Webkinz Cares: Difference between revisions

m
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 1:
[[File:WebkinzCaresScreen.png|right]]
 
'''[[Webkinz]] Cares''' was a program launched in June 2008 that introduced [[Lil' Kinz]] pets with additional feature codes. $1.00 from the sale of each Webkinz Cares pet went directly to the Webkinz Foundation, a non-profit designed to benefit children. These Webkinz Cares pets were only available at Walgreens stores, and were identical to existing Lil'Kinz pets with the exception of the red Webkinz Cares tag.
 
While Webkinz Cares Feature Codes continue to be honored if entered in the [[Code Shop]], Webkinz Cares and other similar plush pets are no longer sold in stores. The Webkinz Foundation closed in 2015, and its website along with it.
Line 32:
==Caring Valley==
[[File:CaringValleyScreen.png|right]]
Caring Valley was an extension of the Webkinz Cares initiative, introduced in 2009. [[Caring Valley Pets]] have special green tags (similar to the red tags on Webkinz Cares pets) that unlock saplings in Caring Valley. Each feature code unlocks four saplings, as well as an Enchanted Tree. There are five sections in Caring Valley - Play and Thrive, Learn for the Future, Health Leaders, Dare to Discover, and Caring Round the World. Each is linked to a different charity that Ganz supports through the Webkinz Foundation. Planting a sapling in one of these areas is like casting a vote for it - Ganz will donate money to each charity based on the amount of saplings planted in Caring Valley.
 
The Caring Valley was retired in January 2013, though Enchanted Trees can still be unlocked when the codes are used in the Code Shop.