Volunteer

Flying Pigeons (FeiGe) are hatched at HTS' city Tianjin Bicycle Company, which was originally an artillery factory created by Japanese occupying forces in 1936. After the Communists came to power in 1949, the bicycle industry was revived. In the early 1950s, Chairman Mao's heir apparent Liu Shaoqi paid a visit to the factory and commanded that it become the first bicycle manufacturer in New China. Now FeiGe flys wherever bikes still survive the city streets

Sharing their good fortune

For one San Francisco Bay Area family, fundraising for Half the Sky started with Richard Bowen’s book, Mei Mei, Little Sister: Portraits from a Chinese Orphanage. When Ava Chan showed the book to her 14-year-old son, Peter and her 13-year-old daughter, Vivian two years ago, they poured over the haunting portraits of girls living in Chinese orphanages. “We were so touched by the moving photos,” says Peter....

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What do Half the Sky volunteers do?

They organize walks and runs and bikeathons
They collect dress-up clothes for our Little Sisters Preschools
They throw parties and bring friends together for all sorts of occasions
They plan yard sales and car washes and pizza parties
They solicit donations for our annual auction
They collect spare coins at home and in offices and schools
They join a volunteer work crew in China
They celebrate birthdays and ask for donations in lieu of gifts
They give presentations and host informational tables at events.
They pass on HTS newsletters and tell their friends about what we do

However you choose to help Half the Sky, you can be sure that you are making a big difference in the lives of orphaned children.

Get Connected! to Half the Sky’s volunteer network by contacting the Volunteer Coordinator nearest you.

Get Connected! by joining our online action group.

Get Connected! by filling out our Volunteer Signup Form and letting us know how you'd like to help.

Check out our Volunteer Resource Pages where there are lots of ideas about how you can help and downloadable fliers and handouts to help you spread the word about Half the Sky and plan fundraising events. If you run an event, let us know at and if you can, send high resolution photos as well!