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Child's Play Auction Raises $82,100

Posted by Zonk on from the thompson-turns-restlessly-in-his-sleep dept.

aussie_a writes "The Child's Play charity auction of last night was a huge success, with $82,100 raised in the one night. As previously reported on Slashdot, before the night $200,000 had been raised for children around the globe. Organised by Penny Arcade creators Gabe and Tycho, they have reminded naysayers that gamers are responsible members of society, and not pixelantes." As a reminder, the Child's Play Charity season is starting to wind down. If you're planning on donating, the hospitals would like to have everything by December 20th, so order away.

2 of 14 comments (clear)

  1. Re:What sold for 20 grand? by WTBF · · Score: 2, Interesting

    If you read the article carefully you will see that the $20000 bid was part of:

    a bidding war over an appearance in a Penny Arcade comic

  2. You need to be careful by brunes69 · · Score: 2, Interesting
    Perosnally, I donate $30 a month to Amnesty International, because I believe strongly in the work that they do, and they don't try to play politics or endorse a religious dogma while doing so.

    The only thing I have ever recieved from them in the mail is a quarterly newsletter thing detailing what they are doing (which I like - nice to know what I am helping). I have never recieved any cold calls asking me to up my pledge, never recieved any letters asking the same either. And as far as I am aware they haven't given my number to anyone.

    My point is, you gotta be careful about what charity you support. I find that the worst ones are the "foundation" type charities for a particular disorder. If you give any money to these guys they will be back at and at you again for more. I find that if you eve rplan to do a one-time donation, or a christmas donation, your best bet is to do so anonymously, or give a fake phone number / address when you mail it in (making it the address of the charity itself is a good way to send a point and have them not waste money sending the stuff out).

    Personally, I will *never* give money to a charity that cold calls me, no matter *what* the cause, and I tell them as such if they call (that, although i regularly donate to charities, I will not donate to theirs, because of this call). I refuse to endorse the practice of cold-calling people and asking for money. It is just plain rude IMO. Charities may be allowed to do it by law, but that does not mean that they should.