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'''Child's Play''' is a [[charitable organization]] founded by the authors of the popular [[Video game|computer and video games]]-based [[webcomic]] ''[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]]'' that organizes worldwide toy drives to children's hospitals. [[Mike Krahulik]] and [[Jerry Holkins]] founded Child's Play in 2003 to improve the lives of children with toys and games in over 40 hospitals worldwide. The charity is also seen as a way to refute mainstream media's perception of gamers as violent and antisocial.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.penny-arcade.com/2003/11/24#1069746601 | title=Child's play | date=[[November 24]] [[2003]] | publisher=[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]] | first=Mike | last=Krahulik | accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> Through Child's Play, fans have sent over three million dollars in toys, games and books to children's hospitals all over the world.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.penny-arcade.com/2006/12/22#1166776740 | title=The Hawk And The Hare, Part One | date=[[December 22]] [[2006]] | publisher=[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]] | first=Jerry | last=Holkins | accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> |
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|Ship caption=USNS ''Henry J. Kaiser'' (T-AO-187) at [[Hampton Roads]], [[Virginia]] |
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|Ship name= USNS ''Henry J. Kaiser'' |
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|Ship namesake=[[Henry J. Kaiser]] (1882-1967), an [[United States|American]] [[industrialist]] and [[shipbuilder]] |
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|Ship awarded=[[12 November]] [[1982]] |
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|Ship builder=[[Avondale Shipyard]], Inc., [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]] |
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|Ship laid down=[[22 August]] [[1984]] |
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|Ship in service=[[19 December]] [[1986]] |
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|Ship class={{sclass|Henry J. Kaiser|oiler}} |
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|Ship type=[[Fleet replenishment oiler]] |
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|Ship tonnage=31,200 [[deadweight ton]]s |
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|Ship displacement=9,500 tons light<br />Full load variously reported as 42,382 tons and 40,700 [[long ton]]s (41,353 [[metric ton]]s) |
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|Ship length={{convert|677|ft|abbr=on}} |
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|Ship power=16,000 [[hp]] (11.9 MW) per shaft<br />34,442 hp (25.7 MW) total sustained |
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|Ship propulsion=Two medium-speed [[Colt-Pielstick]] PC4-2/2 10V-570 [[diesel]] engines, two shafts, controllable-pitch [[propeller]]s |
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|Ship speed=20 knots (37 km/hr) |
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|Ship capacity=178,000 to 180,000 [[barrels]] of [[fuel oil]] and [[jet fuel]]<br />7,400 [[square foot|square feet]] dry cargo space; eight 20-[[foot (measurement)|foot]] [[refrigeration|refrigerated]] [[container]]s with room for 128 [[pallet]]s |
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|Ship complement=103 (18 [[civilian]] officers, 1 U.S. Navy officer, 64 merchant seamen, 20 U.S. Navy enlisted personnel) |
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[[United States Naval Ship]] '''USNS ''Henry J. Kaiser'' (T-AO-187)''' is a [[Henry J. Kaiser class oiler|''Henry J. Kaiser''-class]] [[fleet replenishment oiler]] of the [[United States Navy]]. |
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With the help of hospital staff, Child's Play volunteers set up gift wishlists on [[Amazon.com]], full of video games, toys, and movies. When the hospital's wishlist is completed, they are then added to the map on the Child's Play website. Gamers and others online click through to the lists and buy items for patients. Everything ships directly from Amazon to the hospital. The Amazon links are associate's links, so Amazon pays Child's Play a small commission on each purchase. 100% of that money goes to the hospitals. Instead of buying items off the wishlists users can donate money through [[PayPal]] or check. Again, 100% of all donations are distributed to the hospitals, paying for pediatric research, facility improvements, etc. During the month of October, the webmasters of Penny Arcade make a big kickoff announcement, which then gets spread by the online community through blog posts, news links, and forum avatars. |
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''Henry J. Kaiser'' was laid down by [[Avondale Shipyard]], Inc., in [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]], on [[22 August]] [[1984]] and launched on [[5 October]] [[1985]]. She was the lead ship of the [[Henry J. Kaiser class oiler|''Henry J. Kaiser'' class]] of fleet replenishment oilers. She entered non-commissioned U.S. Navy service with the [[Military Sealift Command]] on [[19 December]] [[1986]]. |
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The charity also has a space for corporate sponsors who have donated gifts, cash, or traffic. The sponsors also earn a corporate sponsorship level (Silver, Gold and Platinum) and get linked back on both Penny-Arcade.com and Childsplaycharity.org. |
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Now home-ported at [[Diego Garcia]] in the [[Indian Ocean]], ''Henry J. Kaiser'' is held there in a reduced operating status. |
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Child's Play was announced on [[November 24]] [[2003]] by the authors of Penny Arcade as a challenge to their readership, and as a response to the often negative portrayal of video gamers in the media, most notably a [[HeraldNet]] article by Bill France entitled "Violent video games are training children to kill."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://web.archive.org/web/20070401230823/http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/03/11/18/17748407.cfm | title=Violent video games are training children to kill | date=[[November 18]] [[2003]] | first=Bill | last=France | publisher=HeraldNet | accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> It received positive press on many popular [[weblog]]s, including [[Slashdot]] and received direct endorsement from [[WIL WHEATON dot NET]]. In less than one month of publicity and operation, the charity raised over $250,000 in cash and toys for the [[Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center]] in [[Seattle]], [[Washington]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=SEATTLE_CSE.story&STORY=/www/story/10-20-2004/0002289797 | title=Giving to Charity This Year Is 'Child's Play' - Successful Video Game Charity Launches 2004 Effort | date=[[October 20]] [[2004]] | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> |
