❥❥Candyshop Charity-Announcement page 2132

Which contest is the best?

Egg Collection	14.3%	[ 4 ]
Bunny Hunt	17.9%	[ 5 ]
Eggpainting	10.7%	[ 3 ]
Easter Story	0.0%	[ 0 ]
Spring Tektek	53.6%	[ 15 ]
Chicken Catch	3.6%	[ 1 ]
Total Votes:			[ 28 ]

This poll closed on April 16, 2012.
No longer accepting new votes.

[mahareta]

❥❥ I'm using BetterGaia which means the site is centered and therefore the layout is viewed the best that way. If yours is not, you can change that in the GaiaLabs.

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Come in, take a look around and make yourself comfortable! Yes, we are another charity thread, but seriously...there can't be enough of these, right?^^ Above all this shall become a nice hangout thread with lots of fun and many events and chances for gifts and prizes - consider the donations as an extra. We are still a bit busy with setting up and renovating, but don't let this hold you back! We are very friendly here...as long as you follow the rules. So please make sure that you read them.


Oh, before I forget ...here take some candies for free:



[You can copy and save them]
This great customised piece is made by Flammable Rainbowz...if you use them, please give credit to her. You can find more of her wonderful pixelart here:
And please let me know in the thread, if you took it, so I know if I should add more wink






and now: Enjoy your stay at the Candyshop! smile

Get some gold quickly and grab our tanks:

❥ Maha's Tank tank Bump
❥ Chicken's Tank tank Bump
❥ Tea's Tank tank Bump
❥ Solar's Tank tank Bump
❥ Dollie's Tank tank Bump
❥ Colored's Tank Tank
❥Ziarinaa's Tank Tank bump
❥AlbertaxRose's Tank bump




Introduction



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- the shop owner



Hi there smile You can call me Maha if you like. I'm two years on Gaia and even though I wanted to quit pretty quickly, I decided to stay (thanks to the great people I met and my Gaia-family <3). I'm a retired zOMG player and fisher, nowadays you find me in the exchange or playing RW. I love avi art and I recently fell in love with pixel art. This is actually my second charity thread. I already established one after I finished my first huge quest (the Pale Marionette), but looking back I think I was still too new for that. So here's my V2^^ with a concept and a million ideas. There are still some things on my wishlist, but I obtained pretty much all items I really wanted, so I decided that it's time to help others with their quests.
Hm...what else about me? I'm not a native speaker (my word order makes it obvious^^), my username already tells that I have a huge addiction for vampires, I love to read, listen to music, watch movies & TV-Shows. And my favourite candy? Chocolate! If you like to know more about me...just ask wink




ＣＡＮＤＹ (full name: candy_shop_charity)- the shop assistent




Also known as the charity mule wink What she likes? Candy of course! Her favourites are Skittles, because they taste like the rainbow and cotton candy, because it tastes like clouds. She's the little fairy who delivers you your filled bags (in other words gifts and prizes) and the cashier. Please send all your trades directly to her and keep her busy.
Oh, and she also loves to play RW.




ＢＥＡＵＴＹＦＵＬＬＹ ＭＥＡＮＩＮＧＦＵＬ - the shop manager (aka Mod)




Hello there! A lot people call me Bea, instead of my full username and I've been around Gaia for 5 years. I've seen Gaia's ups and downs, and watched it grow into a huge community! I read tarot cards and love music and art! I have run charities and in the past, and quest from time to time.
Hm...I have 8 piercings and 2 tattoos, and I fully enjoy changing my hair color. If you want to know more about me, feel free to ask!






goes to:

❥ Pericardium05 for making this wonderful thread layout (she also made the banners for my buying thread and Candy's shop). It took me forever to find an artist with a style I was looking for and who didn't back off...and then I found her smile She opens her shop only when she has enough time for orders...hopefully again in december...

❥ Lailahy for encouraging a stranger with her crazy ideas, giving helpful tips, being a great artist and the kind person she is. We met through her great shop, which is currently on hiatus. I'm wishing you all the best and hope you'll make your way back to Gaia soon!

❥ Dark-Velvet-Revolver for supporting me this much. She helped me the second I told her about my crazy ideas, shared her pixel art with me, explained how to work with these in gimp and made all (except when stated otherwise) pixel art in this thread. So go and check her shops wink
Thank you so much!

all links to the shops can be found here







Welcome
Rules
Announcements & Suggestionbox
Shopcounter
Investors
Balancesheet
VIP Customers
Gumball Machine
Contests
Events
Shop Window
Offer of the Day
Sales Promotion



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[mahareta]

The rules are here for a reason, so please make sure to read and follow them (otherwise your chances of getting a donation decrease significantly)

★Follow the ToS!

