HalfDate is starting a new initiative called: Award Drives. Basically, these are quick drives to recognize the service of organizations and individuals. The goal of the award is to encourage Muslim organizations to pursue excellence and professionalism.

One of these award categories is: Media (public relations)

Winner: Our first award drive is for Muslimat Al Nisaa

Reason: Their positive story aired/published by National Public Radio (NPR)

Click play to listen to the news clip:

Deadline: Jan 10, 2010

Target: $500

*HalfDate will match your donations, up to $100
**HalfDate will donate $1 for every Tweet or Facebook Share, up to $30
***HalfDate will donate $1 for every pleasant word (comment), up to $30
If you want to join the matching fund, post a comment and we will contact you.

Drive Result: Total raised $381 + $200 (HalfDate matching)

To donate more beyond the award, go to http://www.mnisaa.org/Get_Involved/Donate_Now.html

This drive is phase one of a million dollars campaign.

The challenge is how to turn your pleasant words into a million dollar for http://www.edhifoundation.com/ through ReliefWorks Canada [Disclaimer: HalfDate stays away from divisive topics including music].

Goal: We want to collect 50 comments from committed volunteers (who pledge to help publicizing phase 2 of this campaign)

Deadline: Aug 22, 2009

Here is how:

1. Look at these children for 30 seconds and imagine them as your children
2. Close your eyes for 30 seconds and imagine that on the Day of Judgement, Allah will forgive all of your sins just because you helped these children
3. Now, type what you did for them to earn Allah’s pleasure (e.g. I told all my friends and we raised $1000 for them). Click here to type.

If you want to join the volunteer group of this project send an empty email to sadaqahgate at gmail dot com (this is an autoresponse email, so don’t send anything personal)

Drive Sponsors

The following sponsors have either helped HalfDate before with free services or have bought a sponsorship package. To sponsor a drive, please contact us.