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Sunlight in Winter – Bake Sale

2022年 3月季刊

发表日期: 3/2022

Author: Elizabeth Tian

Written by Elizabeth Tian

Revised by Estelle Shen and Stephanie Sun

As 2021 came to a close, Building Bridges held a bake sale to raise money for the Firewood Collecting Volunteer Team (拾柴义工), a China-based nonprofit organization that provides aid to people in Da Liang Shan, an economically underdeveloped area in the mountains of China. The organization raises funds for school supplies and essential living supplies, such as clothing and food, to help those in need. The team does not limit its efforts to China. In 2020, during a time of tribulations of combating the newly circulating COVID-19, the Firewood Collecting Volunteer Team donated 20,000 masks to hospitals in Atlanta that were low on PPE.

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     Moreover, the Firewood Collecting Volunteer Team is a Christian team; all of its volunteer work is done for God’s glory. Workers set an encouraging example of how we can use our talents, gifts, and blessings from God to glorify Him and help others less fortunate than ourselves.

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And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. (Galatians 6:9)

On Dec. 27, 2021, Building Bridges came together to bake macarons and cookies. The process was hard work, but worthwhile in the end. The experience showed how amazing it is to see so many people coming together to help raise money for a common cause. Throughout the process, everything was done to make sure the food was sanitary and followed COVID guidelines.

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After weeks of planning, baking, and selling, the result proved that the process was rewarding. The bake sale was successful and demonstrated our team’s cooperation and teamwork. This fundraiser was a large undertaking, but it demonstrated how thankful we should be for all the blessings we take for granted. We should always spread kindness to others, and we will continue to display teamwork and dedication in our future activities as a team and organization. We sold 118 cookies and macarons to family, friends, and neighbors and made about $300 in profits to donate for the children. We received $600 in donations, leaving us with $700 to donate to the Firewood Collecting Volunteer team and $200 for Building Bridges to use for website and management costs. We thank those who donated money for this fundraiser to help us accomplish our plan. You are the sunlight in the cold winter, warming up those surrounding us, especially the children in Da Liang Shan, China.

Our donation certificate from the Firewood Collecting Volunteer team

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Building Bridges is a nonprofit organization that strives to create bridges of connection between youth in China and youth in America using unique learning activities. We do this by holding English classes for children in China. All classes are held weekly and taught by American high school students fluent in English.

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If you are interested in learning more or joining the team, please visit our Instagram (buildingbridgesorg) or WeChat (buildingbridgesorg), or email us at buildingbridgesteam2021@gmail.com.

Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good, in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives. (Titus 3:14)

Building Bridges team


Author: Elizabeth Tian

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