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In 2004, the charity was expanded and partnered with children's hospitals in Seattle, [[Oakland, California]], [[San Diego, California]], [[Houston, Texas]] and [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.penny-arcade.com/2004/10/18#1098099601 | title=Child's Play 2004 | date=[[October 18]] [[2004]] | publisher=[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]] | first=Jerry | last=Holkins | accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> |
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* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/19/19187.htm NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive: USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187)] |
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* [http://navysite.de/ao/ao187.htm USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187)] |
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By [[January 5]] [[2005]], when the final numbers for 2004 were tabulated, the charity had raised over $310,000 ($60,000 more than the previous year), and gained forty corporate sponsors in the process. Among these sponsors were [[Nintendo]], [[Midway Games]], [[Cerulean Studios]], and [[THQ]]. |
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In 2005, the charity was again expanded to partner with an additional seven children's hospitals across the United States, as well as children's hospitals in [[Toronto]] and [[Halifax Urban Area|Halifax, Nova Scotia]], Canada. Further, it is now also partnered with [[Alder Hey Children's Hospital]] in [[Liverpool, England]]. At the time when they stopped accepting donations, the community had raised $605,000.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.penny-arcade.com/2005/11/07#1131425040 | title=Child's Play 2005 | date=[[November 7]] [[2005]] | publisher=[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]] | first=Mike | last=Krahulik | accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> There was an auction to appear in a Penny Arcade comic strip at the 2005 [[Child's Play (charity)|Child's Play Charity]] Dinner. The winning bid of $20,000 was placed by Christian Boggs.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.penny-arcade.com/2005/12/14#1138037280 | title=Charity Dinner! | date=[[December 14]] [[2005]] | publisher=[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]] | first=Mike | last=Krahulik | accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.penny-arcade.com/2006/02/06 | title=In The House Of Boggs | date=[[February 6]] [[2006]] | publisher=[[Penny Arcade (webcomic)|Penny Arcade]] | first=Jerry | last=Holkins | accessdate=2007-11-09}}</ref> Mr. Boggs also placed the winning bid on an original pencil sketch of the [[Penny Arcade Expo|PAX]] 2005 program cover on eBay. 100% of the profits went to the American Red Cross. |
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In 2006, the charity was further expanded, adding four hospitals in the United States, two in [[Australia]], and one in [[Egypt]]. In addition to this, on [[December 13]] [[2006]] there was a charity dinner and auction, where items participants were able to bid on included a gaming day for four in the Penny Arcade office, an appearance in a Penny Arcade strip, a tour of Bungie and recording session for the voice of a character in [[Halo 3]], and a two year subscription to [[World of Warcraft]] and the Burning Crusade special edition signed by all the developers. The year 2006 also became the first time that the 1 million dollar mark was reached, and surpassed. |
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In 2007, the charity added a hospital each in [[Hawaii]] and [[New Zealand]]. |
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During 2008 [[Penny Arcade Expo]], Harmonix announced that three songs from the Expo will be made available for download for ''[[Rock Band]]'' video game which the proceeds will go to the charity. <ref name="pax">{{cite web|url=http://www.rockband.com/news/pr/416447|title=PAX Pack DLC|publisher=[[Harmonix]]|date=2008-09-02|accessdate-2008-09-02}}</ref> |
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==== Annual totals ==== |
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* '''2003:''' $250,000 |
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* '''2004:''' $310,000 |
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* '''2005:''' $605,000 |
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* '''2006:''' $1,024,000 |
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* '''2007:''' $1,300,000 |
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* '''Running Total:''' $3,489,000 |
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Revision as of 03:35, 13 October 2008
Child's Play is a charitable organization founded by the authors of the popular computer and video games-based webcomic Penny Arcade that organizes worldwide toy drives to children's hospitals. Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins founded Child's Play in 2003 to improve the lives of children with toys and games in over 40 hospitals worldwide. The charity is also seen as a way to refute mainstream media's perception of gamers as violent and antisocial.[1] Through Child's Play, fans have sent over three million dollars in toys, games and books to children's hospitals all over the world.[2]
Logistics
With the help of hospital staff, Child's Play volunteers set up gift wishlists on Amazon.com, full of video games, toys, and movies. When the hospital's wishlist is completed, they are then added to the map on the Child's Play website. Gamers and others online click through to the lists and buy items for patients. Everything ships directly from Amazon to the hospital. The Amazon links are associate's links, so Amazon pays Child's Play a small commission on each purchase. 100% of that money goes to the hospitals. Instead of buying items off the wishlists users can donate money through PayPal or check. Again, 100% of all donations are distributed to the hospitals, paying for pediatric research, facility improvements, etc. During the month of October, the webmasters of Penny Arcade make a big kickoff announcement, which then gets spread by the online community through blog posts, news links, and forum avatars.
