Child's Play Charity (games For Kids In Hospital)
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Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
<div class="IPBDescription">For Christmas from Penny Arcade & Amazon</div><a href='http://www.penny-arcade.com/childsplay/' target='_blank'>http://www.penny-arcade.com/childsplay/</a>
The guys at <a href='http://www.penny-arcade.com' target='_blank'>Penny Arcade</a> are working with Amazon & the Seattle Children's Hospital to make this Christmas a lot better for a lot of unfortunate kids by gamers making donations through an Amazon Wish List.
So far there has been <b>Thirty thousand dollars</b> in donations, but more is always helpful. Since this is the Christmas spirit and all, time of giving, etc. I thought I'd mention it here.
Gabe says it better than I can, so I'll just copy & paste what he said:
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Here's the deal.
If you are like me, every time you see an article like <a href='http://www.heraldnet.com/Stories/03/11/18/17748407.cfm' target='_blank'>this one</a> - where the author claims that video games are training our nations youth to kill - you get angry. The media seems intent on perpetuating the myth that gamers are ticking time bombs just waiting to go off. I know for a fact that gamers are good people. I have had the opportunity on multiple occasions to meet hundreds of you at conventions all over the country. We are just regular people who happen to love video games.
With that in mind we have put together a little something we like to call “Child’s Play.” Penny Arcade is working with the <a href='http://www.seattlechildrens.org/' target='_blank'>Seattle Children's Hospital</a> and Amazon.com to make this Christmas really special for a lot of very sick kids. With the help of the Children’s Hospital we have created an <a href='http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/registry/2W2ZGW4875AML/ref%3Dwl%5Fs%5F3/002-4534135-1405607' target='_blank'>Amazon Wish List</a> for the kids. It’s full of video games, movies and toys. Some of these kids are in pretty bad shape and just having a Game Boy would really raise their spirits.
Please take some time to browse the Wish List. Maybe all you can afford is a package of batteries or maybe you want to go in with your entire office and get the kids a GameCube. Every single contribution will help out the Children’s Hospital and the 190,000 kids they treat each year.
All the toys and games will be delivered to us and we will in turn deliver them to the Children’s Hospital. As soon as the toys start arriving I’ll set up a web site and post as many pictures as I can. We will be making a trip over to one of the hospitals next week and we’ll bring you back stories from some of the kids along with more pictures.
Penny Arcade has a readership of something like 150,000 gamers across the world. We are arguably the largest community of gamers on the internet. The important word there being community. This isn’t IGN, this isn’t Gamespy, we are not a faceless corporation, you are not just a number tracked by a database and then relayed to hungry advertisers. You guys have proven yourselves to be a powerful force when stirred into action. Here is your opportunity to use that power to do some real good.
Let’s give these kids the Christmas that they deserve and let’s give the news papers a different kind of story to write about gamers.
-Gabe out<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
There's a very touching letter from a PA read who has a son with cancer at said hospital, I suggest you read it <a href='http://www.penny-arcade.com/childsplay/letter2.htm' target='_blank'>here</a>.
The NS community has always been full of warm, caring people, so I hope that we can all rally together and help make these kids live's a little bit better.
Click here for more details, including how to make a donation + FAQ:
<a href='http://www.penny-arcade.com/childsplay/' target='_blank'>http://www.penny-arcade.com/childsplay/</a>
The guys at <a href='http://www.penny-arcade.com' target='_blank'>Penny Arcade</a> are working with Amazon & the Seattle Children's Hospital to make this Christmas a lot better for a lot of unfortunate kids by gamers making donations through an Amazon Wish List.
So far there has been <b>Thirty thousand dollars</b> in donations, but more is always helpful. Since this is the Christmas spirit and all, time of giving, etc. I thought I'd mention it here.
Gabe says it better than I can, so I'll just copy & paste what he said:
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Here's the deal.