★ Be friendly ! - this is a happy place wink A group of individuals also means arguments can happen...be mature enough to solve them ★ Be polite - This includes saying hi before you apply for a donation - would you give to someone who doesn't even take the time to be polite? It also helps to get into a nice conversation - we are a pretty chatty bunch and some are here for a while now, but we also welcome everyone who is new smile

★ No text speak! although not being a native speaker myself, I find it annoying (the usual acronyms are allowed of course)

★ No Bumping! I appreciate the intention behind it, but muddling through 20 pages consisting of only those 4 letters isn't that much fun, is it? It's not always easy to come up with something, but a "hello", a nice quote, good luck wishes, a good song,...the oppurtunities are endless and so much nicer than just "bump" :3 (or a repeated smiley or anything else that falls into this category)
(Keep also in mind that the forum rules say that if a thread is on the first page, bumping isn't needed. Thanks!)

★ Please keep quote-trees to a maximum of 3 posts!

★ Don't quote the main posts!

★ Say thanks when you receive something! you could assume that's common sense, but sadly I experienced other cases sad

★ Send all trades to Candy, the charity mule ! It's easier for me and the transactions will be quicker

★ the codeword is "milky way" (this is only important if you apply for a donation - make sure you read the requirements carefully- but stating it in your post gets you a star for deligence wink )

★ this is a candy shop, so eating and drinking is absolutely allowed! wink

★ no advertisments - exception: signatures - if you're hosting a contest, open a shop, looking for a worker, I'm happy to promote it here, but please ask me beforehand! If you like to affilate, I'll gladly add it, but please post the coding in the thread (no pms)

★ We are a democracy - yes, there is an owner and a mod, but a good thread can work without punishment. Some people are here for a while, so if one of them recommends you to read the rules, follow it - they know what they are talking about it. We don't have a blacklist, but that doesn't mean we don't keep an eye on your behaviour wink

★ begging will be ignored! wink

★ Read! I can't stress enough how important that is and most questions are already answered somewhere. Updates are posted for a reason. If you're still having a question, we are glad to answer it :3

★ Did I already mention that bumping is not allowed?^^

★ no mules, please!

★ and last but not least: have fun!

[mahareta]

❥ February, 23 th2012 ✦ winners & changes
Maybe you already noticed it (if so, you're getting a star for diligence^^): some of the tanks
are added to the first post...your chance to get some gold for you and us quickly...be so kind and bump when we are glowing. I also added a calendar for a better overview over events, deadlines and birthdays and added or changed some of the rules. Please make sure to read them, even if you're an "old bunny"^^! If you wanna see your tank there, too or that your bday will be added, please fill out the form.
After three months of existence, it was also time to add some people to the white list. Thanks a lot for making this charity into such a great place! I don't have the feeling that we really need another mod as I noticed very happily that the regulars already taking care, but if someone would like to become one (especially as I start to work soon), please let me know :3
Currently I'm working on the next event and the mini shop, to release both before I start with my new job.
And last, but not least: the winners of the art, card and poem contest are chosen! Thanks a lot to all who joined!!

❥ February, 8th2012 ✦Ophiuchus-contest winners & new event
Finally: we have the winners of the Ophiuchus-contest. Congratulations to those and
thanks to all who joined! The art contest is still up, but I took down the Falling Star-contest
as I'm going to release the Vday-event tomorrow...so everyone can get excited^^.
Don't forget to keep quote trees to a minimum and to post your birthdays and tanks!


❥ January, 17th 2012 ✦New event & Additions
Let's have a good start into the new year with a new event! And the first time we host a lottery... smile
I'd also add some things: a birthday calendar, people's tanks and either a newbie event or something permanent (like a donation option for newbies). Any ideas or you'd like to participate? Please fill out the forms on the first page and post them in the thread. Thanks!


❥ November 10th, 2011 ✦ The Charity is officially open! smile
We're finally open *yay
Don't forget to send your entries for the tektek-contest to Candy until 11.24.2011!

