AMPD Ventures Subsidiary, Departure Lounge Inc., Signs Memorandum of Understanding with UK Ocean Not-for-Profit Organization, Marinas Guardian, for Multi-Year, Cross-Media Digital Project Development

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / April 13, 2023 / AMPD Ventures Inc. (CSE:AMPD) (OTCQB:AMPDF) (FRA:2Q0) ("AMPD" or the "Company"), a company addressing the opportunity represented by the new era of digital content creation and distribution, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Departure Lounge Inc., ("Departure Lounge") has signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with Marinas Guardian, a UK-based not-for-profit organization founded to focus on protecting our crucially important marine environment ("Marinas Guardian").

Announcement Highlights

• Marinas Guardian is a not-for-profit organization founded in 2021 to help Marine Protected Areas ("MPA") in their crucially important work of protecting the marine environment and achieving the COP 15 United Nations Biodiversity Conference goal of protecting 30% of the Ocean by 2030.
• Departure Lounge has been identified by Marinas Guardian as having the expertise, capabilities, and track record to lead the planning, implementation, and management of a coordinated range of compelling digital initiatives.
• The digital initiatives are expected to include a fun, educational game centre on the immensely popular Roblox platform, engaging mobile and web games, and next-generation immersive content experiences to amplify and enhance real-world Marinas Guardian activities.

Under the terms of the MOU, Departure Lounge is expected to develop a range of digital initiatives to educate, inform, and increase awareness of the challenges facing the Ocean and help people understand the role they can play to help save it, while also driving awareness of Marinas Guardian's vitally important mission and mandate. Departure Lounge partner, TwinV Ltd. ("TwinV"), a UK-based creative solutions company that provides tailored content and consulting for linear production and live events, is also party to the agreement.

"One of the key pillars of the Marinas Guardian organization is a commitment to ‘educating now for future generations' so that everyone, and young people in particular, become more aware of how important a clean, thriving Ocean is to the survival of our planet," said Jason Peers, Founder and Managing Director of Marinas Guardian. "We know that digital channels must play a major role in helping Marinas Guardian educate and inform current and future generations about our mission and mandate. We are excited to be working with the Departure Lounge team as they bring the necessary expertise across all forms of cross-media development to our organization."