The charity also has a space for corporate sponsors who have donated gifts, cash, or traffic. The sponsors also earn a corporate sponsorship level (Silver, Gold and Platinum) and get linked back on both Penny-Arcade.com and Childsplaycharity.org.
History
Child's Play was announced on November 24 2003 by the authors of Penny Arcade as a challenge to their readership, and as a response to the often negative portrayal of video gamers in the media, most notably a HeraldNet article by Bill France entitled "Violent video games are training children to kill."[3] It received positive press on many popular weblogs, including Slashdot and received direct endorsement from WIL WHEATON dot NET. In less than one month of publicity and operation, the charity raised over $250,000 in cash and toys for the Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle, Washington.[4]
In 2004, the charity was expanded and partnered with children's hospitals in Seattle, Oakland, California, San Diego, California, Houston, Texas and Washington, D.C.[5]
By January 5 2005, when the final numbers for 2004 were tabulated, the charity had raised over $310,000 ($60,000 more than the previous year), and gained forty corporate sponsors in the process. Among these sponsors were Nintendo, Midway Games, Cerulean Studios, and THQ.
In 2005, the charity was again expanded to partner with an additional seven children's hospitals across the United States, as well as children's hospitals in Toronto and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Further, it is now also partnered with Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, England. At the time when they stopped accepting donations, the community had raised $605,000.[6] There was an auction to appear in a Penny Arcade comic strip at the 2005 Child's Play Charity Dinner. The winning bid of $20,000 was placed by Christian Boggs.[7][8] Mr. Boggs also placed the winning bid on an original pencil sketch of the PAX 2005 program cover on eBay. 100% of the profits went to the American Red Cross.
In 2006, the charity was further expanded, adding four hospitals in the United States, two in Australia, and one in Egypt. In addition to this, on December 13 2006 there was a charity dinner and auction, where items participants were able to bid on included a gaming day for four in the Penny Arcade office, an appearance in a Penny Arcade strip, a tour of Bungie and recording session for the voice of a character in Halo 3, and a two year subscription to World of Warcraft and the Burning Crusade special edition signed by all the developers. The year 2006 also became the first time that the 1 million dollar mark was reached, and surpassed.
In 2007, the charity added a hospital each in Hawaii and New Zealand.
During 2008 Penny Arcade Expo, Harmonix announced that three songs from the Expo will be made available for download for Rock Band video game which the proceeds will go to the charity. [9]
Annual totals
- 2003: $250,000
- 2004: $310,000
- 2005: $605,000
- 2006: $1,024,000
- 2007: $1,300,000
- Running Total: $3,489,000
References
- ^ Krahulik, Mike (November 24 2003). "Child's play". Penny Arcade. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Holkins, Jerry (December 22 2006). "The Hawk And The Hare, Part One". Penny Arcade. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ France, Bill (November 18 2003). "Violent video games are training children to kill". HeraldNet. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Giving to Charity This Year Is 'Child's Play' - Successful Video Game Charity Launches 2004 Effort". PR Newswire. October 20 2004. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Holkins, Jerry (October 18 2004). "Child's Play 2004". Penny Arcade. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Krahulik, Mike (November 7 2005). "Child's Play 2005". Penny Arcade. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Krahulik, Mike (December 14 2005). "Charity Dinner!". Penny Arcade. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Holkins, Jerry (February 6 2006). "In The House Of Boggs". Penny Arcade. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "PAX Pack DLC". Harmonix. 2008-09-02.
{{cite web}}: Text "accessdate-2008-09-02" ignored (help)