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Format: 2012-02-13
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  • Shanghai's First Annual BBQ Cookoff: What's Bubba got to say about it? 2011-05-04 14:36

    Expat dining stalwart Bubba's BBQ is hosting the first-ever Shanghai BBQ Cookoff, a springtime spin-off of their super-popular Chili Cook-off that Bubba's has hosted every year for five years. The event is Saturday, May 14th and you can get all the info here. The short if it: 100RMB gets you access to a bunch of BBQ, a live spectacle, and (if it's anything like the Chili Cook-off) some complementary shots! If you are interested in competing, you'll want go here and fill out the form. Though Bubbas restaurant does things Texas-style, expect the Cookoff to have representation from all places and styles:  Texas, Carolina, Kansas City, Memphis, Australia, Xinjiang, Argentina, Brazil, and more.

  • Shanghai Charities: Stepping Stones--Stepping Stones helps Shanghai’s migrant children to make the most of their opportunities. 2010-12-08 13:40

    Stepping Stones is a non-profit organisation that works to improve the English language skills and confidence of under-privileged children in China. The scheme focuses on the Shanghai schools that host migrant students. They have usually immigrated to the city from nearby provinces with their parents, who are in search of work.

  • Shanghai Charities: BEAN 2010-11-17 17:57

    I moved to Shanghai in June 2009 and began what seemed like an unending networking spree. I met some great people and saw some wonderful sights but after a few months I began to want something more.

    I started searching for volunteer opportunities in Shanghai and luckily there were many. However working a full-time job, taking Chinese lessons as well as running in the occasional Hash House Harriers run, I wasn’t able to dedicate the time that most charities & NGO’s required. Some groups were solely networking based; others had opportunities to volunteer but just seemed to be lacking the passion or energy that I was looking for.

  • Shanghai Charities: Jaiya’s Animal Rescue 2010-10-27 10:17

    Vanessa's Experience

    Since I was very little, I have always loved animals and it was no surprise for my mum to see me coming home with injured birds, stray cats, smelly street dogs and hamsters. When I arrived in Shanghai one of the first things I was told was to avoid stray cats, who would probably scratch me and give me rabies or at the very least give me a few fleas. My personal experience was different: When I first laid eyes on a stray cat, I did not see a threat to my health but a gorgeous animal in need of care.

  • Tips on International Adoption 2010-11-10 17:51

    First, it is important to acknowledge that the topic of adoption is very complex. If you have any doubts about this, just watch Mother and Child – the heart-wrenching 2010 film starring Naomi Watts, Samuel L. Jackson, Annette Bening, Jimmy Smits and Kerry Washington. A box of tissues later, you will likely agree that there is a huge amount to learn and consider about adoption – far more than I could possibly cover in this short response – and that adoption is an extremely personal experience for all involved that can differ remarkably from case to case. That said, here are some general thoughts that might help to guide your thinking…

  • Shanghai Charities: Second Chance Animal Aid 2010-11-10 18:37

    Shi Tou is burrowing under the fleecy blanket at the bottom of the cage while his puzzled foster mum looks on. Apparently, he’s not usually like this. Today is SCAA Adoption Day at O’Malley’s and around 20 cats and kittens are peeping out from cages on the second floor terrace at the Irish pub (although one cat, Liu Yi [http://scaashanghai.org/gallery2/v/adoptable_pets/cats/liuyi/], is on a lead and happy to wander about or lie sprawled out on the floor in the sun as potential adopters bustle around). Second Chance Animal Aid (SCAA) was founded in 2005 by Carol Wolfson. To date they have successfully adopted out 674 animals, 544 of which were cats and kittens. SCAA is not a shelter: it is a non profit organization which matches animals in need (usually cats but sometimes dogs and even rabbits) with ‘foster parents’, who look after the animal until a permanent home can be found.

  • Shanghai Charities: Kid Strong Roots & Shoots 2010-11-03 16:39

    Shanghai Roots & Shoots’ Kid Strong program has been running in Shanghai for four years, improving the quality of physical education and hygiene education for many migrant students. Grace and I came to be involved with the organization through a development exchange program offered through our universities. Queens University in Canada and Fudan University in Shanghai offer a unique development program which allows fourteen students from each school to come together, share their experiences and learn about development in one of the fastest growing nations in the world, China. Along with our daily studies we have the opportunity to intern at an NGO based in Shanghai.

  • Shanghai Charities: Lifeline 2010-10-20 11:08

    My name is Kim and I am currently a board member and a volunteer for LifeLine Shanghai. My husband and I moved here from Northern California in September 2007 for a three year work term/adventure. After being here for three years, it feels like only yesterday that I arrived all starry eyed at Pudong International Airport.

  • Charity in Shanghai: The Kindness of Strangers 2010-10-11 17:35

    China is among the least generous of countries when it comes to charitable donations and other altruistic behaviour according to an article published in the UK’s Guardian in September 2010, www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/sep/08/charitable-giving-country. Specifically, China ranks low in the percentage of people who would give a donation to charity (at 11%) and the percentage of people who have volunteered for an organization in the previous month (at a particularly low 4%) but the percentage of respondents who reported helping a stranger in the previous month is relatively high (28%).

  • Get your Pray on! 2010-09-06 16:18

    Houses of Worship that are “appropriate for the masses”