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$5,085,761 [child's play]

zerzhulzerzhul Registered User, Moderator mod
edited January 2013 in Social Entropy++
So it turns out this whole donation thing works, eh?

I remember my first Child's Play donation, during the original drive. Sent a pokemon game. Now here I am donating through marathons and humble bundles, cookie brigade and barcrawls at pax... seems like Child's Play breaking $1,000,000 was just yesterday.

What's your path to $5 million look like?

http://www.childsplaycharity.org/news/post/childsplay2012
The term “record-setting” doesn’t do our final total justice, nor does incredible, amazing, generous, or overwhelming. In 2012, Child’s Play Charity raised $5,085,761 for children across the globe.

From our own events to a record number of community-run fundraisers (many of which were featured on our new website calendar), we as a group were able to raise an astonishing amount to benefit kids in hospitals, clinics, and domestic violence shelters worldwide. But each and every one of these events requires thousands of volunteers, organizers, and participants, each pouring in late hour after late hour, weekend after weekend, to make these events work.

Child’s Play is fortunate to have this amazing community of generous, engaged individuals who are deeply passionate for the cause. It quite literally would be nothing without your amazing support. From individual donations and wishlist purchases to filling out donation-matching paperwork to even watching and cheering on a marathon, every effort makes a difference.

In addition, we’d like to recognize some huge efforts from the community this year. There were a few individual donors. We know you don’t want the spotlight, but please know we appreciate your support deeply. We’ll leave it at that. We also want to call out the Humble Bundle team, as being involved with them has been a, well, humbling experience. The support that stems from these bundles makes a profound impact on the work we do.

The 6th Desert Bus for Hope marathon from Loading Ready Run, in addition to all of the other incredible marathons that were run this year like Mario Marathon, Zeldathon, and many many others, were not only a blast to watch, but the fundraising achieved through them was record-breaking on its own. Every dollar is earned through a monumental amount of work organizing the technology, auctions, giveaways and call-ins. Their hard work illustrates how great our community is - passionate, generous individuals working with gamers to accomplish an incredible goal.

We are overwhelmed, honored, grateful, and incredibly proud to be a part of such an amazing community of generous gamers. Thank you for a record-breaking 2012!

zerzhul on

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  • nevilleneville The Worst Gay (Seriously. The Worst!)Registered User regular
    So awesome :D

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  • bubblegumnexbubblegumnex Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    Because of ChildsPlay, we now have this

    bubblegumnex on
    <@zerzhul&gt; bubblegumnex: you were so very fucked up
    <@zerzhul&gt; you win at twdt
  • Goose!Goose! That's me, honey Show me the way home, honeyRegistered User regular
    Yay Child's Play and folks everywhere!

  • zerzhulzerzhul Registered User, Moderator mod
    Because of ChildsPlay, we now have this

    Oh skeletor...

  • FrankoFranko Sometimes I really wish I had four feet so I could dance with myself to the drumbeat Registered User regular
    Keep supporting Sick Kids Toronto!
    Thanks!

  • PlatyPlaty Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    I loved when a few guys came in here and said they'd do a marathon to collect donations to pimp out their gaming hideout or something like that. They quickly switched to collecting donations for Child's Play and it was hilarious to see them suffer. They had decided to do a marathon of the major Donkey Kong games (DKC1-3, DK64) and especially DKC2 was much harder than they expected. Sadly I was back then in no position to throw something into their jar.

    Platy on
  • TonkkaTonkka Some one in the club tonight Has stolen my ideas.Registered User regular
    Holy moley.

    Steam: evilumpire Battle.net: T0NKKA#1588 PS4: T_0_N_N_K_A Twitter Shirts and such HELP!
  • RankenphileRankenphile Passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    Five million smackers?

    Dang.

    I gotta get me one of them Childs Play thingamabobs, I'd be a rich fella

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    go shill your fake charity for not-real sick kids elsewhere faker fake guy

    (give these kids things they are sick)

  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    More like Fake a Wish Foundation

  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    More like Quake a Wish Foundation

  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited January 2013
    More Like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6QWC5ZIPuI a Wish Foundation

    Abracadaniel on
  • RankenphileRankenphile Passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    is that how it works?

    shit, I'm right down the street from a grade school

    how can I steal some of them little bastards and give them some cancers

    I got loans to pay, son

    they're gunna take my thumbs

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  • RankenphileRankenphile Passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    MY THUMBS

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  • MeldingMelding Registered User regular
    more like, what the heck are you dan?

  • RankenphileRankenphile Passersby were amazed by the unusually large amounts of blood.Registered User, Moderator Mod Emeritus
    More like Make A Wish FounDanSucks

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  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    More like Make A Wish FounDanSucks

    boomshakalaka

  • zerzhulzerzhul Registered User, Moderator mod
    what the shit do you need your thumbs for? PONY UP SON!

  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    a bloo bloo bloo

  • PlatyPlaty Registered User regular
    Melding, you're starting to meld in my brain with Mayday

  • LednehLedneh shinesquawk Registered User regular
    'least you'll still have your manhood Rankenphile


    Also five million dollars, dang that is a lot of benjamins. I wish I had donated more but I sort of blew my wad when Sean Smith was killed :(

  • MeldingMelding Registered User regular
    Melding, you're starting to meld in my brain with Mayday

    I see what you did there.

  • zerzhulzerzhul Registered User, Moderator mod
    Ledneh wrote: »
    'least you'll still have your manhood Rankenphile

    But what would he do with it without his thumbs?

  • BYToadyBYToady Registered User regular
    Shit man, take out more loans and get your big toes turned into new thumbs!

    Battletag BYToady#1454
  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    BYToady wrote: »
    BYToady wrote: »
    Shit man, take out more loans and get your big toes turned into new thumbs!
    They do it every day.

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