Few things are as devastating as a child diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. Young patients and their families are quickly thrust into an unfamiliar and often frightening world of medical decisions and hospital protocols. At the same time, they are typically coping with emotional upheaval and financial anxiety. Their needs go well beyond what even the best medical care can provide. However, in the words of a parent, sometimes even during the craziest storms you are lucky enough to get a rainbow . Let’s do as much as we can to give them that chance, and make them want to keep smiling forever !
The Children’s Cancer Association needs our donations to provide supportive mentors to children undergoing emotionally isolating and physically difficult cancer treatment. In collaboration with GlobalGiving, we will release a link on Christmas Day to donate to a collective brony fundraiser for this mission. The payment takes place on their website, so it is completely trustworthy, tax-deductible and sent directly to the Children’s Cancer Association. Depending on how many people donate in the first week, CCA will also be granted an extra 500$ to 3000$ bonus offered by Global Giving !
Sharing is an easy feat, so this will also act as a mix between charity sale and blind auction. Not only will the most generous donors receive extra prizes such as paintings, scarves, custom ponies or plushies, but every single one will be immediately granted a digital copy of a completely exclusive music album, product of the collaboration between the most talented bronies. More than 25 artists have already signed in for this, and it will only keep on getting bigger !
How you can join the cause :
First of all, spread the word ! There are so many brony communities out there and we can t possibly reach them all by ourselves, so make sure that everyone knows about this !
If you’re good with music, you’re welcome to join on My Little Remix if you haven t already and submit a piece to the album ! It’s also a great opportunity for your music to reach more people, as it will be published alongside the big names already working on this. You can find more details and complete instructions here.
If you make or own pony-related stuff and feel generous, you could offer it as an additional prize for the top donors and help raise more for the kids ! Now is your chance to get busy and make a difference in the lives of many children with your creative skill. Standard eBay auctions already go pretty high, but we can only guess how much more can be raised when it’s for charity !
You can send your pledge to us ( smile.bfg@gmail.com ) that you will create or offer something for this event, so that we can showcase your art and your generosity as soon as it’s done.
For the digital artists out there, we are also welcoming any kind of art submission ! The theme is a simple word : “smile”. What to do with it is only up to you, so let your creativity flow ! The best ones will be showcased in our regular roundups, throughout the whole event. We will also need 179 x 114 px pictures for our widget showing how much have been donated.
Send all non-music submissions at smile.bfg@gmail.com and be source to include a source link to get credited!The actual month-long event will kick off on the 25th of December, but we need as much as we can before the end of the year to get that 3000$ extra grant for CCA, so be sure to check in after Christmas ! If you are already planning to donate but won’t be able to do so between December 25th and December 31st, you may contact us at broniesforgood@gmail.com , so that we can direct you to our private donation link on Global Giving. We will still be accepting donations after the end of the year, but only 2011 donations will help us getting the 3000$ bonus !
A big Brohoof to all the fantastic artists who made this take off and to all those who will make it succeed, and thank you for your generosity !
The art above is donated by PashaPup
36 comments:
For charity my dear! Chaaarity!
ReplyDeleteD'awww. Little bald ponies.
ReplyDeleteWait, can't tell if male or female, no eyelashes.
Is it just me that find the picture at the top extremely touching? Hairloss due to cancer treatment kind of gets shockingly obvious on a pony! This is a great project!
ReplyDeleteBald ponies? Chemo patients! D:
ReplyDeleteThis hits too close to home for me.
ReplyDeleteLast week my grandfather was diagnosed with Lung Cancer. We don't know the seriousness of it yet, but still the knowledge of it hurts too much to dwell on it...
I realize this is a children's charity, but cancer is cancer, no matter who has it. No one needs to suffer under it's terrible burden. I support this cause to it's fullest.
C'mon bronies, let's show everyone out there we do great things when we come together for a good cause. :)
By the way guys, the header image was taken from a comic that was posted awhile back. Now I want to read it again :D
ReplyDeleteHmm interesting. We truly are the kindest community :)
ReplyDeletenormally it takes me ages to make music, But I will try and submit something just so I can help out for a cause!
ReplyDeletey i no make music?
ReplyDeleteFinally some good press for the bronies. It makes me insanely frustrated that when you type "bronies" into google, the very first link goes to that terrible Wired article that begins, "Something something UNEMPLOYED something something THIRTY YEARS OLD something something SELF MEDICATE." What I just wrote are the only words that parents remember. No wonder Time, Fox, etc. can get away with misrepresenting us as pedos after clearly doing ZERO research. It makes me wonder what other shit they just make up...
ReplyDeleteAnyway, this is exactly the kind of thing the brony community needs. A story that will make the news and improve our god-awful public image.
This is amazing. I'm definitely pitching in!
ReplyDeleteCharity is best pony.
ReplyDeleteIf possible, pitching in. I don't think I can really make quality music or even help with the album cover (brief self-confidence issues experienced), but I will certainly try to donate!
ReplyDeleteI want to help, but I have no money, music making abilities, or abilities to make and send something in. My grandfather died of leukemia before I was born. I really would like to help, but I can't.
ReplyDeleteI plan on donating, having such a illness as a child let alone an adult, is terrible.
ReplyDelete@Xkhaoz
Could someone post the link to the comic, I am curious.
@Ogopogo
ReplyDeleteComic
Awww, those for fillies :(
ReplyDeleteIll donate!
That comic that this image is from? Manly tears.
ReplyDelete@jwq
ReplyDeleteThanks. Great comic.
This is why I love this fandom. I'm not a very good artist. But I'll give it my best to come up with some stuff. Also If I can link my savings account to my Paypal, I'll donate financially too :3
ReplyDeletealso... that comic ;-;
That picture made me really sad
ReplyDelete>bald pony kids with cancer
quick someone contact AlexS,Toaster,and Mic cause god knows they could make tons of money for charity with their godly music
ReplyDeleteoh Tombstone too
ReplyDeleteHey guys! Just wanted to drop a line and say this already has a great turnout. Please do what you can to help out, we can really make a difference in someone's life with this.
ReplyDeleteagreed :D
ReplyDeletecant wait this charity will be awesome!
Let's do this!
ReplyDeleteawww! That pic just makes my heart melt.
ReplyDeleteOh crap that's my cue to get started isn't it?
ReplyDeleteMusic and art, I can't do...
ReplyDeleteBut Donate I shall!
I wish I can contribute money (not a lot left at my bank) or music creations (not a musician yet), but if BFG wanted some kind of artwork, I will try to get something drawn to go along with my free giftart give-away... I'm thinking of what ponies should I feature though...
ReplyDeleteTime to make some *non pony* music for once in my life!
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely fantastic, I'm moved.
ReplyDeleteI own the biggest brazilian blog about MLP: FiM (we reached 10 000 views in two months yesterday ^^) and I'll translate this text and post there for sure! And I'll gonna make my part, I want a copy of this album AND help the children this children ^^
Congrats for this marvelous initiative, [fluttershy] Mama is so proud! ^^ [/fluttershy]
Awww, this is really sweet. I really want to donate something to this, other than money that is. Like custom pony toys or such. But I'm currently without an airbrush. *sad face* :( But I'll help spread the word to any FiM groups I own as well. :)
ReplyDelete@Pinkamina Diane Pie
ReplyDeleteYou can always spread the word! That is contribution as good as anything else! I can't really contribute with anything for this cause either, but if there will be digital copies of this music project to buy, I know I will buy one! =)
this is a big thing for the brony community. we will be more than just an internet sensation that might fade in a year or two, but we will be charitable helpers of mankind, and something like that will never fade.
ReplyDeleteI support this.
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