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== Relief funds ==
In 2010, Roblox published two hats in the virtual catalog that players could purchase to fund for [[earthquake]] relief for the [[2010 Haiti earthquake|Haiti earthquake]]. They were named the "Blue Hat for Haiti", and the "Red Hat for Haiti". For every player who bought the blue hat, Roblox would donate 10 cents to the Red Cross Relief Fund to help Haiti recover. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roblox.com/Blue-Hat-for-Haiti-item?id=20721202 |title=Description of Blue Hat for Haiti On Roblox.|publisher=Roblox Corporation |date=1/15/2010|accessdate=3/6/2014|first=David|last= Baszucki}}</ref>
For every player who bought the Red Hat, Roblox had donated 65 cents to the [[American Red Cross|Red Cross]] <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roblox.com/Red-Hat-for-Haiti-item?id=20721217 |title=Description of Red Hat for Haiti On Roblox.|publisher=Roblox Corporation |date=1/15/2010|accessdate=3/6/2014|first=David|last= Baszucki}}</ref>
In 2011, Roblox also published two hats that players could purchase to raise money for Japan after the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]]. The Rising Sun Cap and the Japanese Baseball Cap were put into the catalog for players to buy. For every Rising Sun Cap that players bought, Roblox would donate $1.00 to the Red Cross. For every Japanese Baseball Cap that players bought, Roblox would donate 10 cents to the Red Cross.{{Citation needed|date = November 2013}}
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