Coins for Change



Coins for Change is an annual virtual charity that has allowed penguins to donate their virtually earned coins to various booths and stands placed around the Island, the money then being sent to charities.

2007
Starting December 14, Club Penguin officially decided to donate one million of their actual money earned from the purchase from Disney to various charities. They set up two locations on the island where you could donate your virtual coins for different causes. The three causes were to help children in need from around the world, help the sick who can not afford medical treatment, or the environment. Although all three causes received funds, the one with the most donated virtual coins received the most real world money. It was Kids Health. There were stands at 2 locations; one at the Plaza and one at the Beach. Upon donating, you would receive the Coins For Change Card, which was only available during the 2007 campaign.

The official announcement of Coins for Change can be viewed here.

There were cross-promotions aired on Disney Channel, before and during the event.

There were three charitable organizations that shared the $1 million donation, namely:
 * World Wildlife Fund (WWF) (for the environment)
 * Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (for children's health)
 * Free the Children (for children in developing countries)

The results as of December 21, 2007:
 * Kids Health- 44%
 * Environment- 29%
 * Kids around the world- 27%

The final results were: 2.5 million penguins donated and 2 billion coins were donated all together. The event ended on Christmas Eve.
 * Kids health- 39.4%
 * Environment- 33%
 * Kids around the world- 27.6%

2008
On November 10, Club Penguin officially announced that Coins for Change would be back on December 12, 2008. It ended on December 22, 2008. A donation bucket was added in the Captain's Quarters. Club Penguin also made a new page that you could access by clicking the Coins For Change stand and bucket on the home page. You can view it here.

There were three new charitable organizations that would share the $1 million donation:
 * Kids who are sick
 * Kids who are poor and cannot go to school
 * Kids without parents or who have been hurt by war

The final results were: 3 billion coins were donated all together, and a total of 1.5 million USD was donated to the charitable organizations.
 * Kids who are sick- 30%
 * Kids who are poor and cannot go to school- 33%
 * Kids without parents or who have been hurt by war- 37%

2009
Coins for Change 2009 occurred during the Holiday Party 2009 from December 18–29, 2009. It was already a great success even on its first day. Members were able to buy a Coins for change station for their igloo and non-members and members were able to get a free Coins for Change Background from Rockhopper. This year, over 4 billion virtual coins were donated by more than 2.9 million players. You can view it here.

The final results were:
 * Kids who are poor- 33%
 * Kids who are sick- 31.5%
 * The Environment- 35.5%

The amounts of money which can be donated are as follows:
 * 50 coins
 * 250 coins
 * 500 coins

Also there was a benefit concert called "Concert for Change".

2010
Coins for Change 2010 was a success. It occurred from December 16–27, 2010 during the Holiday Party 2010. There were 2 stamps you could earn for donating which were the Volunteer stamp and the Top Volunteer stamp. You could get them by donating, but you had to donate 5000 coins for the Top Volunteer stamp. There were tubes Rockhopper brought everywhere that transported the coins into the Lighthouse. Every few days, more and more coins would fill up the Lighthouse and Beacon. There were items you could buy in Rockhopper's Rare Items that related to the categories. The results were announced on January 4, 2011. You can view it here.

Categories:
 * Build Safe Places
 * Protect The Earth
 * Provide Medical Help

The amounts of money which can be donated are as follows:
 * 100 Coins
 * 500 coins
 * 800 Coins
 * 5000 Coins

The Grand Total raised was: 12,261,193,800. £340,000 went to 'Providing Medical Help', £360,000 went to 'Protecting the Earth', and £300,000 went towards 'Building Safe Places'. "Well done penguins!" was Club Penguin's response.

2011
The 2011 Coins For Change happened in 2011 from December 15–29 during the Holiday Party 2011. Disney announced that they will double the coins which they got. You can now donate up to 10K (K meaning thousand) Coins, which gives you the Epic Volunteer Stamp. You can view it here.

You could donate:
 * 100
 * 500
 * 1,000
 * 5,000
 * 10,000


 * Building Safe Places – $620,000
 * Medical Help – $640,000
 * Protecting the Earth – $740,000

2012
The Coins for Change 2012 went on along with Holiday Party 2012 from December 20, 2012 to January 4, 2013. You were able to buy cookies at the Bakery to fund raise for Coins for Change and get the CFC 2012 Pin. There was a Coin Counter at the Snow Forts. The Lighthouse wasn't filled with coins anymore. There's a glitch with this Coins For Change, as if you click on a Coins For Change-stand in an igloo when this year's Coins For Change ended, the donate coins screen will actually appear after the event has officially ended. This was soon fixed. You can view it here. You can donate the following amounts in the following categories.


 * 100
 * 500
 * 1,000
 * 5,000
 * 10,000


 * Building Safe Places – $395,460
 * Medical Help – $308,614
 * Protecting the Earth – $295,926

2013
The 2013 Coins for Change started on December 19 and ended on January 1. Different from the previous years, you can not choose which category you want to donate the coins to. On December 12, 2013, Captain Rockhopper was spotted through the Telescope from the Beacon with some train tracks which were being used for December 19, 2013 (Holiday Party 2013). During the Holiday Party 2013, members could own 4 different types of trains and invite penguins to a ride. Member penguins could also go through the Blue Line, Red Line or the Green Line and to throw snowballs to the floating objects to earn coins which were being used for Coins For Change also. All penguins could also earn items by donating to Coins For Change as well as the CFC 2013 Pin by donating into the normal Coins For Change buckets. Through donation amounts, Club Penguin has donated USD 1 Million to each to help the following organizations to do the following things all around the world.

2014
The 2014 Coins for Change occurred during the Merry Walrus Party. Additionally, all items bought from the Penguin Style catalog during the Merry Walrus Party went towards donations. The results were posted on January 5, 2015.

Trivia

 * There is a Coins For Change Card-Jitsu card.
 * There is a Coins For Change Cap.
 * In Operation: Blackout, Herbert said that Coins for Change would become Coins for Herbert. This idea never came into fruition due to Herbert's defeat.
 * Starting in 2011, players who donated to Coins for Change received a CFC Pin.