❥ December 21, 2012 ✦ End of the World
Prepare yourselves! The 2012 phenomenon comprises a range of eschatological beliefs that cataclysmic
or transformative events will occur on the said date. ; )

Is something missing? Do you have any suggestions to improve the charity or ideas for contests? Let us know and get rewarded, if we implement it...Please use this form for it:



[quote="Mahareta"][/quote] [size=18][b][color=#FF9A78]...I would like to give CANDY[i]![/i][/color][/b][/size]

[color=#D95B43][b] My name is[/b][/color] [i](your username)[/i]
[color=#D95B43][b] I think you should improve[/b][/color] [i](insert here)[/i]
[color=#D95B43][b] What I don't like here[/b][/color] [i](insert here)[/i]
[color=#D95B43][b] What I like here[/b][/color] [i](insert here)[/i]
[color=#D95B43][b] My idea[/b][/color] [i](insert here)[/i]

[mahareta]

● ● ● How to apply!
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Copy the form below and paste it into a reply in this thread. Delete the text in the brackets and the brackets themselves and type in your answer instead. Press the "submit" button wink . Don't send me a pm, please. If you did everything correctly, I will quote you, saying that you are considered. Then wait.^^ As I'm giving out bigger gold amounts (>150k), I want to see that you're actually putting effort into your quest. Therefore make sure that you meet the requirements. When I'm persuaded that that is the case, you'll receive a trade (either with gold or an item), please complete it within 7 days.


Requirements

Yes, this isn't a hit-and-run-charity, although I offer possibilites to get gold and items more quickly. If you want a bigger piece of the cake, show me that you're worth it wink and make yourself comfortable here.
You're questing this multiple-million item for ages now, because you fell in love on first sight? Or you quest it for someone else? You're selling your invo or offer your artistic ability in a shop to raise the gold? Then expect me to donate to you. The more you do, the more you'll receive.

However, I won't donate to people,who

✦ ...are questing 6273846127384 items, I'm sorry, but that's not my definition of questing, that's my definition of wishlist. If you quest this one item you're dreaming of or this one dream avi, then go ahead and fill out the form smile

✦...just setting up a quest-thread and bump it for three days in order to get a donation. I won't set up specific numbers, like your thread must be xy days old or need yx pages. You don't even need one, as long as you can show me that you're working for your goal. If you have established a quest-thread recently, that's also fine, it will just take longer until you receive something. I just want to make sure that I donate to the right people. I also check (if you have a quest thread) how active you are, if you just bump it once in a blue moon, you don't meet the requirements.

✦Other rules: If you apply, you must have reached at least 40% of the amount you need. You are only allowed to apply with your main (mules are in general not allowed), your profile must be open to public, tell a few things about you and show your registration date. No hit-and-runs means you should be active in the charity, if you just apply, chat for a day or two and never return you'll be deleted from the list. If you have read and understood the rules...add the 2nd code word midnight to your application. I'll make exceptions whenever I feel someone works for his/her goal, but don't rely on that. Also applying before you even said "hello" doesn't bring you very high on my priority list.

You don't quest an item or a dream avi? But you do have an original quest?
Like collecting 1000 "Turkey Dinner" to gift them to people on Thanksgiving or 1m Tropical Flowers [zOMG loot], because you love hibiscus flowers? Perfect! I love those crazy quests.
(collecting ink, all EIs or letters don't fall in this category, sorry!) Let me know about it and I'll support it :3







[quote=Mahareta][/quote]
[color=#ECD078][size=8][b]I have been a good boy/girl and now...[/b][/size][/color]
[size=18][b][color=#FF9A78]...I would like to get CANDY[i]![/i][/color][/b][/size]

[color=#D95B43][b] My name is[/b][/color] [i](your username)[/i]
[color=#D95B43][b] And I'm questing[/b][/color] [i](name of the item you're questing)[/i] [color=#D95B43][b] for[/b][/color][i] (how long are you questing?)[/i] [color=#D95B43][b]now[/b][/color]
[color=#D95B43][b]I [/b][/color][i] (insert here what you are doing to raise gold) [/i][color=#D95B43][b]to achieve my dream[/b][/color]
[color=#D95B43][b] You can find proof of it here[/color][/b] [url=(insert link here)]you can add a title here[/url]
[color=#D95B43][b] But I still need[/b][/color] [i](insert amount here) [/i][/color][color=#D95B43][b]to make my dream come true[b][/color]
[color=#D95B43][b] I have been good as gold, therefore I know the codeword is[/b][/color] [i](insert the codeword here)[/i]

[size=16][b][color=#A0DECE]...Will you sweeten my day[i]?[/i][/color][/b][/size]



xxxxxExample



Mahareta


I have been a good boy/girl and now...
...I would like to get CANDY!

