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Our Events

We host one-off fundraising events to increase awareness of our conservation missions and to encourage donations to support Alveus.

2024

Summer Camp 2024July 13, 2024

260,896

Total livestream views

1,280

Signed postcards with merch

17

Giveaway winners

3,365,000

Minutes watched live

Summer Camp 2024 was a 12-hour-long event with a variety of activities that the staff at Alveus participated in. Hosted in and around the Session Yard at Alveus, the team had a water balloon catapult war, played a game of human battleships, went hunting for bugs around the property, had a campfire cookout, and more, all streamed live for viewers to watch.

This year, as part of Summer Camp, limited-time merch was available for viewers to purchase — a hoodie or pajama pants. Viewers were also able gift pre-paid merch to the livestream chat where another random viewer would be picked to win it. Each merch purchase or gift also came with a signed postcard from the event, and an entry into the giveaways. Throughout the event giveaways were run for unique items from Summer Camp, with each merch item purchased or gifted giving that viewer an entry to win. By the end of the event 17 bits of Summer Camp history had been given away and 1,280 postcards had been sent out to viewers who purchased or gifted merch. Thank you to everyone that supported Alveus by watching the stream or checking out the merch!

Art Auction 2024May 23, 2024

$44,181

Raised for Alveus Sanctuary

35

Paintings sold

499

Signed postcards for donors

$870

Average donation for each painting

Hosted in the Session Yard at Alveus once again, the annual Art Auction returned and was a great success. 35 unique paintings created by the ambassadors and the staff at the sanctuary were up for auction, with livestream viewers able to bid on them. Viewers could also participate in the fundraising by donating $25 or more to receive a signed postcard as a memento of the event -- by the end of the 4-hour-long event, 499 postcards were sent out to donors.

Maya was the most successful artist this year, with her two paintings raising a total of $2,666. Our most successful ambassador artists though were Chips and Nilla, our rats, who raised $2,500 with their two paintings. In total, we were able to raise $44,181 for Alveus Sanctuary during the event. Thank you to everyone who watched and supported this event!

Valentine's Day 2024February 14, 2024

$32,697

Raised for Alveus Sanctuary

467

Signed postcards sent to donors

18

Hand-crafted plushies distributed

1

New ambassador revealed

Celebrating Valentine's Day once again, live viewers joined us for a short fundraising stream. They were able to donate $25 or more to get a signed postcard with artwork featuring the ambassadors to commemorate the event, and an entry into the raffle. During the event, we were able to raise $32,697 for the sanctuary, with 467 postcards sent out to donors. The top 3 donors during the event were able to pick the plushie they would like, and the remaining 15 plushies, all handcrafted by Maya, were distributed to random raffle winners from those who donated $25 or more.

We also revealed a new ambassador during the event, introducing everyone to Push Pop, our Sulcata Tortoise. Live viewers also got to meet many of our other ambassadors as we headed around the property to distribute Valentine's-themed enrichment (crafted items to help encourage natural behaviors like foraging) to them. Thanks to everyone who tuned in and supported this event!

2023

Fall Carnival 2023November 4, 2023

$16,057

Raised for Alveus Sanctuary

330

Signed tickets sent to donors

36

Ambassador polaroids distributed

200

Unique donors during the broadcast

A fun-filled event at Alveus Sanctuary, where live viewers on the stream could compete against each other and ambassadors at Alveus to earn virtual points. To help raise funds for Alveus, any donation over $25 would get a signed ticket sent to them, and any donation over $250 would get a signed polaroid of one of the ambassadors.

Live viewers could earn points in a variety of events, including a rat maze with riddles to solve in each room as the ambassadors explored the maze, ring toss with Abbott the crow, and a race with the cockroaches. Throughout the whole event a game of bingo was also being played with the live viewers, with ambassadors around the property picking out numbers.

By the end of the 3-hour-long event, we were able to raise $16,057 for Alveus Sanctuary, with 330 signed carnival tickets being sent to the donors and 36 ambassador polaroids being sent out to those that went the extra mile in their donations. Thank you to everyone that watched and supported this spooky event!

Summer Camp 2023July 21, 2023

$14,070

Raised for Alveus Sanctuary

414,000

Unique viewers tuned in

16

Summer crafts auctioned off

1,495

Minutes streamed live

A 24-hour-long livestream event, featuring many of the Alveus staff camping in the Session Yard at Alveus. There were plenty of activities for the staff to participate in, including an archery competition to start the event off, a water balloon fight later in the day, cooking dinner around a campfire, late-night beer pong and feeding the pasture with a catapult.

