Child's Play (Foundation)
| Child's Play Charity | |
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| legal form | Children's charity |
| founding | 2003 |
| founder | Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins |
| Seat |
Redmond (Washington) , United States
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| main emphasis | Children in hospitals |
| Action space | worldwide (mainly English speaking countries) |
| Website | childsplaycharity.org |
The Child’s Play Foundation is an international welfare organization founded in 2003 . Their goal is to deliver toys, video games and books to children in more than 70 hospitals around the world.
history
The authors of webcomics Penny Arcade , Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins , 2003 founded the organization to make sick children without access to their toys happy.
In the ten years since it was founded, a total of more than 25 million US dollars have been raised. On January 1, 2014, the foundation announced that it raised $ 7.6 million in donations in 2013. This made 2013 the foundation's most successful year to date.
Web links
- J. Peter Freire From Far and Wide, Video Gamers Join in a Child Charity . In The New York Times, December 27, 2006
- Like Wilusz: Gamers give back . In: The Columbia Chronicle, December 12, 2011
supporter
The foundation is supported by a number of personalities and organizations. This includes:
- The Humble Bundle
- Hi-Rez Studios , a game developer
- Far Lands or Bust , a video series by YouTuber and Mindcrack member KurtJMac
Individual evidence
- ↑ About Child's Play , Child's Play official information site; accessed on January 10, 2014
- ↑ a b Press Kit , English "press kit"; accessed on January 10, 2014
- ^ And the total is ... , official announcement of the organization; 1st of January 2014; accessed on January 10, 2014
- ↑ http://www.gamer-uk.co.uk/2015/01/07/gamers-raised-over-8000000-for-children-last-year-whats-next/
- ↑ http://de.ign.com/evolve-turtle-rock-xbox-one/103228/news/evolve-ist-haben-zur-belohnung-gibt-es-das-intro
- ↑ http://farlandsorbust.com/ ; accessed on January 13, 2014