As the countdown to today's highly anticipated charity sumo wrestling event continues, we spoke with Claire Barco. English teacher by day, charity hero by night, she played an integral part in conceiving "Sumo on the Suzhou." Below, she talks about sumo wrestling, the cause, how the two came together, and more. more ›

Though most of the roster is filled up, there are still a couple spaces open for sumo wrestlers in our Sumo on the Suzhou competition. Namely, we need: THREE women competitors and ONE male competitor. Do sign up, it's promising to be awesome! Instructions below: more ›

The awesome folks at Fly Films helped us create this super sumo-sized commercial for our upcoming charity event Sumo on the Suzhou (Friday, June 10)!!! For more information: more ›

Sumo on the Suzhou is still a few weeks away, but it's never too early to get ready! On June 10th the Shanghaiist and BEAN Shanghai will host a fundraiser for Concordia Welfare and Education Foundation. There's still room to become a competitor, so please sign up to be one of the sumo wrestlers! more ›

On Thanksgiving night, nearly 300 people packed the quarters at Lune to listen to music, win some grand prizes and give to charity! And how much did you guys raise? A stunning 17,406 RMB, which will help pay all schooling costs for the next school year at Mengshan Middle School in Shanghai's Jinshan district (through the Concordia Welfare & Education Foundation. Thanks again to BEAN Shanghai, and a special mention to Claire Barco, for their help in organizing this great event. more ›

Happy Thanksgiving, our Rocksgiving charity concert is today, folks! While you've already read about the bands you will be hearing and the raffle prizes you may be winning, a part of you is probably wondering: but where is all my hard-earned cash being donated towards? more ›

Yesterday we announced the bands that would be playing at our Rocksgiving charity concert. Today, the prizes. That's right, not only are you not paying ridiculous amounts of money to get an imported turkey on your table, you're actually also upping your chances to win some fine loot. So what fine loot can you win? The full list after the jump: more ›

Sure, you could spend the night gorging on turkey and smearing cranberry sauce all over your face, and we wouldn't judge you for it - but in case you were into a more low cal, active and philanthropic mood, here's something to consider: We and the awesome folks over at BEAN Shanghai have decided to make this year's American Thankgiving actually about giving. more ›

Thanks to the 300 or so people who stopped by Kaiba on Kanding Lu Saturday night to help raise funds for the victims of the apartment building fire in Jing'an District. Almost as soon as news of the fire spread, the volunteers at BEAN Shanghai were scrambling to work with the Shanghai Red Cross, Kaiba and the Jing'an government office to find a way to help in the tragedy. In the end, everyone managed to raise 20,543 RMB for the Shanghai Red Cross' "November 15 tragedy" fund, which will help with medical and other costs for the victims. more ›

Lions of Puxi is a seven-piece 'project' that formed in 2008 in Shanghai. Composed of diverse musical backgrounds such as gypsy jazz and Mauritian seggae, the Lions' sound combines head-nodding melodies with foot-tapping rhythms and dynamic lyrics that flow from soul to hip-hop to pop. Performed in the the three languages spoken by the Lions (English, French & Mandarin) and named for the neighborhood in Shanghai where the handsome pride met, the Lions' music carries a message of change, love and truth. more ›

We mentioned it briefly in this week's Pencil It In, but figured it bears repeating since it combines two things we love: charity and trivia. This Thursday, the Rotaract Club Shanghai and Hilton Shanghai are hosting a World Trivia Night with 100% of the proceeds going to various local charities. more ›

The weather held up, Carlton J. Smith made everyone shake their booties, and lots walked away with fabulous prizes (the Crocs had their own cheerleading team). All in all, it was an incredibly successful Fourth of July celebration! more ›

Want to help out Shanghai's hard working charities? Want to get a tipple in while doing so? Then head on over to Boxing Cat Brewery TODAY for the Charity Drinking Competition this Saturday, July 4. All you need is five people total, an entry fee of 100RMB per head (which will be going to a charity pot), and the ability to chug a pint (or two, or three, or four) of Boxing Cat's best. The winners, besides being able to donate a chunk of change to charity, will also get 1000RMB spending credit at the Brewery. The team with the best team spirit will get an extra prize - 500RMB spending credit. Boxing Cat Brewery is located at 82 Fuxing Xi Lu, next to Yongfu Lu. Click here for more details about the relay, and here for more info about the event. more ›

As you may have read, Shanghaiist and the Boxing Cat Brewery are teaming up to throw one heckuva American Independence Day party! And as part of that, we're having a raffle and a drinking competition... for charity. A little confused about that last part? Here's our handy explanation on how you can get completely wasted for a good cause. more ›