The Seeds of Kindness fundraiser has reached two major milestones almost at once: The Green Village in Burundi, and the orphanage in Tanzania are now fully funded!

Not only can Mawanda Johnbosco and his team realize their dream of a medical facility in Katerera, Western Uganda, but thanks to everyone’s generous donations, the Green Life association and the Human Revelation Organization can also realize their projects in Burundi and Tanzania. Thus giving many orphans and street children an opportunity to a future without hunger and crime, an opportunity to a proper education, and a new family. Thank you!

Like all Your Siblings projects, these too are completely self-sustainable after this initial impetus and independent of outside help.

Lisa Wiese, founder and first chair of Your Siblings, has put her gratitude in words. The video is her thank you letter to bronies, pony fans, and all who have helped make this become a reality. Spread it around, so every last one of us can hear it.

All further donations will benefit an orphanage in Uganda, which also cares for children of the so-called lost generation. Whose parents have died of AIDS, and who would otherwise be left without money for food, school, medical care, and without anyone to call family.

Please continue your generous support!

Every donor can download both My Little Remix albums. The current one, Seeds of Kindness, and the previous one, Smile! (The link is right on the thank you page you’ll see after you donated.) Moreover many prizes are still up for grabs!

Hey Everyone!

First off, we would like to thank everyone who has thus far donated to the Seeds of Kindness Fundraiser!  Our modus operandi has always been “give to everyone who gives”, and we are pleased to announce a few addition to our special thanks. The Smile charity album was updated with a new take on “A Sorceress Girl” and a brand new song from Sprocket Doggingsworth, “The Rise and Fall of Emperor Discord“, and will be offered to anyone who donates to Seeds of Kindness.

If you have already donated, you can simply go back to the Seeds of Kindness download page that you were asked to bookmark or find it in your web history – or donate again if you feel like it. Your Siblings still needs €13,000 more to build the village that will provide homes, and education, and employment to street children in Burundi!

Moreover, you can find below the updated list of prizes that the most generous donors can claim. The top donor gets to choose whichever gift he likes the most, then the one after him and so on. When making bigger donations, just follow these instructions, so that we can get back to after the event ends on June 30th.

Additionally, anyone donating over €37 ($50) can instantly get a Steam game or iPad MLP ebooks subscription as an extra present, independently from the prize contest. Just follow the instructions here, and be sure to contact us directly! We removed the games already claimed, so as of today, May 27th, here are the games still available:

 

• 10 All Access Subscriptions to Ruckus Reader from Ruckus Media, (worth $30 each), offering FULL access to MLP iReaders: Things That Go Bump in the Night, Twilight Sparkle’s Special Lesson and Rarity Loves Fashion)
• Skyrim (when donating over $75 (60€))
• Portal
• Dead Space
• 3 copies of Terraria
• The entire Tropico Trilogy
• Alien Shooter
• 3 copies of Iron Grip Warlord
• 2 Copies of Audio Surf
• 4 copies of Indie Gala Packs
• Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition Double Pack

 

And the prize list in more details:

 

A top tier “Artistic Pony” plush commission by Piquipauparro, similar to this one:

 

 

A pocket-sized pony plush commission by Hyper-piston, similar to this one:

 

 

Any available art piece by Futtashy (except Lunin and Derpy Monet), such as:

A custom scarf by Mastertortilla27, such as to these ones:

 

 

A free commission for a hand made wooden pony from xofox, similar to this one:

 

 

An open art commission of your OC or any mane characters by Sunfur:

 

 

A Large Welovefine There’s A Pony For That shirt:

 

 

A custom pony toy commission by Phasingirl, such as this one:

 

 

A full set of MLP:FiM inspired bracelets and pendants by ComparativeRarity:

 

 

A Luna painting by K. Mcwilliams:

 

 

We can’t begin to thank enough all of the wonderful people making this possible. To everyone who donated or helped in any way, thank you so much!

Love and Solidarity,

Hey Everyone!

If there are any bronies in the So-Cal area out there looking for a way to hone in on their element of generosity and get their video game on, than the So-Cal Bronies group has just the meet-up for you! On May 19th at 11:45 A.M, the So-Cal meet-up group is going to be having an arcade-themed event at the Redondo Beach Fun-Factory in Redondo Beach, C.A. But instead of just settling for an afternoon of video games and good company, this group is planning to collect coloring books, art supplies, and other such bits to donate to Harbor UCLA Medical Center Pediatrics-Child Life Services! So not only do you get the chance to hang out with a bunch of awesome bronies, but you also get to help spread some cheer to kids who could certainly use it! So if your from So-Cal, and want a good way to spend a Saturday and get a little bit of good karma as well, then this is the kind of event for you.

