Last Chance to Join: Countdown to Chi Fan for Charity

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Chi Fan for Charity 2012: Dinner at Punjabi Indian Restaurant

Just around the corner is Beijing's biggest culinary charity event of the year. The countdown begins as it's just four days until the big day – Chi Fan for Charity (CFFC) 2012!

"An event praised for bringing together local opinion leaders, celebrities and other charitable-minded individuals to raise money for worthwhile philanthropic causes at Beijing's top restaurants, CFFC is an inspiring event that involves such a strong community of individuals that really rallies their friends and associates to make this one of the most highly anticipated events of the year." – Excerpt from previous LDS Post on CFFC

Chi Fan for Charity 2012: Dinner at Agua Spanish Restaurant

After checking the most recent updates on the Official Chi Fan for Charity website, here's a quick recap on which restaurants still have seats available and other ways (than eating) for you to get involved.

There are only 5 restaurants with seats available!

  • Capital M with Liz and Paul Haenle – 2 seats available (1000 RMB/person) Click here to register online

  • The CUT with Alan Wong of Hatsune Restaurant Group (& LumDimSum!) – 2 seats  available (800 RMB/person) Click here to register online 

  • SWITCH! Cafe in Shunyi with Sally Baxter and Chandler Jurinka of Slow Boat Brewery – 6 seats available (500 RMB/person). SWITCH! Cafe is pairing free-flow Slow Boat Brewery beer with dinner! Click here to register online  

  • Kagen Japanese restaurant with Philippa Nelson who leads CFFC charity recipient The Starfish Project – 3 seats available (700 RMB/person) Click here to register online   

  • Punjabi with Gireesh S. Chowdhury – 2 seats available (700 RMB/person) Click here to register online    

For a full list of this year's participating restaurants and their popular hosts, click here.

Chi Fan for Charity 2012: Dinner at Carmen Spanish Restaurant

Chi Fan for Charity 2012: Dinner at Barolo Italian Restaurant

For anyone who doesn't have the time or maybe the budget to attend the dinner aspect of this event, you can still get involved and contribute to this year's selected beneficiaries, Little Flower Project and The Starfish Project, by coming to the CFFC Official After Party!

A chance for everyone to congregate together after enjoying indulgent dinners all across the city, you can expect anywhere between 400-500 heads to turn up for a celebration of epic proportions. 

There are still pre-sale tickets left for the Chi Fan for Charity After-Party at Hatsune Sanlitun Village.  Limited pre-sale tickets are RMB 250 or RMB 300 at the door. Click here to buy your ticket!

The Chi Fan for Charity After Party at Hatsune Sanlitun Village will be featuring free flow drinks by our generous sponsors (Wine Republic, Heineken Beer, XIX Spirit, Tim's Texas BBQ, FIJI Water and Hatsune), DJ Saul Diaz spinning tunes, and awesome silent auction and raffle prizes. 

This year's after-party will be displaying our incredibly awesome silent auction items (which you can start bidding on NOW!)

Top picks for Silent Auction prizes:

1. Embrace the Adventure: Beijing Off-The-Beaten-Path

Package Value:         14,500 rmb

Minimum bid:          2,000 rmb

Bid increments:       500 rmb

  • Shang Li Retreat:  1 night stay at Po Shang Villa, which sleeps 10 people

  • Beijing Sideways:  Great Wall Sidecar Tour for 2 people

  • Beijing Sideways:  2-hour Beijing City Sidecar Tour for 2 people

  • Hias Gourmet:  Farmers Market Tour for 6 people with food expert

  • SinoScuba:  Dolphin interaction program for 2 people.  Suit up and swim alongside four to eight Pacific bottle nose dolphins, and create memories that last a lifetime

  • Beijing Hikers:  2 vouchers for hikes in the hills around Beijing

  • Wan Lin Bicycle:  Bicycle tour for 4 people

2. Rickshaw Pub Crawl: Take a wild ride through the Hutongs

Package Value:         9,100 rmb

Minimum bid:          1,000 rmb

Bid increments:       200 rmb

  • Chin-EASE Corp:  Rickshaw pub crawl for 30 friends including email invitations, crawl credentials, rickshaw signs, staff, water, snacks, drink deals at each bar.  Note:  drinks not included

  • Hutong Tour:  15 rickshaws rentals and drivers for the pub crawl

  • Hummingbird Spa:  2 Sober-Up Massages

3. Gourmet Delight:  Unleash the foodie in you!

Package Value:          9,200 rmb

Minimum bid:            2,000 rmb

Bid increments:         200 rmb

  • ShowShanti:  Spend the day in the life of a food writer/blogger! Test a Chinese home-style recipe from the ShowShanti journey and guest blog a post on ShowShanti.com. You'll shop for recipe ingredients in the market, cook the dish, photograph it, write it up and get it published.

