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Added: ## Sweet Seeds for Haiti
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Added: FarmVille was one of the first games to raise real money for charity through in-game purchases. Special **Sweet Seeds** crops were sold for Farm Cash, and the proceeds went to relief work in Haiti:
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Added: - **November 2009** — the first Sweet Seeds for Haiti event.
Added: - **January 2010** — after the Haiti earthquake, Zynga's charity arm, Zynga.org, raised **$1.5 million in five days** through FarmVille and other Zynga games.
Added: - **September 2010** — a second Sweet Seeds for Haiti event, launched September 18, raised **over $900,000** to build a school in Haiti. A companion event challenged players to gift school supplies to each other, with Zynga donating more as the community hit its targets.
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Added: ## Brand partnerships
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Added: FarmVille was also one of the first big platforms for in-game advertising. Over the years it ran promotions with brands and entertainment including **McDonald's**, **Lady Gaga**, the film **Rio**, **7-Eleven**, and **Farmers Insurance**, usually as a limited-time building or decoration. Many of these items can still be found in the [[Game Catalog|Game Catalog]].
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Added: On L.O.S Farms, none of this involves real money: every item is earned through play.
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Added: ## Sources
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Added: - [Zynga.org — Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zynga.org)
Added: - [Sweet Seeds for Haiti Event (September 2010) — FarmVille Wiki (Fandom)](https://farmville.fandom.com/wiki/Sweet_Seeds_for_Haiti_Event_(September_2010))
Added: - [FarmVille — Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FarmVille)
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Sweet Seeds for Haiti
FarmVille was one of the first games to raise real money for charity through in-game purchases. Special Sweet Seeds crops were sold for Farm Cash, and the proceeds went to relief work in Haiti:
- November 2009 — the first Sweet Seeds for Haiti event.
- January 2010 — after the Haiti earthquake, Zynga's charity arm, Zynga.org, raised $1.5 million in five days through FarmVille and other Zynga games.
- September 2010 — a second Sweet Seeds for Haiti event, launched September 18, raised over $900,000 to build a school in Haiti. A companion event challenged players to gift school supplies to each other, with Zynga donating more as the community hit its targets.
Brand partnerships
FarmVille was also one of the first big platforms for in-game advertising. Over the years it ran promotions with brands and entertainment including McDonald's, Lady Gaga, the film Rio, 7-Eleven, and Farmers Insurance, usually as a limited-time building or decoration. Many of these items can still be found in the Game Catalog.
On L.O.S Farms, none of this involves real money: every item is earned through play.