Check out the event page here and as always, thanks for being awesome!

Love and Solidarity!

Great News Everyone!

As of the time of this post, Seeds of Kindness has reached $16,407 U.S.D!

This means that the Clinic in Uganda has now been fully funded, and that the first milestone for Seeds of Kindness has been reached! As promised, the Massive Smile Project staff is now working hard to finish production of an animation celebrating everyone’s hard work and commitment to the success of Seeds of Kindness! From this point on the fundraiser, donations will be going to be going to funding the Sustainable Village project in Burundi, which will require around $30,000 to be completed!

Regardless of us reaching this goal, we want to thank all the artists, donors, and comrades involved for their ongoing contribution and support to Seeds of Kindness. You guys were instrumental in making this happen, so thank you, from the bottom of our hearts!

Now, let’s see about funding that village!

Love and Solidarity!

Hi everyone!

A little update with two good news : one, Seeds of Kindness just reached $4,500 in a single day! Only $5,500 more to go to complete the clinic!

Two, we are glad to relay to you the release of the Massive Smile Project, a cover of the Smile song performed by 11 soloists and over 160 choir singers! No matter where and when you listen to this, it will make you smile.

Once again, thank you so much, to all of you guys!

Hey Everyone,

Seeds of Kindness is now up and running! Check out the full announcement below!

Countless musicians, artists and many others have worked relentlessly for months to finally launch Seeds of Kindness, a charity event to fund a clinic in Uganda and a village for street children in Burundi. Today we celebrate the launch of the project with an EverFree Radio livestream at 16:00 GMT (noon ET). It will premiere the Massive Smile Project, a cover of the Smile song by 11 soloists and over 160 choir singers, as well as the eponymous Seeds of Kindness music album packed with 41 songs, amounting to over 2 hours and a half of music! Dozens of musicians will be in there, as well as Telofy, second chair and founding member of Your Siblings, to answer any question you may have.

Everyone who donates to the fundraiser can download the album as a thank you. Moreover, donating over $50 will get you a free Steam games or Full Access Subscription to iPad MLP ebooks from Ruckus Media, as long as we have some in stock. Artists of all trades have also contributed very valuable prizes for those who donate the most, up to a plush commission worth over $1,000.

More info on :

The first roughly $10,000 will be used to complete the clinic, then, subsequent donations will be used to fund the construction of a Green Village in Burundi, where street children who have lost their parents to the civil war can find a secure home that allows refugees to become self-sufficient without resorting to criminal activity.

You can learn more about our Your Siblings, in their FAQ – it’s a good read. Sustainability, transparency, local roots, need, and urgency are their primary criteria, ensuring that they only support the projects with the strongest long-term impact. After this initial financial impetus, the projects will be completely self-sustainable and break free of outside aid. Moreover, their policy is to cover all travel and personal costs as well as money transfer fees independently from donations, so that 100% of what you give will be spent exclusively on the projects!

We would like to share a little something more, as a final note:

Back in early January, when we were working on Seeds of Kindness, Lisa (founder of Your Siblings) surprised us with this act of gratitude. Even when we were only just starting to set this up, they trusted our good will and already wanted to thank all of us, all of you for what is about to be accomplished. Here, “Bronies for good” doesn’t refer to the small group of people, but to us, the whole community of creative minds and generous souls who made all of this possible. Let’s make this happen!

Hey Everyone,

 

Keep an eye for an awesome 24-hour charity Livestream Event from the Traveling Pony Museum, Ponies Live, and a few others to benefit Inked! Art for Africa. Full Details Below:

 

The Traveling Pony Museum has partnered with Ponies Live (http://ponyslivenow.com/) to organise a 24-hour charity livestream!

 

The target of all this goodwill will be the wonderful ‘Inked! Art for Africa’ charity effort (https://my.worldvision.ca/iom/Forms/ViewFundraiser.aspx?fundraiserId=120) organised by Maddy Peters, the incomparable voice of Scootaloo. (Actually, if anyone reading this has a contact with Miss Peters herself, she’d make a wonderful guest! Please feel free to send this her way.)

 

The fun will begin this Saturday evening at 6 PM EST (3 PM Pacific, midnight CET), and it will continue through Sunday evening at 6 PM EST (3 PM Pacific, midnight CET). On Sunday at noon, the stream will be cross-promoting Bronies for Good’s wonderful ‘Seeds of Kindness’ effort.

