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Child's Play raised $3.5 million in 2011
Child's Play announced today the charity received $3,512,345 in donations in 2011, easily besting the $2.2 million from the prior year. The goal for 2012 is to reach $3.5 million again, a goal it should be able to hit if gamers keep giving at the same exponential rate they have been for nearly a decade. Child's Play was founded in 2003 when the charity first sent a truck of toys to Seattle Children's Hospital and now supports over 80 hospitals worldwide. A recent charity gala helped raise $351,000 for the group that donates toys, games and cash to hospitalized children -- oh, and someone got a sweet life-sized (non-functional) Half-Life Gravity Gun.
WoWathon 3 begins June 30 for Child's Play charity
WoWathon, an event raising money for the Child's Play charity, is kicking off its third annual fundraising broadcast on June 30, 2011. So far, both WoWathons have raised a combined total over $13,900 for Child's Play. The event hopes to bring in even more this year. WoWathon puts a team of rotating players through the paces of leveling from 1 to 85 without stopping for almost 2 weeks, broadcast for the world to see and to share their trials and tribulations. Here are some quick details: When It starts June 30, 2011, at 8 a.m. It ends when the gang hits 85 (an estimated two weeks). Where Lightbringer (US) Who There are about seven participants. The characters are named Chylds and Playy. We've covered WoWathon in the past and encourage the community to come out in support of our brothers and sisters in arms to raise money for a good cause. I asked Alex Guerrera, one of the members of the WoWathon team, about this year's event, and he was most excited to answer.