  • Dragon Phoenix Wine Consulting:  Wine certification course

  • Cheese Society:  Cheese tasting for 20, including guided tasting of some of the world's finest artisanal cheese, fun quizzes and prizes

  • The Hutong:  Cooking class for 6

  • Butcher & Baker:  8 French bistro cotton napkins with hand crafted earthenware napkin rings

  • ShowShanti:  Two aprons

4.  Fashionista: Be the envy of the town

Package Value:          17,000 rmb

Minimum bid:            2,000 rmb

Bid increments:         200 rmb

  • CityWeekend:  Fashionista Photo Spread printed in City Weekend magazine

  • Meili Autumn:  Make-up consultation

  • Be.Prive:  Hers designer outfit including skirt, sweater, shoes & handbag

  • CANDY&CAVIAR:  His black merino wool sweater with hood & black wool hooded blazer

  • April Knapp:  Closet organization

  • Oasis Healthcare:  Teeth whitening

  • Hummingbird:  Nails or waxing, hair cut & caviar hair treatment

5. Turning Japanese:  You really think so?

Package Value:          7,700 rmb

Minimum bid:            2,000 rmb

Bid increments:         200 rmb

  • Hatsune:  Private sushi making class for a party of 10, including raw ingredients, recipes and equipment

  • Hatsune:  Large bottle of sake

  • Spin:  16 Salutes sake cup collection by Gary Wang

6. Collector's Envy:  For the true sports fan

Package Value:          13,000 rmb

Minimum bid:            3,000 rmb

Bid increments:         500 rmb

  • Cupps Family:  Jeremy Lin autographed & framed New York Knicks jersey

  • Cupps Family:  Dwayne Wade autographed 2012-2013 season basketball shoe

  • Cupps Family:  Evan Turner autographed & framed Philadelphia 76'ers jersey

  • Cupps Family:  Pen made from the '70 & '73 championship basketball court at Madison Square Gardens

  • Penguin Group (China):  Li Na, tennis champion racquet and signed copy of 'Playing Myself' book printed in original Chinese

7. Let's Get Physical:  Embrace balance and finally put yourself first!

Package Value:          14,300 rmb

Minimum bid:            2,000 rmb

Bid increments:         200 rmb

  • Li Ning:  Women's sports lifestyle outfit, which includes one top, one jacket, and one pair of shoes

  • Life Coach Tony Nicholson:  Tony will work with you during two personal training sessions to not only devise a personal fitness program but also assess your nutrition, work and life habits

  • Oasis Healthcare:  Women's basic health check-up

  • Hummingbird:  60-minute Chinese Medical Massage

  • Alona Pilates:  20 pilates classes

  • World Health Store:  250 rmb voucher

8. Pack Your Bags:  You're going to Hollywood!

Package Value:          40,000 rmb

Minimum bid:            10,000 rmb

Bid increments:         1,000 rmb

  • United Airlines:  Two round-trip tickets from Beijing or Shanghai to any destination in the continental U.S.  Note:  Blackout dates apply

  • Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board:  Complete L.A. Experience.  Note: Must be booked 2 months in advance

  • Two nights at a four star hotel

  • Two VIP tickets for Universal Studios

  • Two tickets to IRIS Hollywood Show by Cirque du Soliel

  • Two tickets for Madame Tussauds Hollywood

  • Two tickets for LA Red Carpet Tour by Starlines

Full List of Silent Auction Prizes are here.

There will also be a Raffle with tickets available for purchase for RMB 25 each or 5 for RMB 100.

Raffle Prizes include:

Chi Fan for Charity Plastered t-shirts are available for purchase!

Chi Fan for Charity's Limited Edition Plastered T-shirts are in stock and available for purchase.  

"Plastered T-shirts lends their distinctive sense of style to designing and producing this year's Chi Fan for Charity 2012 t-shirt with proceeds going to charity. Plastered believes in being green; all inks used for printing are eco-friendly as is the cotton in this t-shirt."

100% of proceeds from the first 100 t-shirts sold will support charity.  Thanks Plastered!

Chi Fan for Charity's 2012 Beneficiaries:

Little Flower Projects

Little Flower Projects is an outreach of China Little Flower, Inc. Since 1995, the organization has led grassroots, small-scale, effective, and cost-efficient projects throughout China for the benefit of countless children in need. Little Flower Projects focuses on providing specialized care to abandoned infants and nurturing the growth and education of older disabled orphans. They operate in Beijing and Taiyuan, but the children come from all across China. The organization's projects include hospice care, group educational foster care for children ages four to 18, special care for infants, and long-term care for severely disabled children.

You can learn more about Little Flower Projects at www.littleflowerprojects.org.

The Starfish Project

The Starfish Project was established in 2006 to empower exploited women in Asia. The organization developed a socially responsible jewelry business in order to provide women with alternative employment and a range of holistic care opportunities. By 2011, the project grew to support approximately 35 women, primarily through the jewelry company where women have taken on new levels of responsibility and leadership, and are able to provide for their families through meaningful employment. The Starfish Project also provides opportunities for women to heal and grow through counseling, vocational training, language acquisition, family education benefits, health care access as well as housing within the organization's women's shelter. The Starfish Project is committed to restoring hope for each woman that enters its doors.

You can learn more about the Starfish Project at www.starfish-project.com.

Event Details:

  • Date: Saturday, November 10, 2012

  • Time: Dinner at 7:30PM, Hatsune Sanlitun After-Party Starts at 10PM-1AM

  • Location: 40 restaurants all over Beijing, After-Party at Hatsune Sanlitun Village

  • Book Your Seats/Tickets to After Party Online: Click here.

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