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Here's what is currently happening at SOS Help. Remember to check back often for the latest events or sign up for our email bulletins (via the form in the left column)!

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Previous Event: Summer 2013 "Bag of Books" Sale

Thanks to everyone who made the "Bag of Books" sale a success! Due to your support, we raised nearly 500€ for SOS Help. We'd also like to thank all the volunteers who made this possible and St. Joseph's Church for offering their premises.

Enjoy your summer reading and be sure to stop by our next sale! If you're not already signed up to receive our email bulletins, be sure to sign up via the link in the left column so that you can find out the details of the next sale!

Previous Event: Spring Book Sale 2013

Thanks to everyone who made the book sale a success! Because of your support, we raised nearly 4,000€ for SOS Help.

We'd like to give a special thanks to the following:

• Everyone who bought books and goodies
• Everyone who donated books and goodies
• Orrick, for lending us the premises
• Sugarplum Cake Shop, for donating goodies

We look forward to seeing you at the next one! If you're not already signed up to receive our email bulletins, be sure to sign up via the link in the left column so that you can find out the details of the next sale.

Previous Event: A Little Love Music

Lady Ricketts, Honorary Patron of SOS Help, is pleased to invite you to a Jazz Evening at the Residence followed by a reception in support of SOS Help.

Everyone had a great time at the event. See you next time!

Previous Event: Autumn Book Sale 2012

Thanks to everyone who made the book sale a success! Because of your support, we raised over 3,700€ for SOS Help.

We'd like to give a special thanks to the following:

• Everyone who bought books and goodies
• Everyone who donated books and goodies
• Orrick, for lending us the premises
• Sugarplum Cake Shop, for donating goodies

We look forward to seeing you at the next one! If you're not already signed up to receive our email bulletins, be sure to sign up via the link in the left column so that you can find out the details of the next sale.

Previous Event: Summer 2012 "Bag of Books" Sale

Thanks to everyone who made the "Bag of Books" sale a success! Due to your support, we raised nearly 700€ for SOS Help.

Enjoy your summer reading and be sure to stop by our next sale! If you're not already signed up to receive our email bulletins, be sure to sign up via the link in the left column so that you can find out the details of the next sale!

Previous Event: Vin & Vibes at Verjus

Join us for a fun evening of wine, appetizers, and entertainment as we invite you to SOS Help's latest fundraiser:

Vin & Vibes at Verjus
Sunday, April 29, 2012
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Verjus Restaurant
47 rue Montpensier, 75001, Paris

At 60€ per person your evening includes:

• "Apero dinatoire" with wine and appetizers
• Talk by Paris writer and pastry chef David Lebovitz
• Entertainment from musician Cat Jahnke
• Heather Stimmler-Hall, of Secrets of Paris, as Master of Ceremonies
• Satisfaction of supporting SOS Help

Tickets for the event may be purchased securely online, but hurry - space is limited to the first 50 people who purchase!

Sponsors and Contributors:

Previous Event: Spring Book Sale 2012

Thanks to everyone who made the spring book sale a success! Because of your support, we raised over 4,800€ for SOS Help.

We'd like to give a special thanks to the following:

• Everyone who bought books and goodies
• Everyone who donated books and goodies
• Orrick, for lending us the premises
• Sugarplum Cake Shop, for donating goodies

We look forward to seeing you at the next one! If you're not already signed up to receive our email bulletins, be sure to sign up via the link in the left column so that you can find out the details of the next sale.

Previous Event: Autumn Book Sale 2011

Thanks to everyone who made the autumn book sale a success! Because of your support, we raised nearly 4,000€ for SOS Help.

We'd like to give a special thanks to the following:

• Everyone who bought books and goodies
• Everyone who donated books and goodies
• Orrick, for lending us the premises
• Sugarplum Cake Shop, for donating goodies
• Kisseo eCards and ooprint.com, for sponsoring our email bulletins

We look forward to seeing you at the next one! If you're not already signed up to receive our email bulletins, be sure to sign up via the link in the left column so that you can find out the details of the next sale.

