Penny Arcade launches Child's Play 2004

No_Style · Oct 19, 2004, 03:08 AM

The creators of the popular video gaming Web comic Penny Arcade announced today that this year's installment of their annual charity event, Child's Play 2004, has officially launched. The event asks readers of the Web site to donate toys and video games to five children's hospitals through "wish lists" on the online retailer Amazon.com.

The original Child's Play charity drive, held at this time last year, saw success far beyond its founders' wildest expectations. Jerry "Tycho" Holkins, who writes the dialogue for the thrice-weekly comic strip, attributed the success to the ease of shopping on the Internet. "[I thought] that a lot more people would give if we just made it easy to do so, and since many people who spend a lot of time online have an Amazon.com account anyway, repurposing their wish list system seemed like the best way to go about it."

"What [the Internet] has done is remove the barriers to impulsive acts of generosity. When clicking a couple times amounts to an act of genuine compassion, you can find good Samaritans everywhere."

And Penny Arcade found plenty of them. Gamers donated about $230,000 worth of toys and games, and $27,000 in cash, to the Seattle Children's Hospital. Although all sorts of toys were on the lists, much of the haul was made up of video game systems and games. The crew of Penny Arcade and their family and friends unpacked and delivered all the toys themselves.
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Oct 19, 2004, 03:08 AM	#1
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	Penny Arcade launches Child's Play 2004 The creators of the popular video gaming Web comic Penny Arcade announced today that this year's installment of their annual charity event, Child's Play 2004, has officially launched. The event asks readers of the Web site to donate toys and video games to five children's hospitals through "wish lists" on the online retailer Amazon.com. The original Child's Play charity drive, held at this time last year, saw success far beyond its founders' wildest expectations. Jerry "Tycho" Holkins, who writes the dialogue for the thrice-weekly comic strip, attributed the success to the ease of shopping on the Internet. "[I thought] that a lot more people would give if we just made it easy to do so, and since many people who spend a lot of time online have an Amazon.com account anyway, repurposing their wish list system seemed like the best way to go about it." "What [the Internet] has done is remove the barriers to impulsive acts of generosity. When clicking a couple times amounts to an act of genuine compassion, you can find good Samaritans everywhere." And Penny Arcade found plenty of them. Gamers donated about $230,000 worth of toys and games, and $27,000 in cash, to the Seattle Children's Hospital. Although all sorts of toys were on the lists, much of the haul was made up of video game systems and games. The crew of Penny Arcade and their family and friends unpacked and delivered all the toys themselves. _______________ Read More/Source: GameSpot Additional Source: Child's Play __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here