We’re in the home stretch now. A week from today, August 19, our Cause for Drinks and 10 for 10 contest are gonna be blowing up on the roof of the W Hotel in downtown.  We’re all getting excited about the 130 people that have already RSVP’d, but don’t worry, we got room for more. If you like good design and cheap booze, then we’d love to have you.

TOMS Shoes are great. They know it and you know it. And because they love the earth as much as we do, they’re sponsoring our Cause for Drinks. We can’t think of anyone better suited to help us out than the most eco-friendly shoe company on the planet and their charity Friends of TOMS and for that we just want to say thanks.

There’s something wonderful about a chain restaurant that is honest and doesn’t pretend to be something it’s not. Pat & Oscars knows it’s not a five star italian restaurant or anything it doesn’t try to be  (Olive Garden). What it does is give you good food at a good price and breadsticks that are f*cking unbelievable. I mean, I’ve had it with these fast food joints pretending they’re upscale. So, here’s to you Pat & Oscars, here’s to honesty, and here’s to you offering two free meals for two for our Cause for Drinks. We really appreciate it Pat, and you too Oscar.

P.S. Feeling the recession? Win the aforementioned meal by showing us some of your creativity. To learn more check Cause for Drinks.

I love Field Notes‘ notebooks because every time I see them I’m reminded of Royal Tenenbaums or some other Wes Anderson movie. Their style has this great satirical vintage look that makes them look and feel super fun. Also, they have one of the best websites around and their product descriptions are really fun and personalized. Now comes the best part, drum roll please…they’re sponsoring Cause for Drinks! We wanted to throw them a shout-out and let them know how grateful we are for the support so here it is: big ups Field Notes. Good stuff. Done deal.

P.S. Want to win one of these? Show us your creativity and check out Cause for Drinks.

On August 19th, Holiday Matinee turns 10. We’re supposed to blow out candles, pat ourselves on the back and buy a foosball table. But that seems selfish. So we decided to think bigger. It’s our birthday and nothing would make us happier than giving back. So we’re celebrating with the third installment of Cause For Drinks. The W Hotel’s rooftop Beach will be the spot August 19th from 5-9PM. And if Holiday Matinee’s 10-year anniversary isn’t cause enough for drinks, we found one that is. We’ll be celebrating our philanthropic nature with Friends of TOMS, a non-profit on a mission to prevent a debilitating disease called Podoconosis. Friends of TOMS is extinguishing this disease by giving a pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair that is purchased. Food and drinks will be offered at discounted pricing and we’ll be giving Friends of TOMS 25% of sales from the entire event. We take care of you. You take care of the kids. Yeah, it sure does feel good to turn 10. Please RSVP here for entry.

The numbers are in and everyone who made it out last Wednesday to our Cause For Drinks rocked it. Starlite was at full capacity and big hi-fives all around because the money raised went a long way. You provided 14,840 days (that’s over 40 years!) of safe, clean drinking water to a single child in need. Photo gallery is up so join and tag your beautiful faces on our Facebook fan page here. And a big super thank you for supporting Tap Project during World Water Week!