends Meeting Friends
In May, my 16-year-old daughter, Nora Tai-Xiu Groves, and I held our fifth annual Friends Meeting Friends Ladies Springtime Potluck Luncheon. Initially, I started this as a backyard gathering at my Los Angeles home, just to get my various sets of friends together. But three years ago, one friend said: "If you've got 70 neat women together, why not turn it into a fundraiser?" More...
On Top of the World
Running the last few hundred strides energized by the encouraging yells of other participants, turning into the ancient stone square hearing my name, “Molly Kuk…….”, from the announcer, and being decorated with my marathon medal has been one of the highs of my 25 years. More...
The Global Runners take on Shanghai for Half the Sky
It started off with a couple of “overworked bankers” at HSBC’s Hong Kong office, who wanted to “run for fun, run for fitness and run for good causes.” That small group grew into the “Global Runners", three teams of runner-fundraisers who completed the Shanghai Half Marathon last November. More...
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