In an amazing showing of support from the Hello Kitty Online community, players created and submitted 344,965 in-game food items during the "Food for Friends" event, which means Sanrio Digital will donate $12,000 to be split between UNICEF and the Asian Youth Orchestra !

From Nov. 1-6, players produced raw materials on their farms and crafted them into food items. Each item carried a different value based on how difficult it was to create that item. Foods included chocolate milk, lemon pies, strawberry cakes, roasted vegetables, oat biscuits and more. This really was a wonderful event. Every MMO should follow Sanrio Digital's lead when it comes to charitable events.

Also, the Founders' Beta ends tomorrow at midnight, but there's still a bunch of new events to participate in before the doors close. Check out the HKO news post or events blog for more information on the Blog for Thought, Crop Circles, A Day with Hello Kitty and Friends, Body Doubles and the Kevent. Winners will get fine diamond jewelry from MBLife.com.