Assalam Alaikum Wa Rahmatu Allahi Wa Barakatuh,
Alhamduillah, all praise and thanks are due to Allah Almighty who has blessed HalfDate with a productive year in 1430/2009. With Allah’s help, thousands of HalfDaters like you have decided to be part of the solution.
YOU + HalfDate.com = getting things done: Putting smiles on children’s faces in Houston, [...]

DateDrive of ذو الحجة of 1430/Dec 2009
Type of DateDrive: Half a date (financial)

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وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلًا مِمَّنْ دَعَا إِلَى اللَّهِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا [...]

DateDrive of ذو العقدة of 1430/Nov 2009
Type of DateDrive: Half a date (financial)

كل قرض صدقة” – صحيح الجامع”
“Every (halal) loan is Sadaqah.” – Sahih AlJamee
ما من مسلم يقرض مسلما قرضا مرتين إلا كان كصدقتها مرة” – صحيح الجامع”
“No Muslim lends another Muslim twice, except it will be like Sadaqah once.” – Sahih AlJamee

Drive Target:

Getting [...]

Qard Hasan (Lending) Drive: Promote giving halal loans to your community members
Dawah Drive: Support Dawah projects
Meetup Drive: House-parties for Sadaqah promotion

From now on, we will follow the pay-it-forward model. Each drive will pay for the next drive. From experience, each drive takes about 200 to 1700 hours of work. We typically budget $500 for each [...]

DateDrive of Shawwal 1430/Oct 2009
Type of DateDrive: Awareness
We have this vision to compile inspirational stories about generosity, kindness, and giving. You can write about others or you can write your own experience. We hope within a month we can publish an ebook (something similar to Chicken Soup for the Soul), which motivate and inspire [...]

To read testimonials and comments go to http://halfdate.com/2009/08/17/my-productive-ramadan-drive/#comment
Round 1 Results: InFocus, AlMadinah School, AlMaun, Baabun Nasr Inc., Women Affairs of Almumtahinah Inc, and needy mom all qualified. Baitul Salaam and Iqra are giving a chance to reach round 2 milestone.
Round 2 Results: AlMaun, Women Affairs of Almumtahinah Inc, and needy mom all qualified. [...]