My name is Maha
And I'm questing white body dye for 1 year now
I exchanging and trading to achieve my dream
You can find proof of it here look at my buying thread
But I still need 98 white inks or 490 red/blue/green inks to make my dream come true
I have been good as gold, therefore I know the codeword is You can find it on the front page wink

...Will you sweeten my day?



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[mahareta]

● ● ● How to donate
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I'm basically doing this on my own, but I thought there might be some people who feel generous and want to help . I'm fine with raising the funds on my own, but I won't stop you from donating, so more people can be helped and this becomes a nice place. I love art, so it would be great if some artistic people might offer a piece of art, a sprite, a sign,...(you get the idea) and we could host an auction (which would be featured in this thread) or something like that.
Ways to contribute:




✦ Feeling generous?


The easiest way to help is by sending gold or items or junk, of course.
If you would like to do this, just send a trade to the charity mule:
>>click here to open the trade<<
Please title the trade *donation*, thanks!
Aside from getting all my love, you'll get on the donors list, of course.
I decided not to state the amount someone sent, because it doesn't matter if you're giving 500g or 50k, it's the thought that counts (and I think it discredits people who weren't able to raise a lot of gold, but still are generous enough to give some of it away).









✦ Sell it!


You feel generous, but as everyone else you could use some gold, too? You have some items in your inventory you never really use? Great, sell them to me wink
I'm an exchanger and this is how I acquire most of the funds. In other terms: I buy cheap and sell it for higher in the mp. Please keep in mind that I don't pay market price...aside from taking the risk to sell the item and paying the tax, I need a margin to be able to make a profit with it. An exception from this are items I like to use as prizes for this charity, then I offer closer to mp.
For this, visit my buying thread:



My policy and the way I work is explained in the first post. Please read it and check if I'm currently online or offline (it's stated in the thread title). In case it's not urgent, you can leave me an offer even though I'm offline, of course and I will get back to you.

At this point 100% of the profit I make with the shop are going into the charity!











✦ Buy it!


Shopping and helping a good cause? Possible! smile
True to the motto "One man's junk is another man's treasure", Candy is going to sell all the junk we find it our inventories: a wide variety of game items, giftboxes, fish drops, clothes,...
100% of the proceeds of the sale are going directly into the charity.
If you'd like to buy a bigger item, she's going to take off the 2% tax if you send her a trade.
You can find her humble shop here:

[mahareta]

● ● ● Investors!
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These generous people get all our love, because they contributed to our cause:

heart II_iMuddy_II
heart Beautifully Meaningful
heart Teacup Creations - twice!
heart Hee-ho-kun/Kira's charity - three times!
heart Bunny Hopsicle -twice!
heart Zara Moughon - twice!
heart Synthetic Aiishi
heart Lorelei DiAngelo
heart Kadesha
heart Indigomagenta
heart GetRichOrDieTryn
heart Phat Rack
heart Shoot for the Stars Charity - twice!
heart Arashi Erina
heart Diabolica-III
heart Rogue Cerise

2012:

heart phantomlimbs-
heart machiroux
heart deoase2
heart moonlight34
heart BlackFoxAkujin
heart King Racoon
heart Spirit evee
heart The Solarised Night
heart CREATIVE AMPUTATIONS
heart White Fox15
heart Chadwick Malcolm/ Bianca Wolf - twice!
heart ll k a g a m i ll
heart ^Jaymee^Raine^
heart Tsuzukiga - twice
heart Love_is_You_You_and_Me
heart moonlight34
heart kawaii189
heart TurtlesAndStars


heart I Am ferret - left Gaia, but although never been a regular of the charity, she donated
a big amount of valuable items...thanks a lot for that and all the best
for your real life!

heart Synthetic Aiishi - I'm sad that she leaves Gaia, but thankful that she donated half of her
Gaia invo to the charity. Hopefully you come back someday - we will
welcome you :3









● ● ● Customers!
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We were able to help these people with their wishes:

heart Hel-Sama (OMG-hat quest): 250k [applied]
heart Peaceful Angelic (Wild Dawn-Quest): 50k [applied]
heart Schizophrenic Chicken (Mini Angel Wings-Quest): 500k [applied]
heart fyrefly requiem (angelic pendant-quest): 50k [chosen by Maha]
heart Colored_Markerz (OMG & Pandalita-Quest): 350k [applied]
heart Inferno Breeze (Blessing-quest): 350k [applied]
heart The Valkyrie Ryu (electric Blue Quest): 100k [chosen by Maha] & Ascended Demon [Applied]
heart Flammable Rainbowz: 50k [chosen by Maha]
heart mindless moans: cute cloberer [chosen by Maha]
heart Vaiche (Angelic scarf): 200k [applied]
heart Teacup Creations (quest thread): 100k [chosen by Maha]
heart iiStrawberryPocky (The Sandman): 250k [applied]
heart Benedict Hitler (Dream Avi quest): 100k [applied]
heart Ziarinaa (eyes quest): 350k [applied]
heart Beautifully Meaningful (pale marionette quest): 150k [chosen by Maha]
heart LadyDean_2 (being hacked): 150k [chosen by Maha]
heart The Solarised Night (Custard quest): 500k [applied]
heart Child of Horus (Persephone quest): 350k [applied]


