WAYNE, PA (PRWEB) NOVEMBER 23, 2015

A Better World and BetterWorldians Radio are teaming up to spread gratitude and kindness in time for the holiday season.

BetterWorldians Radio today kicked off a four-week-long Gratitude Series featuring four notable guests who will each speak about the importance of gratitude and its positive impact. (BetterWorldiansRadio.com) BetterWorldians Radio is a podcast that inspires with the people and ideas that are making the world a better place.

The Gratitude Series line up is as follows:

November 24th: Janice Kaplan, author of The Gratitude Diaries

December 1st: Louie Schwartzberg, filmmaker behind Gratitude Revealed

December 8th: Robert Emmons, PhD, leading scientific expert on gratitude

December 15th: Emiliana Simon-Thomas, PhD, Greater Good Science Center

To access these podcasts and other episodes, go to BetterWorldiansRadio.com.

Additionally, A Better World - the do-good virtual world game on Facebook - is introducing a new feature that allows players to send support to their BetterWorldian neighbors through the use of emojis. Players can now send smiles, hugs, love, and prayers to show community members that they care.

“A Better World has always emphasized real acts of kindness from our players, and our new feature enables our community to show how much they care for others, both inside and outside the game. That’s especially important during the holiday season when peace and goodwill are on all our minds,” said A Better World’s Chief Product Officer, Gregory Hansell.

A Better World encourages gratitude, habits of goodness, positive mindsets, and giving to social causes to make a difference. Fun rewards for doing good include dressing up, taking care of pets, and decorating virtual homes. Players also work together to meet do-good goals that, when met, release money to charities. A Better World calls this Cause Gaming®. (ABetterWorld.com)

In the spirit of the holiday season, A Better World is now 100% free until the end of the year. Through January 1st, the only currency accepted is acts of kindness and other social good you can do in game. If players perform 1,000,000 good deeds total by year end, A Better World will release funds to provide new coats for children in need nationwide through Operation Warm.

About BetterWorldians Radio: 
BetterWorldians Radio is an online show and podcast available at BetterWorldiansRadio.com. BetterWorldians Radio is hosted by Ray, MarySue and Gregory Hansell, the family team that created the popular game on Facebook, A Better World. BetterWorldians Radio is produced in Wayne, PA.

About A Better World: 
A Better World is a Social Enterprise whose mission is to make "Uplifting Games and Apps to Brighten the World." Our goal with everything we do is: Do-Good, Have Fun, and Change The World. We're committed to creating awesome stuff designed with the purpose of making a difference through optimism, altruism, and charity. Our flagship product is our A Better World game on Facebook, "Where All Good Deeds Are Rewarded and Real World Causes Are Supported!" As of Summer 2015, over 3 million people have done over 35 million good deeds in A Better World. Check it out at Facebook.com/ABetterWorld.

WAYNE, PA (PRWEB) OCTOBER 19, 2015

In the spirit of the holiday season, A Better World is now available for no cost until the end of the year. The game isn’t just “Free-to-Play” like other online games - through January 1st, the only currency accepted is acts of kindness and other social good you can do in game. Players do things like helping friends or family, being green, doing chores, and writing messages to sick children, among many others. If players perform 1,000,000 good deeds total by year end, A Better World will release funds to provide new coats for children in need nationwide through Operation Warm.

A Better World is a game on Facebook that has always been free-to-play, but extras within the game such as special clothing, accessories, and pets have been available for purchase. Now, those extras can be obtained exclusively with virtual currency called Do-Good Gold which is earned within the game by doing good deeds. Additionally, as part of the goal to bring the world together in doing good, A Better World has added in-game language translations for all player posts in the do-good areas of the game, allowing them to share their good acts around the globe.

A Better World is a fun way to do good. Players can dress up, take care of pets, and decorate virtual homes, in addition to completing acts of kindness. Players work together to meet do-good goals that, when met, release money to charities. A Better World calls this Cause Gaming®.

“The holiday season is a time for coming together and giving back and we want to do our part here at A Better World,” said A Better World President and COO MarySue Hansell. “We’re excited to unleash the power of A Better World to help make the world a better place.” The team at A Better World believes the game will help cultivate attitudes of gratitude and will show players that doing good means feeling good.

