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Washington State Senate salutes Mike, Jerry, PAX
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Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Resolutions/8640-Honoring%20Child%27s%20Play.pdf
To steal someone else's comment: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, this is awesome.
OK, so they were mostly bestowing honor because of Child's Play, but still . . .
SENATE RESOLUTION
8640By Senators Jarrett, McAuliffe, and FraserSecretary of the Senate
WHEREAS, The greater Seattle area is home to over 45 video game companies, making the video game industry in Washington one of the largest in the nation; and
WHEREAS, Jerry Holkins, a comic writer, and Mike Krahulik, a cartoonist and artist, both originally from Spokane, Washington, collaborated to create an online comic about video games called Penny Arcade in the fall of 1998; and
WHEREAS, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik recently celebrated the comic's 10th anniversary; and
WHEREAS, In 2004, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik launched the first annual Penny Arcade Expo, a gaming festival in Bellevue, Washington; and
WHEREAS, By 2008, the Penny Arcade Expo has grown to become the largest game convention in the United States, with over 58,500 video game enthusiasts attending the Penny Arcade Expo at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in August 2008; and
WHEREAS, The Penny Arcade Expo attracts thousands of tourists from around the globe to visit the city of Seattle while attending the convention, and has served to further reinforce Seattle's status as a leading locale of the game industry; and
WHEREAS, In 2003, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik created the Child's Play Charity, an organization which raises contributions of money and toys to donate to Children's Hospitals worldwide; and
WHEREAS, Child's Play Charity has raised over 4.5 million dollars for sixty different Children's Hospitals since it was established, including Washington's own Seattle Children's and Sacred Heart Children's Hospitals;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate officially recognize the accomplishments of Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik in becoming widely accepted leaders in the computer and video game industries, encouraging industry growth through scholarships, and advancing Washington State as a hub of the gaming industry through the presence of Penny Arcade Expo; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate honor Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik for their hard work and dedication to improving the lives of hospitalized children worldwide through their creation and continued work with Child's Play Charity; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik.
I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate,
do hereby certify that this is a true and
correct copy of Senate Resolution 8640,
adopted by the Senate
March 5, 2009
THOMAS HOEMANN
To steal someone else's comment: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, this is awesome.
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WHEREAS, They rock so hard.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that video games are not entirely made of evil after all.
edit: nevermind i guess everyone seems to have picked it up.
R-e-s-p-e-c-t!
I want one!
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=84743
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Probably. I posted in the thread even though I can't normally post in SE++ without being destroyed.
They're a bunch of elitists over there.
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http://blog.senatedemocrats.wa.gov/the-hopper/wa-state-senate-resolution-honors-penny-arcade/
Gratz anyway.
I would buy one
P.S. Jack Thompson is still barred from practicing law.
There... perfect.
SE++ is a petting zoo for trolls.
I heard about this resolution last night when my wife called me at work. I'm kind of surprised it wasn't on my radar as I'm on the distribution list for all scheduled public hearings of legislation. However, I'm sure there was no hearing for this because there's nothing binding in it.
Poor Mike Kra-hoo-lick... Such a difficult name to pronounce.
That was pretty cool. I am glad I watched it.
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This is a pretty awesome idea. I'm very glad that much of the focus on this is Child's Play. Granted Penny-Arcade is awesome, but what everyone does every year for Child's Play is so very worthy of the attention.
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Ha ha ha, oh wow!
I didn't know we had *that* many.
Congrats Mike and Jerry!