You Dao hosted a wonderfully successful carpet charity auction at the Four Seasons Hotel in Puxi on the evening of Oct. 11. The auction by Eastern Carpets of Singapore saw early 200 friends of You Dao join in the bidding, which sold 50 carpets for the benefit of our work with migrant children.
Entertainment for the evening came from Metto and friends, and the stars were the Lollipop kindergarten children of migrant workers with a charming dance performance.
The carpets were exquisite and the bidding was hot. The evening also featured a silent auction which was sold out, and one lucky lady walked away with the evening’s raffle prize – a free carpet donated by Eastern Carpets.
You Dao’s star of the evening was Alicia, Xiao Ai, who was in charge of selling teddy bears made by children and volunteers. She sold all of them within a half-hour, and the proceeds of 3,800 yuan will go towards medical assistance for two migrant children in need of care which their families cannot afford.
We thank the Four Seasons for their sponsorship and for making the evening such a success, and we look forward to next year’s charity auction in support of You Dao.