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Disney Club Penguin’s Virtual World Helps Fund imagine1day

To Disney Club Penguin and its world changing fans from 191 countries:  Thank you, Merci, Gracias, Obrigado and Danke.  You are making quality education a reality for the kids from Agulae Maernet, Ethiopia.

Thanks to the generosity of Disney Club Penguin (clubpenguin.com) and its players who took part in the fifth annual Coins For Change online giving campaign, more children around the world will soon have safe places to live, learn and play.  We are thrilled to announce that for the second consecutive year, imagine1day was selected as a beneficiary of Club Penguin’s growing online word.  In 2011, Coins for Changed helped build the Tsabat Grade 5-8 Primary School and in 2012 funds will be directed to the Agulae Maeret Grade 1-8 Primary School.

Each December, Coins For Change empowers the children who play Club Penguin to help change the world by donating virtual coins they earn playing games online to real world causes that matter to them. Kids can direct donations to provide medical help, build safe places or protect the earth. At the end of the event, the virtual donations to the three cause categories serve as votes to determine how a cash contribution from Disney Online Studios will be divided among charitable projects aimed at helping children, families and the planet.

This year, to mark the fifth anniversary of Coins For Change, Club Penguin doubled its overall cash donation to
$2 million USD after players filled the virtual world’s lighthouse with more than 10 billion virtual coins. Players donated to three causes: medical treatments, protecting the earth and providing safe places for kids.

Club Penguin is the number one virtual world for children with a reputation for providing fun for kids and peace of mind for parents. Millions of children and families play Club Penguin in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and German. Word filters and live moderators monitor chat and activity on the site and work to prevent the sharing of inappropriate or personally identifiable information.  Club Penguin is free to play, however special features require a membership. A portion of Club Penguin’s net proceeds support organizations working to improve the lives of children and families around the Globe. Through Coins For Change alone, Club Penguin has helped in excess of a million people in more than 40 countries. To find out more, visit clubpenguin.com/global-citizenship.