If you are like me, every time you see an article like <a href='http://www.heraldnet.com/Stories/03/11/18/17748407.cfm' target='_blank'>this one</a> - where the author claims that video games are training our nations youth to kill - you get angry. The media seems intent on perpetuating the myth that gamers are ticking time bombs just waiting to go off. I know for a fact that gamers are good people. I have had the opportunity on multiple occasions to meet hundreds of you at conventions all over the country. We are just regular people who happen to love video games.
With that in mind we have put together a little something we like to call “Child’s Play.” Penny Arcade is working with the <a href='http://www.seattlechildrens.org/' target='_blank'>Seattle Children's Hospital</a> and Amazon.com to make this Christmas really special for a lot of very sick kids. With the help of the Children’s Hospital we have created an <a href='http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/registry/2W2ZGW4875AML/ref%3Dwl%5Fs%5F3/002-4534135-1405607' target='_blank'>Amazon Wish List</a> for the kids. It’s full of video games, movies and toys. Some of these kids are in pretty bad shape and just having a Game Boy would really raise their spirits.
Please take some time to browse the Wish List. Maybe all you can afford is a package of batteries or maybe you want to go in with your entire office and get the kids a GameCube. Every single contribution will help out the Children’s Hospital and the 190,000 kids they treat each year.
All the toys and games will be delivered to us and we will in turn deliver them to the Children’s Hospital. As soon as the toys start arriving I’ll set up a web site and post as many pictures as I can. We will be making a trip over to one of the hospitals next week and we’ll bring you back stories from some of the kids along with more pictures.
Penny Arcade has a readership of something like 150,000 gamers across the world. We are arguably the largest community of gamers on the internet. The important word there being community. This isn’t IGN, this isn’t Gamespy, we are not a faceless corporation, you are not just a number tracked by a database and then relayed to hungry advertisers. You guys have proven yourselves to be a powerful force when stirred into action. Here is your opportunity to use that power to do some real good.
Let’s give these kids the Christmas that they deserve and let’s give the news papers a different kind of story to write about gamers.
-Gabe out<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
There's a very touching letter from a PA read who has a son with cancer at said hospital, I suggest you read it <a href='http://www.penny-arcade.com/childsplay/letter2.htm' target='_blank'>here</a>.
The NS community has always been full of warm, caring people, so I hope that we can all rally together and help make these kids live's a little bit better.
Click here for more details, including how to make a donation + FAQ:
<a href='http://www.penny-arcade.com/childsplay/' target='_blank'>http://www.penny-arcade.com/childsplay/</a>
Comments
I sent <a href='http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000087H7S/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_sc_1/002-9535355-2532853?v=glance&s=videogames' target='_blank'>this</a>.
I sent <a href='http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000087H7S/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_sc_1/002-9535355-2532853?v=glance&s=videogames' target='_blank'>this</a>. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
i wonder whois the lucky child to get that? eh? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
I sent <a href='http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000087H7S/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_sc_1/002-9535355-2532853?v=glance&s=videogames' target='_blank'>this</a>. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I have a question, they are actually going to let people play this stuff in their hospital beds? I'm not so sure flashing lights and all that are so good.
someothers need to stop being gready <!--emo&::marine::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&::asrifle::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'><!--endemo-->
maybe we should get them playing ns <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif'><!--endemo-->
<span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>SIR YES SIR!</span>
Personally, I'm looking at sending 5 of the headphones in slot #2 on the wish list.
I sent <a href='http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000087H7S/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_sc_1/002-9535355-2532853?v=glance&s=videogames' target='_blank'>this</a>. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I have a question, they are actually going to let people play this stuff in their hospital beds? I'm not so sure flashing lights and all that are so good. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
The nurses etc will, of course, make sure children who can't take gaming won't get any games. No need to worry.
Sadly, you're right. Most likely, they suffer from terminal diseases, such as lukemia, cancer, AIDS, HIV, etc.