The company is currently seeking investors and corporate partners that resonate with their mission to use the imaginative, interactive, and immersive power of games to change the world. You can learn more about the company and play the game at: ABetterWorld.com

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About A Better World 
A Better World is a Social Enterprise whose mission is to make "Uplifting Games and Apps to Brighten the World." Our goal with everything we do is: Do-Good, Have Fun, and Change The World. We're committed to creating awesome stuff designed with the purpose of making a difference through optimism, altruism, and charity. Our flagship product is our A Better World game on Facebook, "Where All Good Deeds Are Rewarded and Real World Causes Are Supported!" As of Summer 2015, over 3 million people have done over 35 million good deeds in A Better World. Check it out at Facebook.com/ABetterWorld.

About Operation Warm 
Operation Warm, Inc. is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit providers of new winter coats to children in need. Operation Warm’s vision is that every child wearing a new winter coat is healthy, able to attend school regularly and develop a strong self-esteem. To date, Operation Warm has served over 1.4 million children across 42 states. For more information visit: OperationWarm.org.

Wayne, PA –December 11, 2013– A Better World has now logged over ten million good deeds in the popular Facebook game.  The game, which was designed to encourage small acts of kindness, has been played by more than two million people and just may be creating a movement that they intended…a better world. A Better World runs campaigns with nonprofit partners as part of its Cause Gaming initiative to use the power of games to create positive change.

“When we created A Better World, we were met with a good deal of skepticism,” said Ray Hansell, CEO of ToonUps. “We always believed that there were enough good people in the world that would make this movement take off.  That appears to be happening.”

“We want to encourage all people to meet the wishes of  the Newtown families who are requesting that others do a small act of kindness on the anniversary of the tragedy in honor of their loved ones,” said Gregory R. Hansell, VP of Product Development. “As our mission, we have encouraged acts of kindness for years. As a family, we understand the hope that something good can come from something terrible.  We hope that people not only do something kind, but share that with others, because we notice that when people share the good things they do, it encourages others who may need a boost.”

The BetterWorldians movement now consists of A Better World Facebook game, the growing BetterWorldians Facebook community, BetterWorldians Radio, and the Color Your World with Kindness (http://bit.ly/J7y48Z) inspirational video. The video is part of their currently active holiday campaign to inspire acts of kindness, and when it reaches one million views, funds will be released that will provide surgeries to ten children, enabling them to walk for the first time.

BetterWorldians Radio has attracted some amazing guests boasting similar themes. The following quotes were excerpted from radio transcripts:

“Anybody can change the world.  You can do it with small things, you can do it with big things, but to do it in a big way, you need to start small.”
Jay Scott, Co-Executive Director of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation

“Change only happens when action takes place.Do as much as you possibly can to follow your intuition and actually do those small gestures, those small things that make the world a better place because once you start doing them, you will realize that it’s almost addictive.” 
Dan Karslake, Filmmaker and Producer, Every Three Seconds

“The best thing people can do to be happy is to not worry so much about themselves but rather to worry about other people and just kind of trust that happiness will come from that.” 
Dr. Matthew Della Porta, Happiness Expert

“Love is what is going to work miracles.” 
Donna-Marie Cooper O’Boyle, Author Mother Teresa and Me

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About ToonUps
ToonUps (http://bit.ly/1d8xMaR) is a digital entertainment company whose mission is to create online games and apps to brighten the world. ToonUps has created a rich array of products designed with the purpose of uplifting people through optimism, altruism and fun. From social gaming to business training, their innovative content brings these core themes to a variety of markets. Most notably this includes A Better World (http://on.fb.me/IQcfdJ), a free, uplifting game on Facebook that is all about being positive and encouraging kindness to others. They are also the creators of BetterWorldians Radio (http://bit.ly/1bwE8hz), an Internet radio broadcast that inspires with the people and ideas that are making the world a better place. ToonUps is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

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PHILADELPHIA – January 7, 2013 –

ToonUpstoday announced that their goal of reaching six million good deeds in their Facebook game, A Better World by January 1^st was accomplished on December 31st, releasing the funds to provide life-saving surgeries for three babies suffering from Hydrocephalus. Three children: Sylas Oola, Maureen Ageno, and Sharon Apio are now being treated thanks to the players of A Better World at CURE International hospital in Uganda.

“Many people are pointing fingers at violent video games, in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut tragedy, so we think it’s important to let people know there are video games that are doing a great deal of good in the world,” said MarySue Hansell, COO of ToonUps. “Parents, teachers, and all people need to understand that there are alternatives and vehicles that use technology for good.” 