Gold given in total since 11.10.2011: 4.06m








● ● ● Sells!
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These prizes were given out so far:

2011
Prizes & gold were given out from 11.10.2011 to 12.31.2011 in total:
4.186.000 winners and prizes can be looked up here

2012

Summer during Christmas Contest:
heart summer gardener (won by Schizophrenic Chicken)
heart vibrant sunshine + 100k (won by HoshinaUtau120)
heart summer grass field + 50k (won by Peaceful Angelic)

2011: Top 5 - contest
heart The wasp (won by Inferno Breeze)
heart McSaintly's cache (won by iiStrawberryPocky)
heart Sir Percy (won by Vaiche)

2012: resolutions - contest
heart Raider Shi's Garment (won by Inferno Breeze)
heart Scarlet Promise (won by Schizophrenic Chicken)
heart Painted Rose (won by Crystalized Cherri)

1k pages event
heart Legendary Mage (won by Schizophrenic Chicken)
heart Kitty Slippers (won by F1 KEY, Solar, Doppelganger Love)

Zodiacal (12th gen) Lottery
heart won by Schizophrenic Chicken^

Ophiuchus Contest
heart Radiant Galaxy (won by The Solarised Night)
heart Starlit Bride + 20k (won by Inferno Breeze)
heart Celestial Wrap + 10k (won each by Dollie Missy & Louisa Iris)

Catch a falling star
heart Prizes for 220k

Talk a little Love contest
heart Pebbled Heart (won by Schizophrenic Chicken)
heart Cupid's Crown (won by Child of Horus)
heart Painted Rose (won by Inferno Breeze)

Write a little Love contest
heart Love Charm III (won by Benedict Hitler)
heart Giacomo's Charm (won by Inferno Breeze)
heart Raging Night Jewel (won by Colored_Markerz)

Craft a little Love contest
heart Checkered Remorse (won by Schizophrenic Chicken)
heart Love Charm III (won by Benedict Hitler)
heart 2x Love Wrapped (won each by Inferno Breeze & Doppelganger Love)

Zodiac Art Contest
heart Divided Stars (won by Ingerno Breeze)
heart Starlit Promis (won by LadyShizika)
heart Lunar Birth + 125k (won by Kinein)

Love Bingo
heart Love's Warrior (won by Child of Horus)
heart Knave of Hearts (won by Schizophrenic Chicken)
heart Sexy Present (won by Peaceful Angelic)
heart Baby Love Plushie (won by Inferno Breeze)
heart Love Charm II (won by Schizophrenic Chicken)

Maha gives Candy
heart 384.108g in total has been given out

Buy Candy...an auction
heart Tangy Citrus Deluxe for 16g to x R a w r I E a t C h u u

Craft a Fortune Cookie
heart Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy (won by Doppelganger Love)
heart Candy Pink Sweet Lace Dress (won by The Solarised Night)
heart Kanoko's Frostee Sweets (won by Child of Horus)

Candy Factory
heart Berry Mousse Royal (won by The Solarised Night)
heart Strawberry Charlotte (won by Child of Horus)
heart Flavors de Alpaca (won by sgkat)
heart Kiwi Chocolate Creme (won by Coloured_Markerz)
heart Giant Rainbow Lollipop (won by Peaeful Angelic)

Guess the Candy
heart Sweetie Delight (won by The Malfoy Mistress)

Pot o' Gold
heart 50k, Medusa, Crystal Flower, Sunny Mood Bubble, Autumn Glory, Spear (won by The Solarised Night)
heart 15k each Colored Markerz & Ziarinaa

Lucky Grab
heart 35k in total has been given out

Other contests & events:
heart angelic mood bubble
heart egyptian jewellry box
heart Zoo Snacks
heart Memphis Wing Bra
heart Wolf Ears
heart Race Start Gun
heart Angel Imp Potion

[mahareta]

Become a regular, contribute to the charity and you'll get a place here...I decided that I don't want to have something like a black list and I hope it won't be needed in further times...but that doesn't mean I don't keep in mind when someone doesn't obey the rules...

