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February 1st marked the beginning of an exciting venture for Producer/Director Thomas Newman as he launched an IndieGoGo campaign for his next project, Deadsville. The filmmaker is using the latest resource known as Fan Funding where by people like you and I are asked to help pay for his up coming “featurette”, by donation. This method is being used more and more each day as producers reach out to their movie going fans to help fund their projects. Read the rest of this entry »

Every seven seconds in Canada, a child is bullied. This alarming statistic fuels the passion behind CKNW’s 5^th annual anti-bullying campaign Pink Shirt Day – Bullying Stops Here! On Wednesday, February 29th, 2012, CKNW are encouraging British Columbians to show their support by wearing pink to symbolize bullying will not be tolerated. Read the rest of this entry »

After over two million votes, thirty ideas have risen to the top and been chosen as finalists for this year’s Aviva Community Fund competition. The Fund, now in its third year and created by home and auto insurer Aviva Canada, provides $1,000,000 in donations to lead, empower and support community initiatives across the country. (We here at Village Gamer had hoped to see the Youth At Risk project make it into the finals, and while it was close, the joint Abbotsford Police and Fire Department program did not make the top ten medium-sized projects.) Read the rest of this entry »

Shaw Communications is pleased to announce that the company has donated $15,000 to renovate Toronto’s Fort York Food Bank.  The project is part of ET Canada Gives Back, an annual series which brings together on-air talent and notable celebrities to make a true difference across the country. Read the rest of this entry »

After Sun Youth’s announcement last week that they were short 2,000 toys for their holiday toy drive, Montreal’s own MEGA Brands received an urgent call from the North Pole. The “big man” himself, along with several of his Elves will make a quick trip to the MEGA Brands toy factory where they will be hard at work helping build those extra toys. Read the rest of this entry »

Ottawa’s FuseTalk has announced a partnership with Adjoy to provide access to a socially-conscious cause based technology that can make a significant difference to awareness and fundraising for a variety of charitable organizations. Read the rest of this entry »

The Penguins in The Desert Productions team will be holding “The Zelda Marathon 3” to support Big Brothers Big Sisters St.Catharines – Thorold & District. The event is a third party fundraising effort that is being put together to aid in mentorship programs, future fundraising efforts and making successful matches for children. Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto’s most remarkable Holiday fundraiser, HoHoTO, takes over the Mod Club for the fourth consecutive year on Thursday, December 15, 2011. One of the largest third-party contributors to Daily Bread Food Bank, HoHoTO aims to raise over $65,000 this year, bringing total donations to more than $200,000 since the annual event launched in 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC®) Canada has launched Kidscape on iTunes, the first app made by kids to help kids. A special and innovative game, Kidscape is one of the first gaming apps to features images drawn by kids, with all artwork done by children staying at Ronald McDonald Houses across Canada. Read the rest of this entry »

Four Canadian mobile game developers are taking part in 12 Indie Apps, a December fundraiser for Child’s Play and Doctors Without Borders. If you haven’t yet purchased Trainyard by Magicule, Smiles HD by Sykhronics Entertainment, Red Nova by Celsius Game Studios or Sword of Fargoal by Fargoal, now is your chance to get some great Canadian-made games and help support two great causes. It should also be noted that while Fargoal is based in Seattle, the studio’s primary dev is Ontario programmer Paul Pridham.