After camping overnight, still on the stream, the event ended with a craft auction where viewers could bid and donate on 16 different crafts made by the staff for the event, including multiple friendship bracelets, two different Summer Camp paintings, a few ambassador-themed hats, two handcrafted pet rocks, a rubber chicken and the Summer Camp Spirit Stick itself.

Over the course of the 24-hour stream, a total of $14,070 was raised for Alveus Sanctuary, with $6,291 of that coming from the craft auction. Thank you to everyone that watched the stream, and to everyone that donated to support the sanctuary!

Art Auction 2023April 22, 2023

$63,019

Raised for Alveus Sanctuary

261

Signed postcards for donors

33

Ambassador paintings sold

$570

Paid for each painting on average

Hosted in the Session Yard at Alveus, with Connor and Alex from the Alveus team as the auctioneers, the Art Auction 2023 was a huge success. Livestream viewers were able to bid on paintings created by the ambassadors at Alveus via chat, with 33 paintings being sold this year. For viewers who were unable to win a painting, they had the option to donate $25 or more to get a signed postcard for the event, and 261 wonderful donors claimed one.

The event raised $63,019 for Alveus Sanctuary over the course of the 3.5-hour-long event, with $31,500 of that from an incredibly generous donation by Rotary at the end of the event. Georgie was our most successful ambassador artist this year, with his four paintings raising $4,225 in donations, with the top one selling for $2.1k. Thank you to everyone that watched and supported this event!

Valentine's Day 2023February 14, 2023

$40,076

Raised for Alveus Sanctuary

596

Signed postcards sent to donors

1,600

Dabloons distributed to donors

9,729

Peak viewers on the stream

To celebrate Valentine's Day, we hosted a short livestream fundraiser. Viewers were able to donate $25 or more to get a signed postcard for the event, and the chance to win an ambassador plushie handcrafted by Maya. We were able to raise $40,076 for Alveus over the 3-hour-long event, with 596 donors claiming a postcard.

Each donation of $25 or more would also include some 3D-printed dabloons ($25 per dabloon), which also represented an entry into the plushie giveaway (one free entry was available for anyone unable to donate). The top 5 donors during the event were able to pick which plushie they would like, and the remaining 19 plushies were distributed based on random golden dabloons amongst the 1,600 dabloons sent out to donors. Thank you to everyone that watched and supported this event!

2022

Art Auction 2022April 22, 2022

$42,104

Raised for Alveus Sanctuary

199

Signed prints sent to donors

23

Auction winners

30

Ambassador paintings sold

30 incredible paintings produced by the ambassadors at Alveus (with help from our animal care staff) were up for auction, with livestream viewers able to bid in real-time to get one. Alongside the paintings, anyone was able to donate $100 or more to claim a signed print of a painting containing all the ambassadors. During the event, we raised $42,104 for Alveus Sanctuary, with 199 donors claiming a print. Thank you for your support!

2021

Halloween 2021October 31, 2021

$101,971

Raised for Alveus Sanctuary

1,235

Unique donors during the broadcast

244

Names written on the wall by creators

34

Creators attended the event

93,000

Peak viewers on the stream

The Halloween event at Alveus was a massive success, with 34 creators from across the streaming space descending on the sanctuary to help raise money for the animals. During the event, anyone that donated $250 or more had their name written on the side wall of the Nutrition House, with the wall being sealed after the event. Over the evening, 5 hours of live content, we were able to raise $101,971 for Alveus Sanctuary, with 1,235 donors claiming a name on the wall.

Two teams were formed from the creators, and they competed in many activities around the property throughout the event. A game of apple bobbing started the evening off, followed by hale bale throwing to see which team had better technique. A little while later, we had a game of badminton on the grass, followed by trivia and then the dunk tank. We rounded off the evening with some mud wrestling. Thank you to all the creators that joined us, and everyone who watched and donated!

Fund-a-thon 2021February 10, 2021

$573,004

Raised for Alveus Sanctuary

3,904

Unique donors during the broadcast

2,455

Engraved leaves on the donator trees

82,000

Peak viewers on the stream

The event that started it all! A 20-hour-long mega-stream with a bunch of donation goals along the way, aiming to raise as much money as possible to kick-start Alveus. Each donor that donated $100 or more got their name engraved on a golden leaf that form part of six donor trees now affixed to the back of the studio building. The final goal for the stream was that at $500k raised Maya would shave her head, and we were able to reach that goal with $573,004 raised for Alveus over the whole stream. Thank you to all the leafers, everyone that donated and everyone that watched!

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