Previous Event: Thanks for Supporting the Summer 2011 "Bag of Books" Sale

Thanks to everyone who made the SOS Help "Bag of Books" sale a success! Because of your support, we raised nearly 700€ for SOS Help.

We look forward to seeing you at our next sale! If you're not already signed up to receive our email bulletins, be sure to sign up via the link in the left column so that you can find out the details of the next sale!

Previous Event: Spring Book Sale 2011

Thanks to everyone who made the SOS Help Spring Book Sale a success! Because of your support, we raised nearly 4,400€ for SOS Help.

We'd like to give a special thanks to the following:

• Everyone who bought books and goodies
• Everyone who donated books and goodies
• Orrick, for lending us the premises

We look forward to seeing you at our next sale! If you're not already signed up to receive our email bulletins, be sure to sign up via the link in the left column so that you can find out the details of the next sale!

Previous Event: Autumn Book Sale 2010

Our book and bake sale this year was another great success! We raised over 3600€, all of which goes to support and run SOS Help.

We'd like to give a special thanks to the following:

• Everyone who came to buy books and baked goods. We appreciate you taking time out of your busy weekend to support our cause!
• Everyone who donated books and baked goods, including Sugarplum Cake Shop, FunnySpoon, and Chal India.
• All the volunteers who donated their time and energy to help make this sale a success.
• Orrick, for letting us use their space once again.

Thanks again for your support! Looking forward to seeing you and your friends at the spring sale!

Previous Event: "Everything Must Go" Summer 2010 Book Sale

A big thank you to everyone who made our summer book sale a success! Thanks for braving the rain and coming out to rummage through our books. We raised over 1,000€!

Miss the sale? Be sure to stop by our fall sale on October 10! Have donations? You may bring them on the day of the next sale or, for donations of 50 or more books, please call us to arrange a pick up.

All proceeds benefit SOS Help, with our book sales accounting for a large percentage of our fundraising efforts. We greatly appreciate your support!

Previous Event: Spring Book Sale 2010

Thanks to everyone who made the SOS Help Spring Book Sale a success! Because of your support, we raised 4,350€ for SOS Help.

We'd like to give a special thanks to the following:

• Everyone who bought books, tea corner goodies, and raffle tickets
• Everyone who donated books
• Orrick, for lending us the new premises
• WH Smith, for donating books for the raffle
• Smash Porcelaine, for donating hand-made espresso cups for the raffle
• Indian Ocean, for donating an "Initiation to Bollywood" dance class for the raffle
• Chal India, for donating a 1-hour cooking class and 2 takeaway dinners for the raffle
• Restaurant Karaikal, for donating a dinner for two for the raffle
• Sugarplum Cake Shop, for donating goodies to the tea corner
• FunnySpoon, for donating goodies to the tea corner

A special thank you to everyone who entered the raffle. Here's the list of winners:

• Nancy C., 1-hour Cooking Class with Poonam
• Marilyn N., Dinner for 2 at Restaurant Karaikal
• Su T., Takeout for 2 from Poonam
• Lindsay H., Takeout for 2 from Poonam
• Kirsty L., Dance Lesson at Indian Ocean
• Carolyn G., Espresso Set from Smash Porcelaine

All proceeds benefit SOS Help, with our two book sales per year accounting for a large percentage of our fundraising efforts. We greatly appreciate your support!

If you missed this sale, be sure to come to our next one! And if you came to this sale, please be sure to spread the word to your friends about this great way to get inexpensive books and help SOS Help at the same time!

Previous Event: "Writers at the Residence"

The event, hosted by Lady Westmacott at the Residence at the British Embassy, was a huge success. The panel was led by Bryce Corbett and featured 5 other prominent writers: Stephen Clarke, Alec Lobrano, Michael Sadler, Heather Stimmler-Hall (check out her blog post about SOS Help), and Charles Timoney. After a lighthearted discussion about life in France, the 200+ crowd mingled with the authors during a reception. We raffled off 7 books signed by the authors and also had the opportunity to purchase books to be signed by the authors.

We want to thank Lady Westmacott, all of the authors, WH Smith, and, most importantly, everyone who attended the event, making it a profitable and enjoyable evening.