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Annual Charity Fund

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Sandbox Gaming was founded in 2010 as a fundraising group for local children's charities. We strongly believe in supporting charities that help promote play and development for children and youth.

There are so many charity organizations in Newfoundland & Labrador doing incredible work in our community - hosting valuable programs and offering essential services with very limited funding.

 

The Sandbox Gaming Charity Fund was established in 2016 to financially support as many of these well-deserving organizations as we can.

Origin Story

In all our actions, Sandbox Gaming collects donations for the Charity Fund - including:

  • A portion of proceeds from our Carnivals & other in-person events

  • 100% of donations from Summer & Winter Marathon Livestreams

  • 100% of direct donations from other live streams & online events

Fundraising Activities

At the end of the year, the results of our efforts are donated directly to that year's recipient charities, helping bolster their amazing programs for children & youth in our province.

** Note that as we are a non-profit organization, not a Charity, we are unable to provide official Charity Receipts for tax purposes. If this is a barrier to your donation to our fund, please consider donating directly to any of our linked charities in lieu of donating to us. They are all deserving of your support, even if we don't get the credit! ;)

2025 Charity Fund Recipients

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CNIB NL

Life is a beautiful, wonderful, crazy thing. Life with blindness should be no different. CNIB aims to embolden people who are blind or partially sighted to lead independent, active lives and chase their dreams through innovative programming and powerful advocacy. CNIB empowers people of all ages impacted by blindness to follow their dreams, destroy barriers to inclusion and live the lives they choose. CNIB is a charitable organization driven to change what it is to be blind today that is powered by a dynamic network of participants, staff, volunteers, donors, and community partners from coast to coast.


CNIB's Annual Family Camp gives families navigating sight loss from all over the province the opportunity to come together in a supportive, fully adapted and fully inclusive environment for 5 days and 4 nights of rehabilitative skills building, recreational fun, and peer support. Each year we welcome thirty CNIB families to the Lion Max Simms Camp in Bishops Falls. While this is not the only family camp in the province, it is the only one structured to serve the unique needs of families living with sight loss.


The week long camp offers a supportive and rehabilitative environment that focuses on recreation, independence, socialization, skills building, peer support, visits with Therapy Animals, and, of course, fun. . All family members are encouraged to take part in recreational activities, which is a good way to learn how to support their loved one as they explore the world of recreation.

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Easter Seals NL

Sandbox Gaming has a successful long-running relationship with Easter Seals NL. Thanks to our our ongoing partnership, we are able to host our marathons and other events at their incredible facility. We are grateful to have this relationship with a charity whose values so clearly reflect our own.


Easter Seals NL has developed life-changing programs and resources for persons with disabilities with the intention of engaging, inspiring, and empowering. By use of these facilities, Easter Seals hopes to create a world where persons with disabilities are able to live a full, active, and healthy life.


The programs developed by Easter Seals strive to give persons with disabilities an environment where they are able to fully and accessibly participate in sports and other events. The programs are designed to give children and youth the opportunity to fulfill dreams they never thought possible. Easter Seals believes that with the right amenities and approach, there is nothing that a person with a disability cannot accomplish.


Children and youth who have had the opportunity to experience the Easter Seals programs have demonstrated improvements in social skills, self esteem, and physical strength and abilities. The programs are specifically fitted to each individual need, and thereby provide conceivable growth of their sense of ability and their confidence.

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REAL Program

The REAL Program aims to provide support for youth in our community who, due to financial barriers, are unable to participate in registered recreation and leisure activities. They believe that these kinds of activities should be accessible to every child, regardless of their situation in life.


The list of ways these activities benefit their participants is endless: it supports personal development and growth, promotes living an active and healthy lifestyle, boosts their self-esteem, and gives them the opportunity to make friends and develop social skills. The REAL Program aims make sure that every child has an opportunity to play and grow.

Past Charity Recipients
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Is your charity interested in being a recipient for our charity fund? Each year's charities are selected from the applicants by a vote of the Board of Directors. 

 

Applications are accepted beginning in Early January of each year. Funds will be dispensed the following December, shortly after our final event of the calendar year. No reporting required.

 

Some criteria assessed in an application may include:

  • A visible commitment to supporting play and development for children and/or youth.

  • Demonstrated need the charity funds will meet.

  • Specificity as to what programs or services these funds will support.

  • No connection to gaming needed! (Though appreciated!)

Sorry, but only registered Charitable organizations or other Qualified Donees are eligible for selection.

Contact us via email to get an application form, or to be notified when applications are next open.

How to Apply

Funding amounts are subject to change year to year based on donor generosity. We do commit to trying our hardest with our volunteer team to do the best we can for your organization!

For reference, the most recent charity fund totals are as follows:

  • 2021 - $20k
    (our highest grossing year yet!)

  • 2020 - $11k

  • 2019 - $14k

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