2009 Holiday Charity Drive in Support of UNHCR

We are very excited to launch our 2009 holiday fundraising effort in support of The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR. A two-time Nobel Peace Prize winner, the UNHCR provides shelter, emergency food and water, medical care and other life-saving assistance to 32 million people worldwide who have been forced to flee their homes.

From now through December 18th, we will be accepting donations through our specially-created avatar, There_Gifts. We will also have special events like a winter carnival and a formal holiday ball to raise funds for this charity. Be sure to keep an eye on this web site in the coming days for a finalized schedule of activities and announcements about special auctions. At the end of the fundraising period, we will convert all Therebucks that have been donated to There_Gifts into US Dollars. To make a contribution directly to There_Gifts, please follow these instructions: Inside the There client, from the toolbar, select ‘My Things > Therebucks > Give’ Type in the amount of your contribution in Therebucks and select ‘Give’ A window will pop-up and ask you to choose the avatar to whom you would like to give the Therebucks. Select ‘Type In’, enter There_Gifts and select ‘OK’. A window will pop up asking you to confirm the give/transaction, select ‘Yes’ The system will then send your Therebucks contribution to There_Gifts, the special avatar we have created to facilitate this effort.