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deviantART will celebrate its 8th birthday on Thursday 7th August 2008. In celebration, we will donate 10% of the total print sales from our Store made on the 7th August 2008 to Project FOCUS: Art for AIDS Orphans in Uganda, a project which is registered with Global Giving.



Across the world children seek recognition and a chance to create. In Lyantonde, Uganda, devastated by AIDS, the reality of poverty and social stigma threatens community cohesion and cultural heritage. The needs of AIDS orphans demand a response that extends beyond material support and touches upon the human need to share experiences with others. We want to help provide these young people with a means of self-expression, developing their voice through artistic media in connecting with themselves and the world.



deviantART's donation will assist Global Giving to open an art school for children with fine-arts, music, photography and film classes taught by art professionals and students. A cross-media project will also be created as a community needs assessment and fundraising tool for program development.



We hope that you join us in making our 8th birthday an event to remember. Our birthday celebrations are on PST timezone, and kick off as soon as the day turns over to 7th August in Los Angeles, USA. Your sales will count until Midnight PST that same day. By supporting your favourite artists on deviantART, you will also help create positive social change by educating, inspiring and empowering humanity through art.
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:iconmythacalgirl:
Wow, DA is such a wonderful place.
DA is so caring.
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:iconcrank0:
Mood: Love ~Crank0 Aug 25, 2008  Hobbyist Photographer
wonderful, great job dA
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:icondemonjack123:
~demonjack123 Aug 15, 2008  Student Filmographer
awesome
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:iconsonjalv:
Mood: Love ~sonjalv Aug 10, 2008  Hobbyist General Artist
Wonderful way to help
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:iconhypercannon:
~HyperCannon Aug 8, 2008  Student Interface Designer
Do it for the kids, great job DA :#1:
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:iconmatthewjones:
Mood: dA Love *MatthewJones Aug 7, 2008  Hobbyist General Artist
I love being able to bring about change! :aww: Looks like more then just me will be getting a nice gift today!
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Mood: dA Love ~MoonScare Aug 7, 2008  Hobbyist Photographer
What an amazing cause! I will defenetly go print hunting for this
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:iconstarkitten07:
Seriously??? Awesome job..now's the perfect time for me to go bankrupt!!

*heads off to the store*
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:iconghosthead-nebula:
I wish I could help but can't buy stiff =(


Good luck anyways :hug:
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:iconanapires:
May I ask what 10% usually is?

Don't take me the wrong way, but 10% seems a bit... low?


Either way, I can't spend too much money now, but I'll definitely order a couple of postcards and magnets or something.
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