FarmVille Sneak Peak: Candy Canes for the USCF Benioff Children's Hospital

FarmVille UCSF
Zynga's getting ready to rake in the dough this holiday season, but it's all for a good cause. Last week, we learned that FarmVille's new Candy Cane crop is actually part of a larger social media fund-raising effort to help pay for the construction of the UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, to which Zynga has pledged 100% of its donations.
FarmVille UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Details of this new donation campaign can be seen (in the above image and) as a leaked Flash file on the FarmVille website here. Permits to grow the Candy Canes are tentatively priced at a whopping 240 Farm Cash, which is about $40 USD. After which, they'll cost 10 Coins each, sell for 125 Coins, harvest in 2 days, will never wither, and yield 3 XP.

Before anyone freaks out, remember that this is all just a work-in-progress, so the details can change at any time. Now that we have an idea what to expect, the final surprise is what the collectible gift will be. The last major FarmVille charity event -- the "School of Choice" in Haiti -- earned everyone a free "L' Ecole de Choix" Hot Air Balloon for their farms.

FarmVille, FrontierVille, CityVille, Empires & Allies 1 Comment Zynga partners with Pizza Hut across CityVille, FarmVille and more

Zynga isn't a stranger to charitable donations, so it comes as no surprise that the major developer has launched another charity project across four of its Facebook games this weekend. This promotion comes by way of a partnership with Pizza Hut, in an effort to "share a slice of hope" with the World Hunger Relief campaign.

Specifically, this promotion is available through the company's RewardVille rewards program, and offers a single prize in FarmVille, CityVille, Pioneer Trail and Empires & Allies. For each donation of $5 US or more, you'll receive your choice of one of the four items. Here's a rundown of what's available:

FarmVille: Food Wagon
CityVille: Nutrition Center
Empires & Allies: Farm
Pioneer Trail: Merino Sheep


To be especially clear, you must contribute at least $5 to the cause to be eligible for a prize, and you'll only receive a single prize (of your choosing) for each donation. If you play all four of these games and want all four prizes, you'll need to make five separate donations (for a minimum of $20 in total).

This promotion is set to run from September 25 (now) and October 31, giving you plenty of time to make a few donations if you choose. Here's the link to the donation site if you'd like to help out.

Will you donate to the Pizza Hut and Zynga World Hunger Relief event? Which of the four items are you going after, or will you donate enough to earn multiple items? Sound off in the comments.