5/12 Shanghaiist Happy Hour at Cotton's: Donate a prize, support earthquake relief

The next Shanghaiist Happy Hour at Cotton's on Xinhua Lu falls on the one-year anniversary of the devastating Sichuan earthquake, so we have decided to team with Hands On Chengdu, an organization committed to supporting the long term redevelopment of the areas affected by the earthquake for this Tuesday's gathering. Entry to the Happy Hour is free, but we'll be holding a lucky draw with some great donated prizes — all proceeds will go to Hands On Chengdu. Hands On Chengdu will have an informational booth at the happy hour and will be accepting donations and signing up volunteers on site.

So please support this great cause by enjoying a few drinks with us in Cotton's great outdoor garden area set to the soundtrack of the best songs from the first half of 2009.

We have some great lucky draw prizes so far (see below) but we are still looking for more donations. Want to donate a prize? Email info@shanghaiist.com. We'll be listing and linking to all the donors on the site.

LUCKY DRAW PRIZE DONORS (SO FAR)

Ctrip (ctrip.com) - One night at the Pudong Shangri-La

eno (eno.cn) - Clothing and accessories

Cotton's (cottons-shanghai.com) - RMB 250 voucher

ASC Fine Wines (asc-wines.com) - Bottle of wine

TEDxShanghai (tedxshanghai.com) - Ticket to exclusive event

Earnshaw Books (earnshawbooks.com) - Great books about Shanghai and China

Southern Barbarian (southernbarbarian.com.cn) - 500 RMB voucher

Cantina Agave (cantinaagave.com) - One RMB 150 voucher

Closed Door - One RMB 250 voucher

Boxing Cat Brewery - One RMB 100 voucher, one RMB 500 voucher

Just Grapes (justgrapes.cn) - Wine tasting, including dinner (RMB 360 value)

Ginger Fuxing (gingercafe.cn) - Two RMB 200 vouchers

Ginger Indochine (gingercafe.cn) - Three RMB 200 vouchers

Ecousable (ecousable.com) - Four stainless steel water bottles

Ch'i Life Studio (chi-life.cn) - Free wushu lessons for two (Five vouchers valued at RMB 300 each)

REV Training (revtc.com) - Individual life coaching sessions (Five vouchers valued at RMB 2,000 each)

Antidote (antidoteasia.com) - Two pairs of tickets to May 23 Zhujiajiao Electronic Music Festival (tickets normally RMB 60 each)

Sherpa's (sherpa.com.cn) - RMB 500 in vouchers and two bottles of wine

Group Trade Limited (grouptradeltd.com) - "Gourmet Gift Hamper" featuring gourmet food items, premium water, one bottle of wine, and organic tea. Valued at RMB 500

Torres Wines (torres.com.cn) - Two bottles of wine in a gift box

Hard Queen (hardqueen.com) - T-shirt and CD

ALL PROCEEDS FROM LUCKY DRAW GO TO HANDS ON CHENGDU.

When: Tuesday, May 12, 6 - 10 pm

Where: Cotton's, 294 Xinhua Lu, near Fanyu Lu, 新华路294号, 近番禺路

Drink Specials: 20 kuai Tsingtaos, other drinks 30 kuai

Music: Our favorite songs of 2009.

Entry: FREE!

RSVP: Say you are coming on the event's Facebook page (RSVPs not necessary, but they make us feel good!)