Topic: Penny Arcade Launches Child's Play 2004

[StrikerObi]

Help kids and stop the negative portrayal of gamers in one fell swoop.

Last year the popular online comic, Penny Arcade, started a charity to benefit the Seattle Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center. The charity, named Child’s Play, was an overwhelming success and raised over $250,000 in cash, toys, and videogames in donations. In addition to this, it also helped combat the poor reputation videogame players, developers, and publishers have for poisoning the youth of the world.

This year, Penny Arcade is back and at it again with not one but five hospitals to benefit. In addition to the Seattle Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, they are now also donating to: Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Oakland, the San Diego Children’s Hospital and Health Center, the Texas Children’s Hospital, and Children’s National Medical Center in Washington D.C.

Planet GameCube is proud to promote Child’s Play and to inform our readers of this noble cause. 100% of the donations will be given to these hospitals. Not a single cent is being kept, even for administrative costs of the charity. Anyone wishing to donate can do so by going to www.childsplaycharity.org and clicking on any of the stars on the map to go to that hospital’s Amazon wish list. Donations are also accepted via PayPal and through standard mail. More information on donating by these means can be found on the Child’s Play website.

In addition to donations, Child’s Play is also holding a charity dinner/auction in Seattle later this year in late November or early December. There will be some very cool and rare items up for grabs at the auction. More information about the auction will be available later in the year.

[mantidor]

I thought it was a game featuring Chucky or something ¬_¬

[nickmitch]

You're probably thinking of "Go Around Killing People But As A Doll This Time" by rockstar games.

[Ms.Pikmin]

This is a great thing they're doing.  My son had the misfortune of becoming seriously ill and being rushed on Christmas Eve to Oakland Children's Hospital (one the hospitals mentioned).  I can tell you first hand that Christmas in the hospital sucks.  Especially when the kids are scared and feel terrible.

The situation was helped by the generous toy donations that had been made.  Upon being put in a room in Emergency, someone walked in and put a stuffed bear under his arm.  Someone else came in within 30 minutes and gave him a pack of Hot Wheels cars.  The next morning, they had Santa come around and give the kids more toys.  It really did make a difference, especially since we had been brought 2 hours from home on an emergency and had not been able to bring any of his gifts from home with us.  

As far as the video games go,  the kids spend countless hours sitting in bed with little to do.  Having the entertainment carts with the gaming consoles is a great way for them to pass some hours while doing something they very much enjoy and that allows them to forget about being sick for a while.  When we were there, the consoles (Nintendo 64s) were always in use and often there was a waiting list.  

[DrZoidberg]

I know I'll be contributing!

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You're probably thinking of "Go Around Killing People But As A Doll This Time" by rockstar games.

None of that in this thread, this thread is about helping sick kids damn it >=(

[Jonnyboy117]

Well, I thought it was pretty funny, TVman.

[Ms.Pikmin]

Truthfully, the first thing I think of when I see Child's Play is Chucky.

I think DrZoidberg is just trying to be sensitive about my feelings since we all know what a kind, warm-hearted, caring and sensitive person I am.

[nickmitch]

Well I appologize Dr. Z. And thanks Jonny for that nice compliment. It's just that the thought of sickly children makes me sad and I use jokes like that to make myself feel better. However I do think that it's a kick ass charity that does some great work.