Greetings Shards Fans,

In the wake of the Nepal earthquake, we at Codename Entertainment have decided to give back. We have a special Nepal Tiger pack on sale right now. It contains a Tiger Head hat clothing and some extra goodies. 100% of our proceeds from all sales of this awesome pack will go to the Canadian Red Cross.

The Canadian Red Cross takes part in local and international relief projects and is dedicated to helping the most vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. They deliver primary health care programs, relief supplies, water and sanitation and shelter solutions to people affected by conflicts, natural disasters or other emergencies. To learn more, or find a local branch, check out their website.

The Nepal Tiger Pack will be on sale until Thursday April 30th at Noon PDT.

Greetings Whackers,

In the wake of the Nepal earthquake, we at Codename Entertainment have decided to give back. We have a special Red Panda pet on sale right now. 100% of our proceeds from all sales of this adorable little critter will go to the Canadian Red Cross.

The Canadian Red Cross takes part in local and international relief projects and is dedicated to helping the most vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. They deliver primary health care programs, relief supplies, water and sanitation and shelter solutions to people affected by conflicts, natural disasters or other emergencies. To learn more, or find a local branch, check out their website.

The Red Panda will be on sale until Friday May 1st at Noon PDT.

Greetings Breakers,

In the wake of the Nepal earthquake, we have two Nepal themed hats on sale for $5 each. We will be donating our share of the proceeds from all of these hats sold to the Nepal Region Earthquake Fund of the Canadian Red Cross.

The Napali Topi gives 5 More Buff Charges per Buff and 10% more Stars!
The Napalese gives a small chance of a bonus Star and 10% more Hammers!

The Canadian Red Cross takes part in local and international relief projects and is dedicated to helping the most vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. They deliver primary health care programs, relief supplies, water and sanitation and shelter solutions to people affected by conflicts, natural disasters or other emergencies. To learn more, or find a local branch, check out their website.

The hats will be on sale until Thursday April 30th at Noon PDT.

Hi Breakers!

For Earth Day, we've decided to run a Hat sale for charity. We've chosen the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Canada to give our share of the proceeds from these 2 new hats to, but the money will be used world-wide. We care about the environment and don't want to see our animal friends suffer either, so we like what the WWF represents.

The Earth Cap adds a small chance of a Bonus Hammer win and 10% more Stars.
The Recycling Visor gives a small chance of a Bonus Star and 10% less Nothings.

The World Wildlife Fund's mission is to stop the degradation of the planet's environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. For more information, visit their website.

The hats will be on sale until Friday Apr 24 @ Noon PDT!

We visited the Victoria Cool Aid Society's Olympic Vista apartments on Friday April 10th 2015 for a tour. The Olympic Vista building is a support center providing a home for seniors (55+) that have been, or are at risk of becoming homeless. Like all of Cool Aid’s Supportive Housing buildings, Olympic Vista has the security features and 24-hour staffing that ensure its residents have a safe, welcoming home with access to the help they need. It is so named because it has a view of the Olympic Mountains and a design that incorporates VANOC’s 2010 Olympic Village modules.

We started the tour in the lobby and got a rundown about the reasons behind the building, mainly to give seniors that have been homeless a safe place to relax and call home with a guaranteed meal a day. The building has a welcoming lobby with cushy chairs for residents to use the phone or chat with each other. There's a computer nook where they can access the internet and potentially reach out to family they haven't talked to in years. Residents also have access to a laundry room where Cool Aid provides the soap so everyone can have clean clothes. The dining room was next, with a TV that's always on and a piano tucked in the corner where residents can eat their guaranteed meal, socialize or just relax in the sun with a view of the garden.

Speaking of the garden, we headed outside next. There were six substantial raised beds for the residents to grow things in. The staff are also encouraged to participate with their own bed, but everything that grows is shared amongst each other. A gazebo and grassy areas rounded out the garden that was pretty even with the grey weather we had that day.

Heading back inside, we passed the Quote of the Day board and activity posters on our way to the elevator. We headed to the basement to check out something that we wouldn't have thought about, but can be necessary: a "sauna." This room is where they can take residents' belongings to heat up and kill bedbugs and their eggs. The process only takes a few hours and is less invasive than spraying down a resident's room and then having to repeat the process in a few weeks to kill any babies from eggs that hatched.

The tour concluded with a group photo and more thanks from Cool Aid for our support. It was definitely eye-opening and informative and we were grateful the folks from Cool Aid could take the time to show us around the building.


Entering Olympic Vista.


Quote of the Day and activities notice board.


The dining room.


James Splat giving us the information about the garden plots and gazebo.


A recent addition to the garden: a gazebo.


The community garden plots. Everyone shares and the staff are welcome to garden too.


Codename group photo, from left to right: Mark, Jacob, Nick, Cory, Alexis, Eric, Peter, Erika, Justin and David