All in all, we raised a significant amount of money for the orphanage! This will help buy the kids lots of things they really need, such as new cloth for diapers, wipes, new crib boards, blankets, clothes, hand sanitizer, etc. Hopefully the money will also be used to help train orphanage personnel as well as hire new workers trained with the Half the Sky philosophy for orphans. This will really help the kids and their emotional development, especially after the many expat volunteers leave China to return home over the next few years.
Though I wanted to help much more, our long trip to the US meant that I could only really be there for the event itself. I was there all day, spending the first few hours with Alex and the girls, then helping sell items at the "Dongxi" (stuff) table where we had beautiful jewelry and crafts from some expat women who live in Beijing. I wish that I had more pictures of the event itself, but I was so busy the whole time! I spent way too much RMB, and am happy to report that I was able to buy a lot of things to decorate the house. I'll post later about our Christmas decorations here in China!
Lucia and Magdalena playing with the blocks in one of the kids game rooms:
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