Harmonix, MTV donate money and Rock Band to Starlight Children's Foundation
Harmonix and MTV have announced plans to donate a minimum of $50,000 to the Starlight Children's Foundation, an organization that helps seriously ill children cope with disease or life-altering injuries (readers may recall Nintendo partnering with Starlight last year). In addition to the cash donation, Harmonix will be donating over 650 Rock Band bundles to the organization for use in partner hospitals and at its Great Escape events, which will give Starlight children and their families "a behind-the-scenes look at Rock Band, a chance to meet the game's creators, a sneak peak at new content and other once-in-a-lifetime experiences."
The partnership will also allow Starlight families to attend the Rock Band Tour. Paula Van Ness, CEO of Starlight Children's Foundation, said that the games will provide "distractive entertainment therapy for thousands of seriously ill children" and expects the games to have "a powerful, therapeutic effect."
Protip for partner hospitals: Stay away from "In Bloom." That whole "sell the kids for food" thing might not go over very well.