These wonderful people have been here since the beginning or for a long time and helped to turn this into a great place... heart

✦ Schizophrenic Chicken
✦ Zara Moughon
✦ Inferno Breeze
✦ Peaceful Angelic
✦ Coloured_Markerz
✦ Teacup Creations
✦ Boss Mikado/Kira
✦ Louisa Iris
✦ The Solarised Night
✦ The Valkyrie Ryu
✦ Magical Maiden
✦ Dollie Missy
✦ TranquilDisturbance
✦ Doppelganger Love
✦ Ziarinaa
✦x R a w r I E a t C h u u
✦ Child of Horus
✦ Spanish Leek Squared














...stay on the white list and you'll receive the membercard. There will be contests and events hold especially for owners of it as well as special offers and little presents.

[mahareta]

yellow pink red purple blue green

As crazy as it sounds, but one of my nicest childhood' memories is related to a gumball machine. When we were kids, my cousin and I collected coins when we had a family day at my grandma's and ran to the gumball machine. We hoped to get one of the items, but always ended up with lots of gumballs. I guess this was the first hint of how unlucky I am when it comes to gambling *lol. And no, the gumballs aren't what makes the memory so precious, sadly my cousin died young and when I look back, those were the moments when the world was fine, full of excitement and the biggest disappointment was not getting the cheap plastic ring you wished for. wink
And now I want to bring back a bit of that feeling. Just without the disappointment...there won't be any gumballs in my machine...only items smile .


How it works

Easy wink . Contribute to this charity and you shall get rewarded. The ways are infinite: make this your home and become a regular, make a sign, come up with a contest idea,...
If we like what we see, you will be quoted and receive this coin:





Then you choose a colour from the ones stated above (if a colour is striked out, it means someone already took it, so don't choose that one).
Send a trade to Candy and label it with the colour you chose, she will put the item which is hidden behind the colour into the trade.
>>click here to open the trade<<
Accept the trade and enjoy smile

[mahareta]

Usually the Candyshop does everything a bit different, but being a fest of candy and chocolate, Easter matches perfectly to us wink We are wishing you all some nice holidays, sunny weather and lots of chocolate eggs!
Happy Easter!

We haven't had a Tektek contest in a while, so here we go. wink You can create whatever you like to...from a spring fairy to an Easter Bunny...it just has to be related with the theme "spring" and contain at least one item with the word spring in it (e.g Spring Nymph, Spring Wanderer,...) No price limit.

❀ Rules ❀

✿ your entry has to contain at least one item with the word "spring" in its name
✿ only one entry each person
✿ no mules
✿ you must send your entry via pm to Candy (candy_shop_charity)
✿ IMPORTANT: you have to pick up the prize yourself! After the winners are announced, you have one week to claim your prize by sending a trade to Candy (candy_shop_charity)


❀ Prizes ❀

✿ First Prize Spring Bride
✿ Second Prize Spring Wanderer
✿ Third Prize Spring Nymph

❀ Participants ❀

✿ The Solarised Night
✿ Inferno Breeze: Springtime is lambing season!
✿ Ziarinaa
✿ Kawaii189
✿ Spanish Leek Squared
✿ Pastel Pill
✿ Peaceful Angelic: for the imaginary blue and black bunnies:
✿ Child of Horus: Spring Naga:
✿ izJessRawrz
✿ sgkat
✿ Louisa Iris
✿ Nu-08
✿ Doppelganger Love: Off to the fairy fest I go:
✿ Colored Markerz:
✿ Kendra Chu:
✿ Lady Shizika
✿ Hoshina Utau 120
✿ TranquilDisturbance: Spring time: my branches are now free to sway:
✿ ShySnuggles: Finally my season:
✿ TakaNach: The season of the firefly:
✿

❀ Deadline: April, 15th❀




What would be Easter without collecting eggs?! From Wednesday, 04.04. until Monday, 09.04. the Candyshop egg-collection takes place.