ToonUps will fund medical operations through CURE International for the three children that might otherwise never receive the medical attention they require. “Without treatment, up to 6 in 10 people with hydrocephalus will die, and those who survive have varying amounts of intellectual, physical, and neurological disabilities,” noted Joel Worrall, vice president of CURE.org.  “Playing a fun game is a simple way people with or without financial means can help others and feel better about themselves. We’ve done a series of campaigns with A Better World. We helped ten children to walk for the first time and they sent over 50,000 get well wishes from their players to children in our hospitals.”

In the campaign which began on November 5^th, 2012, players of A Better World did good deeds in the real world and posted those deeds in various sections of the game. Players also express gratitude; report acts of kindness, send love, say prayers, and share their hopes and dreams. Deeds were as simple as holding a door for someone with packages to helping victims of Hurricane Sandy.

About CURE

CURE.org is a non-profit organization that operates hospitals and programs in 20 countries since 1998 for more than 100 million physically disabled children. Patients receive surgical treatment regardless of gender, religion, ethnicity or ability to pay. 

About ToonUps
ToonUps is a digital entertainment company whose mission is to create online games and apps to brighten the world. ToonUps has created a rich array of products designed with the purpose of uplifting people through optimism, altruism and fun. From social gaming to business training, their innovative content brings these core themes to a variety of markets. ToonUps is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

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A Better World game: http://bit.ly/ABWgameFB 

A Dream for A Better World video:http://bit.ly/DreamABWvideo

CURE: http://bit.ly/CUREorgKids

ToonUps: http://bit.ly/ToonUpswebsite

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Akunda Given, Uganda

This holiday season you can give thanks through a Facebook game and help save lives.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PRWEB) November 20, 2012

Thanksgiving is a time for people to say thanks for their blessings and think about the things for which they are grateful. This holiday season you can give thanks through a Facebook game and help save lives.

A Better World is a game on Facebook where players are rewarded for doing good deeds in the real and virtual worlds. The game is close to reaching 6,000,000 good deeds done by its players, and is challenging them to reach the goal by year’s end. If players reach 6,000,000 by December 31st, ToonUps will donate funds to CURE International to save the lives of these three babies stricken with hydrocephalus in the developing world: Maureen Ageno, Sylas Opio, and Sharon Apio.

Giving thanks is a core theme of A Better World and sharing gratitude is one of the most popular features in the game. The top five things that BetterWorldians are thankful for are “Family, Love, Happiness, Friends, and their Pets” -- a heartwarming reminder of how people embrace this season of goodwill, even in Facebook games.

“Both traditional wisdom and contemporary science show that gratitude is a key virtue”, says Gregory R. Hansell, Vice President of Product Development at ToonUps. “Positive Psychologists are in agreement that giving thanks is central to a positive outlook, and ancient philosophers believed that being thankful is at the core of a good and happy life.”

To join the game, players simply sign up for A Better World on Facebook, create a character and start exploring. Many of the key areas in the game, including the Gratitude Grotto, the Positive Post, and the Department of Do Good provide opportunities to post “do-good” activities that contribute to the 6 million challenge. Examples could be donating groceries to a shelter for those affected by Hurricane Sandy, sending a personal get well wish from A Better World’s Positive Post directly to a child in a CURE hospital, or simply posting expressions of gratitude. All good deeds earn in-game points for the player as well as counting toward the goal of 6 million and the donation to CURE.org.

"The continued support of ToonUps and the A Better World community have been invaluable to CURE", said Joel Worrall, VP of Cure.org. "The financial contributions made possible by A Better World players have changed the lives of over a dozen children, and the thousands of get well message sent from within the game have brightened the day of hundreds of patients and aided in the healing process in our hospitals each day. We are extremely grateful for their partnership and support."

ToonUps is a digital entertainment company that has been creating uplifting games and apps for over ten years. Their social game, A Better World, creates a fun environment that inspires players to help others, become better people, and make the world a better place. The game is creating a powerful legion of do-gooders known as BetterWorldians. And the secret is spreading.

CURE International heals the sick and proclaims the kingdom of God. It is the largest provider of reconstructive surgery to disabled children in the emerging world. Since opening the doors of its first surgical teaching hospital in Kijabe, Kenya in 1998, CURE's focus on bringing healing to developing nations has resulted in more than 1.9 million patient visits and over 138,000 surgeries to correct physically disabling conditions. CURE has also trained more than 6,100 medical professionals raising the standard of care in the countries where it operates.

Websites
A Better World: http://bit.ly/ABW6Million
ToonUps: http://bit.ly/ToonUpsCURE
CURE: http://bit.ly/CUREorgkids