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FINAL 2007 CHILD’S PLAY CHARITY DRIVE NUMBERS ARE IN!

As promised, the good folks over at the Child's Play Charity have released the final numbers for the 2007 charity drive - and it's a staggering number…

This year, gamers around the world donated over 1.3 million dollars in games, toys, books and cash to over 40 children's hospitals around the globe, breaking last year's record generosity while bringing smiles to sick kids everywhere. I want you to stop and think about that for a moment - if you participated in this year's drive, you're a part of that number. You, and those like you, were a part of this stunning achievement and helped to make the world a little bit of a nice place. Yes, there's no denying it, you rock. Just deal with it.

I'm sure many of you wonder what happens to the cash donations that are made directly to the charity each year, so I'm going to answer that one too. Once more, the charity made it's visit to Nintendo's headquarters and picked up a sizeable amount of hardware and software to be spread out among the charities. While it wasn't expressly noted this year, I know that last year Nintendo gave a pretty nice discount on the purchase, so it wouldn't surprise me if they did so once again. Here's one of the shots Jerry "Tycho Brahe" Holkins of Penny Arcade posted of the haul - makes you drool, doesn't it?  

 
So there you have it - 1.3 million dollars - take a bow. Remember, if you didn't manage to make a donation during the drive, both the Child's Play charity and many of it's member hospitals will continue taking donations throughout the year, so there's always time to make a difference.

February 5, 2008 Posted by nylatenite | Announcements, Charity, Child's Play, Fund Raising, Penny Arcade, This means you | | No Comments