❀ How to play❀

❀ First of all:This is where you can collect your eggs...
❀ register there by posting the sentence: "I collect eggs!"
❀ Every day you're allowed to make one post there and use the Random Number Generator from 1-20 (post action -> Random Number Generator)
❀ We are starting on April, 4th and finish on April, 09th (which means 6 tries & 7 posts in total as the register post is a separate one)
❀ 3 people with the most "collected eggs" in total will win

❀ Rules ❀

✿ you must have posted in the charity before you are allowed to play (bumping doesn't count)
✿ you must register by posting "I collect eggs!"
✿ don't post in the Candyshop Charity thread itself otherwise you're disqualified
✿ only one try each day (again not in the charity)
✿ no mules

❀ Prizes ❀

✿ First Prize Moonlight Guardian won by Ziarinaa
✿ Second Prize White Bunny Hoodie won by Nu-08
✿ Third Prize 35k won by izJessRawrz




Oh no...the bunnies gone wild! Lots of these little golden chocolate bunnies:
are hiding in the Candyshop..find them and get rewarded!
To make it a bit easier: they are only hiding in Maha's post between the pages 500 and 600.
Found them all? Send a pm with the total amount and on which pages you found them to Candy...
be the first one with the correct answer and you will win an additional 10k. The following prizes will be raffled under all participants with the correct amount and pages:

❀ Prizes ❀

✿ First Prize EASTERn sun and western moon won by Nu-08
✿ Second Prize Ranunculus won by sgkat
✿ Third Prize Bani the Bunny won by Ziarinaa


❀ Rules ❀

✿ you must have posted in the Candyshop before you are allowed to join (bumping doesn't count)
✿ send a pm with the amount and page numbers to Candy (candy_shop_charity)
✿ no mules
✿ only one entry each person

❀ Participants ❀

✿ Schizophrenic Chicken - First to send the correct amount & pages & won 10k
✿ Ziarinaa
✿ sgkat
✿ The Solarised Night
✿ Albertaxrose
✿ NU-08
✿ Spanish Leek Squared
✿ Inferno Breeze
✿ Lady Shizika







Time to get creative! Write a story with an Easter theme. Sounds easy? Well, there is a little obstacle: your story has to include the sentence: "and Maha gave candy".

❀ Rules ❀

✿ your story must have at least 350 words
✿ it must contain the sentence "and Maha gave candy"
✿ theme: Easter
✿ only one entry each person
✿ no mules
✿ send your entry via pm to Candy (candy_shop_charity)


❀ Prizes ❀

✿ First Prize Dander (first gen) won by Solar
✿ Second Prize Pink Bunny Slippers won by Peaceful
✿ Third Prize 100k won by Tranquil & Colored


❀ Deadline: April, 24th ❀

❀ Participants ❀

✿ Peaceful Angelic
✿ Colored_Markerz
✿ TranquilDisturbance
✿ The Solarised Night




Hm...isn't there something missing? Yes: colouring eggs! Our real life task this time is to colour an Easter egg for the Candyshop! Boiled or blown out doesn't matter wink Be creative, take a picture of it and send it to Candy.

❀ Rules ❀

✿ eggs drawn in a graphic programm don't count
✿ your photo must show the egg(s) + sign with your username
✿ send it to Candy in a pm (candy_shop_charity)
✿ only one entry each person
✿ no mules

❀ Prizes ❀

✿ First Prize April 2012 Sealed Letter won by Lady Shizika
✿ Second Prize Spring Rose won by Peaceful Angelic
✿ Third Prize Celebration Ribbons won by The Solarised Night





What comes after eggs? Chicken! Whenever Candy posts the chocolate chicken:
(don't confuse it with Schizophrenic, please wink ) be the first to catch by quoting it. Being the first means you can choose one from the following eggs:



eggs already claimed:
- gold
- purple
- green
- yellow
- blue
- candy
- orange

The eggs contain the following prizes:
✿ 10k gold won by Child of Horus
✿ Basket Looh won by Shining Wizard
✿ Cheepz won by sgkat
✿ Crystal Flower won by Peaceful Angelic
✿ Giant Rainbow Lollipop won by izJessRawrz
✿ Talsi's Sash won by Spanish Leek Squared
✿ Owlpocalypse won by Pixy Stix Junkie
✿ Imperial Queen won by The Solarised Night
✿ Cold Kiss

Just which eggs contains what!?

❀ Rules ❀

✿ you must have posted in the charity before you are allowed to win (bumping and everything considered as such don't count)
✿ only one win each person

[mahareta]

● ● ● Gummybears gone wild!
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I don't know why, but it looks like our gummy bears are very lively creatures. Once in a while one of them seriously tries to get away. We can't allow that. So if you see the following picture:




be quick and catch the bear by quoting. If you're the first one who quotes it, you'll get a reward.






