It all started with an idea. We thought: "What if 100 women throughout the nation organized humanitarian yard sales that made around $1,000 each and donated the proceeds to a great cause?" That would add up to $100,000! That could build a school. That could feed hundreds of babies. That could give a lot of "someones" a fighting chance. That could also give blessed, beautiful, grateful, American Women a simple opportunity to change their lives (and their children's lives) forever. All in one simple weekend. Anyone can do this, (and everyone should) and our combined efforts will yield real, lasting, and truly amazing results. With that realization,

greengirls was born.

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our cause

We are currently in the process of reviewing potential charities to benefit with the proceeds from next years' yard sales.

Renew.

Re-use.

and Reach out.

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faq

1. How do I schedule Laura and Stacey for a green girls speaking engagement?

Simply email Laura at ldugovic@yahoo.com and give her your name, number, address, and the date (or a few possible dates) you would like to hold your green girls party. This gathering will be unlike any other social gathering you’ve ever had with friends, family, and loved ones. Trust us; they’ve attended enough Tupperware and jewelry parties. They don’t need any more designer jeans, handbags, or shoes either. These are hard times. Budgets are tight. Most of your loved ones are probably stressed. Let’s take this distinct opportunity to shift gears and join the most inspiring, useful, and empowering movement of women around!

2. How do I initiate a greengirls yard sale?

Start with a green girls party and network from there! If you bring the friends, we’ll get them educated about the cause. They will leave your party educated, uplifted, and excited about making a difference. If you don't have time for a party, just email us (ldugovic@yahoo.com) and we'll get you set up with a video, yard sale tips, and we'll also email a letter that you can print out and distribute to neighbors to encourage them to get involved.

4.What organization do you support?

Project Lemonade

Central Asia Institute

5. What is a greengirl party and how do I host one?

A greengirl party provides you with a unique opportunity to learn more about our organization and also embark on a beautiful journey of growth, personal development, and global connectedness. Simply invite your friends, prepare some simple foods and email us to request your party kit. If you live in Utah, Laura and Stacey would be happy to come and speak personally to your group. If not, we will send you a great video that you can show at your party along with some simple guidelines to help you organize the best sale possible! Schedule with us at ldugovic@yahoo.com .

events

Our biggest sale day will be September 12th. We will be posting additional dates and the locations of yard sales as we receive them - stay tuned!

speaking engagements

To schedule a speaking engagement with Laura + Stacey, email us at ldugovic@yahoo.com with a few potential dates you have in mind, and we will get right back with you! We are currently scheduling the dates between August 12th and September 6th. Hurry and schedule today, you'll be glad that you did.

Our Speaking Engagements go hand in hand with the green girls party. It is simply an opportunity for women to gather, (in your living room) learn about a cause, and then make plans to change it! It will be educational, inspirational, and it will provide a great opportunity to strengthen relationships through your combined efforts to serve our sisters throughout the world.

how to help

Host a green girls party

1. Contact us (ldugovic@yahoo.com) and let us know that you’d like to host. We’ll email a hosting kit to you complete with invitations. We will also snail mail an informational DVD that will help you share the message of green girls with your party guests.

2. Send green girls invitations to everyone you know. Simply fill in the date, time, and location before mailing them out.

3. Go easy on yourself! Ask a few friends to provide salads, appetizers, or snacks. (Keep it super simple, it's not going to be about the food - we promise!) Vacuum your living room, light a few candles, and get ready to enjoy a meaningful evening of education and inspiration with your friends and neighbors. That’s right! We’re not all going to sit around and cry and talk about how bad life is…we’re going to celebrate, innovate, and discuss our own unique abilities that will aid us in our efforts to make a difference in the world around us.

4. If you live in the Utah area and would like to schedule Laura and Stacey for a speaking engagement at your green girls party, we’d love to! Just contact us at ldugovic@yahoo.com

We guarantee that your guests will come away from your party feeling educated, uplifted, empowered, and ready to act!

Host a green girls yard sale

You can do it. (We promise.)

1. Email us (ldugovic@yahoo.com) to request your yard sale kit!

2. Join forces with the women, friends, and neighbors that you invited to your green girls party.

3. Print out the yard sale donation fliers (that we will be emailing you) and distribute them to all of your friends, relatives, and neighbors.

4. Get excited. Tell everyone you know about it! Share our message, our website, and the “Your Child is My Child” video with anyone who will listen. If you’re excited – other people will be too. Have faith in yourself. This is a divine opportunity for personal growth. Stretch outside of your regular limitations and do something that pushes you! Your yard sale can be as simple as posters and stuff on tables, and as “big” as a multi-family or full-scale community yard sale. Just do what works for you! No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Make sure that you use the advertising and planning guidelines in the yard sale kit to insure the most successful sale possible.

5. Go through your house and purge, purge, purge. If you don’t use it – donate it. Make room for the fresh, new good that you want to come into your life! It can’t come to you until you make room for it!

6. Most importantly – get the family involved. Kids often feel that they have nothing to offer their world at large and you can help them to see that they most certainly DO! Educate them, inspire them, and give them the opportunity to make a real and powerful difference in another person's life. You will be amazed at how they will grow and feel about themselves because of this experience! Add a bake sale or lemonade stand to your sale to involve little ones. They will love operating their own station and will be more impacted by the experience than you might think.