 

I know this is a little bit last-minute, but it’s all I have to work with. 🙂

 

This is a cooperative effort, including some of the biggest names in the brony community. In addition to the TPM and Ponies Live, we’ve got interviewers from Everfree Radio (http://everfreeradio.com/) and The Brony Show (http://www.thebronyshow.net/). They will be providing interview services to all the various guests who will be calling into the livestream during this 24-hour period. But GUESTS are what we need– and we were hoping you would be one!

 

So  if you are a noteworthy Musician, Artist, or Community Member, and you’d be interested in calling in for an interview slot, or if you know someone who would, please do respond ASAP. There’s not much time between now and the start of the livestream, so unfortunately we have to work fast. So check your weekend schedule and see if there’s a spare hour in that 24-hour period! 🙂

 

Love and Solidarity Everyone!

 

P.S, the Seeds of Kindness Launch event will proceed shortly after this live-stream, so keep any eye out for an announcement soon too!

Hey Everyone!

 

The finalized Seeds of Kindness Prize Page is now up and running for all of you ultra-generous bronies out there who plan on competing for prizes! (Top donors will have priority choice when it comes to making their selections, so keep that in mind if you plan on gunning for a specific prize!)

 

In addition to our artist forwarded prizes, our friends over at Ruckus Media have been generous enough to offer all-access subscriptions for their Ruckus Reader to the first 10 iPad owners who donate $50 or more to Seeds of Kindness. These are worth $30 each and will give you full access to MLP iReaders, such as the following.

 

Things That Go Bump in the Night

Twilight Sparkle’s Special Lesson

Rarity Loves Fashion

 

 

The first one of these is currently free on iTunes, so check it out! And if you own an iPad, and are already planning to donate to Seeds of Kindness anyway, you now have no reason not to throw in those few extra bits. At least as long as the supply lasts.

 

Welp, that’s it for now everyone! Keep an eye out for the official Seeds of Kindness Fundraiser launch debut and epic livestream on the 29th of April, and remember, keep up the good work!

 

Love and Solidarity,

Bronies for Good

 

The musicians over at My Little Remix are now putting their finishing touches to the soon-to-be-released Seeds of Kindness charity album, which is looking to be over two hours long! You can already find quite a few previews in the playlist above. For the big launch on April 29th, EverFree Radio will host at noon ET a livestream of the album, and dozens of musicians will be there. It will also premiere the Massive Smile Project, an amazing cover of Daniel Ingram’s Smile song, performed by 11 soloists and more than 160 choir singers! A round of applause to all the musicians who participated in the album, this would not be possible without them!

 

Last but not least, Telofy, second chair and founding member of the Your Siblings charity, will also be there to answer any questions you may have regarding the projects we are supporting: a clinic in Uganda and the Green Village in Burundi.

 

As with our last event, the most generous donors will be thanked with unique handcrafted gifts, art commissions, merch and Steam games very generously donated by various artists from the community! The exact list is still being finalized and will be made available shortly. We are still gladly accepting such donations for either this event or possibly for fundraising at the next BronyCon, so if you want to help, please contact us at [email protected].

 

For more information on Seeds of Kindness, hit up this page. Or alternatively read this short description:

 

What is Seeds of Kindness?

Seeds of Kindness is a fundraiser which will raise money for the non-profit organization Your Siblings. An album has been put together by the musicians from the My Little Remix community and will be made available to download to anyone that donates to Your Siblings. Every donor that donates a significant amount will have a chance to pick a prize from the prizes submitted by some generous folks, provided that they make the highest donor list.

 

The money will be forwarded in full to Your Siblings by Betterplace and then Your Siblings will use 100% of the money to support their top priority projects: A self sustainable Clinic in Uganda and a Green Village in Burundi. These projects are run by locals and will break free from foreign aid when the initial money is invested!

The Traveling Pony Museum (@MLPFIMTPM on Twitter) is not only a massive project by Inky Notebook with the goal of showcasing great art in all forms from all around the fandom and helping lesser known artists get noticed, but is also involved in charitable campaigns, like a raffle benefiting Madeleine Peters Inked! Art for Africa fundraiser, and most likely many more upcoming projects.

To make all of this possible, the Traveling Pony Museum, of course, needs funding. If you have a few dollars you can spare, then head over to Inky’s Kickstarter page to pledge. She even has prizes for more generous pledges starting at only $15 and ranging up to $500.

We are hoping for many wonderful collaborations with the Traveling Pony Museum in the future, and are looking forward to meeting her at various conventions!