● ● ● pages event!
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Obviously we are a pretty chatty bunch, so there aren't actually incentives needed^^...but I still think the "chatting instead of bumping" should be rewarded :3.
Therefore I'll give out a prize to the first poster every 100 pages (in case that's me, the prize will go to the one who posted before me). Rule you must have posted before that to be qualified to win a prize
We are starting with:

★ Page 1100 Kitty Slippers won by White Fox15

★ Page 1200 Ancient Chest won by TranquilDisturbance
★ Page 1300 Layla won by Dollie Missy
★ Page 1400 Enchanted Strings won by Ziarinaa
★ Page 1500 Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy won by Benedict Hitler
★ Page 1600 Uncanny Form won by Schizophrenic Chicken
★ Page 1700 Angelic Lace won by Schizophrenic Chicken
★ Page 1800 Black Ops Gear won by The Solarised Night
★ Page 1900 White Neko Cosplay won by izJessRawrz
★ Page 2000 2100 Red Wing won by Schizophrenic Chicken

[mahareta]

● ● ● New Additions !
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A new year and therefore time to add some new things to the Candyshop.

● I'd like to add a birthday calendar to the charity, so the birthday children can get a nice cake.
● Since more and more people are having tanks, I'd also like to add these somewhere on the front page
● As there were a lot of votes for the newbie event, I'm thinking about hosting it or making it a regular thing

If you're interested in participating in one or more of the additions, please post the form(s) in the thread:

★ Birthday calendar form


[quote="Mahareta"][/quote]
[color=#ECD078][size=8][b]I was a good boy/girl and therefore...[/b][/size][/color]
[size=18][b][color=#FF9A78]...I would like to get a BIRTHDAYCAKE[i]![/i][/color][/b][/size]

[color=#FF7A7A][b] My name is[/b][/color] [i](your username)[/i]
[color=#FF7A7A][b] and my birthday is[/b][/color] [i](date)[/i]


★ Aquarium form


[quote="Mahareta"][/quote]
[color=#ECD078][size=8][b]I have a tank...[/b][/size][/color]
[size=18][b][color=#FF9A78]...and my fishies would like to get some candy, too[i]![/i][/color][/b][/size]

[color=#FF7A7A][b] My name is[/b][/color] [i](your username)[/i]
[color=#FF7A7A][b] the URL to my tank is[/b][/color] [i](insert here)[/i]

the URL to my bump thread is (insert here)
my analyzer (insert here)

★ Newbie event form


[quote="Mahareta"][/quote]
[color=#ECD078][size=8][b]I want to be a good boy/girl in 2012 and therefore...[/b][/size][/color]
[size=18][b][color=#FF9A78]...I would like to adopt a NEWBIE[i]![/i][/color][/b][/size]

[color=#FF7A7A][b] My name is[/b][/color] [i](your username)[/i]
[color=#FF7A7A][b] I would like to adopt a newbie[/b][/color] [i](yes/no)[/i]
[color=#FF7A7A][b] I would donate a little amount to help a newbie with his quest[/b][/color] [i](yes/no)[/i]
[color=#FF7A7A][b] We should have an event once[/b][/color] [i](yes/no)[/i]
[color=#FF7A7A][b] We should have a permanent section for newbies(donation, quest,...)[/b][/color] [i](yes/no)[/i]
[color=#FF7A7A][b] I have an idea for the event[/b][/color] [i](post here)[/i]
[color=#FF7A7A][b] I have a question to that[/b][/color] [i](post here)[/i]

[mahareta]

*Under construction*

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[mahareta]

Although we all love Gaia, our pixelated items and the fun we have here, we shouldn't forget that there are people in the world who are less lucky. No, I'm not going to lecture about how spoiled you are wink , but this a charity after all and I would like to introduce you to a great website:

www.freerice.com

I think everyone heard of the horn of Africa. Hunger and malnutrition are still the number one risk to health today. Isn't it unbelievable that one in seven people doesn't have enough food to live a healthy life? In numbers: there are 925 million malnourished people in the world!
An awesome way to do something against that is freerice.com. It's a non-profit website run by the United Nations World Food Programme. The programme has two big goals:

★ Provide education for everyone for free
★ Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.

How does it work? All you need to do is spending some time on the website and play quizzes. For every question you answer correctly, the programme donates 10 grains of rice. The longer you play, the more questions you answer, the bigger the donation becomes. You don't even need to register as a user. The quizzes ranges from vocabulary to math which makes it a great oppurtunity to show off your knowledge, improve it and do something good at the same time.
If you'd like to learn more about it or start playing, just click the banner above.

[mahareta]

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