If you haven’t been over to the Penny Arcade news page lately – and if you haven’t, we’re pretty sure that you do not wwebsite as on the Internet – you might have missed this surprising little tidbit: Child’s Play has received a remarkable $3,512,345 in donations during 2011. That means in one year they have gained more donations than they have in the first five years of the charity.
If you aren’t familiar with Child’s Play, it is a charity founded by Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins (better known by their Penny Arcade monikers of Gabe and Tycho). Donations are used to improve the lives of sick children by donating toys, games, and books to children’s hospitals worldwide. That is a very noble goal, so seeing the charity gain over $3.5 million in a single year is pretty stupendous news.
With more events being held every year for Child’s Play, the charity has been getting more and more exposure, and fellow gamers and geeks have proven to be very charitable sorts. For a loose affiliation of strangers connected by technology and relationships that never could have existed before, Child’s Play has shown just what gamers can do to help better the world. It is pretty awesome what the Internet can enable us all to do, isn’t it?
