TikTok developed a first-ever game feature within its platform, The Garden of Good!
Garden of Good (SEE Distractify Article HERE) ultimately served as a fund raiser event organized by TikTok in a collaborative initiative with the non-profit facility, Feeding America!
Feeding America® is currently the nation's largest hunger-relief network of 200 food banks, 21 statewide associations and 60,000 partner food pantries and meal programs.
TikTok, is a short-form video hosting service owned by Chinese company ByteDance. TikTok is an international version of Douyin, which was originally released in the Chinese market in September 2016. TikTok was launched in 2017 for iOS and Android in most markets outside of mainland China; however, it became available worldwide only after merging with another Chinese social media service, Musical.ly, on 2 August 2018. TikTok surpassed 2 billion mobile downloads worldwide by October 2020.
Through June 6, 2021 to June 6, 2022, users of the TikTok platform (called TikTokers) were given the opportunity to build a garden, nurture it to maturity and eventually harvest those crops in exchange for a real-life monetary donation to Feeding America. For every donated harvest, TikTok vowed to donate a minimum of 50 cents or a maximum of $2 to Feeding America and local Feeding America Network Food Banks including All Faiths Food Bank. TikTokers have the freedom to make as many “harvests” as possible during the lifetime of the game!
Kendall Davis (@kendallisall on Twitter, Instagram, SoundCloud, TikTok) managed to earn thirteen badges out of the twelve that were made available to earn. They included; Carrot, Cabbage, Potato, Corn, Tomato, Lentils, Peanuts, Pear, Apple, Orange, Peach and Avocado. More recently towards April 2022, a new badge was made available, The "NEWBIE" badge (which Davis did not earn). Once a badge for a particular vegetable was earned the user would be presented with a certificate of donation. Bronze, Silver and Gold levels were also included.
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It took 351.1 thousand drops of water to be poured within the game by Davis to earn those 13 badges and contribute 69 pounds of equivalent cash in donations on his behalf to help fight hunger!
Granted the game has been revamped and updated several times since it's initial launch. Different templates and layouts are various.
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| New Layout For To Review User Badges |
On 4 different occasions, Davis has made earning an accolade an extra special event. On November 5, 2021, Davis earned his second Carrot Badge (the only two of a the same kind in his collection). On December 16, 2021, Davis earned his Pear Badge which introduced him to the silver level and received an elevation in pounds being donated on his behalf from five to six pounds. On February 14, 2022, Davis earned his Orange Badge on Valentines Day 2022. On March 17, 2022, Davis earned his Peach Badge on Saint Patrick's Day 2022 introducing him to the Gold level.
BELOW IS A LIST OF ALL 13 BADGES EARNED BY DAVIS:
BRONZE LEVEL
1st Carrot Badge - September 10, 2021
Cabbage Badge - September 19, 2021
Potato Badge - September 27, 2021
Corn Badge - October 12, 2021
Tomato Badge - October 21, 2021
2nd Carrot Badge - November 5, 2021
Lentils Badge - November 15, 2021
Peanuts Badge - November 24, 2021
SILVER LEVEL
Pear Badge - December 16, 2021 (elevated from 5 pounds to 6 pounds)
Apple Badge - January 18, 2022
Orange Badge - February 14, 2022 (Valentine's Day)
GOLD LEVEL
Peach Badge - March 17, 2022 (Saint Patrick's Day)
Avocado Badge - April 20, 2022
