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Coats for a Cause
Animal Welfare Institute
Based on our Coats for a Cause survey results, 90% of responding players were interested in seeing us support animal-focused charities. Considering this, and with the ongoing wildfires in Australia, we feel it is an appropriate time to launch our second Coats for a Cause campaign. 
This coat was created by Myla, and was originally based on the rainbow bee eater, a bird endemic to Australia. However, as the coat developed, it trended away from that original concept and instead grew into a loose representation of the Rainbow Serpent, common motif and figure in Aboriginal Australian mythology and art. The wings and wattle flowers can be toggled on this coat. The Rainbow Serpent coat will be sold for $15.76 for the next three months, ending on 23:59 April 23rd. At the end of this period, all proceeds from the sale of this coat will be donated to AWI, and a mushroom for the coat will be placed permanently in Fungimental Magic where it will be available for purchase for 54,000 nuggets. The reason for this somewhat unusual price is in order to cover payment processor transaction fees. When we charge $15.76, our payment processor takes $0.76, and we receive $15.00. That way, each of these purchases will result in raising $15 for AWI. Mycena Cave is covering the cost of the coat creation and is not deducting it from the proceeds. For those of you filing US taxes this year, please note that this does not qualify as a tax-deductible charity donation: among other restrictions, tax-deductible charity donations require that you not receive anything in return for your donation, and since you will be receiving a Rainbow Serpent Mycenian, this will not qualify. If you would like to make a tax-deductible charity donation to AWI, please donate to them directly here.
Posted 01/23/20, edited 01/23/20
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I wasn’t familiar with this group before but looking thru their site they seem like a very cool charity! I like how they’re not against farming and lab animal use but instead seek to help create better conditions for animals. :D This is the kind of reasonable, compassionate, advocacy that animals really need. It’s also really cool that giving to Australian groups focuses on smaller groups that might not otherwise see a lot of the fundraising efforts. Super happy to see such a lovely coat going for such a lovely cause!
Posted 01/23/20
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Hi everyone! Quick update on this — starting on April 1st and going through the end date of April 23, we will change the charity to the Red Cross. This change comes because the wildfires have been put out (though there is still a strong need for support!) and we feel a much more pressing need with the Red Cross. So in summary:
Posted 03/27/20
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So I noticed this with Summer Sweet, but thought I might have made a mistake, but I’ve been able to confirm this after purchasing Rainbow Serpent. When the little window pops up to input credit card details, it asks for us to input an email, then after purchase, indicates an email receipt was sent. The receipt is not sent to the email that we input, but instead the email that is linked to the account. (I don’t know if this is the same for PP/gems.) Can this be fixed so the receipt is sent to the email we input (either in addition to or instead of the account-linked email), or at least make a note to which email the receipt will be sent? I do not personally need a receipt re-sent, I just tend to keep receipts all on one email when I can. I was concerned about the missing receipt for Summer Sweet until I checked my other email.
Posted 04/18/20
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teaunicorn Vely
Posted 04/18/20
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A donation of $195 has been made to the Red Cross:
Money raised: $975 ($780 to AWI earmarked for Australian Wildfire wildlife relief efforts, $195 to the Red Cross) The Rainbow Serpent Mushroom is now for sale in Fungimental Magic for 54,000 nuggets.
Posted 05/02/20
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