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Child's Play is a children's hospital charity founded by Gabe & Tycho of Penny Arcade. The goal is to show that gamers are caring people and to help a lot of sick kids take their minds off of a scary hospital stay with books, toys and games.
We aren't taking any money here, you go to the official Child's Play page, pick a hospital, and start buying whatever toys and games you want from an Amazon.com gift registry. Buy new items only and don't pay to wrap items.
Child's Play website - http://www.childsplaycharity.org/
Once you've made a donation, post a message here to boast of your santa-ness and PM me, or just PM me if you want to be anonymous. I'll update the tote board at least a couple of times a day, be patient since I'm supposed to be working
Make your donation go farther
- Check what the discount is -- prices on DVDs, toys, games change often at Amazon.
- If possible, spend $25+ and get free super saver shipping, the toys and games do not need to arrive by Christmas, the kids need them year-round
- Look for deals like buy-3-get-1-free on books
- Don't pay for wrapping. The hospitals need new, unwrapped items.
- You can donate by PayPal instead of using the Amazon gift registries but PayPal fees apply.
- Pay sales tax in your state? If you give to an out-of-state hospital there is no tax.
Donation matching
I'll be matching a straight 12% + an extra $15 if you donate at least $25. So if you donate $30 I match you $18.60, if you donate $50 I match you with $21.
manlymatt83 is also adding 5% in manlymatching again this year, up to $500! And if we get 100 donations he will match 100% of donation #100, up to another $500.
Past Years
2010 thread - http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?p=30811131
2009 thread - http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2020990
2008 thread - http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=234997
Tote Board (alphabetical by username) = $5720.38 + $1351.01 matching + $286.02 manlymatching = $7,357.41
~ SunnyD's Secret Santa ~ (anonymous) - $25.00 - PayPal (shared by all hospitals)
acheron - $149.99 - UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center, Worcester,MA
acheron - $173.93 - Akron Children's Hopsital, Akron, OH
acheron - $159.51 - Children's National Medical Center, Washington,DC
Anarchist420 - $10.00 - Cash/PayPal (shared by all hospitals)
Anarchist420 - $17.00 - Cash/PayPal (shared by all hospitals)
Brainonska511 - $49.48 - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
dartworth - $54.56 - Cleveland Clinic Childrens Hospital
davesimmons - $131.93 - St. Louis Children's Place, MO
Elganja - $78.13 - Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore,Maryland
Elganja - $131.95 - Childrens Hospital - Childs Play, Washington,DC
Elganja - $71.28 - UVA Children's Hospital, Charlottesville,VA
Elganja - $91.26 - Carilion Clinic Childrens Hospital, Roanoke,VA
geecee - $60.72 - Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation, Mountainside,NJ
geecee - $61.15 - Children's Hospital of NJ, Newark, NJ
Golgatha - $31.97 - Children's Mercy in KC, MO
gw186 - $49.52 - Doernbecher Children's Hospital - Portland, OR
HardcoreRobot - $204.66 - Childrens Hospital, Washington,DC
highland145 - $123.08 - MUSC Children's Hospital Charleston,SC
jaybert - $1,292.98 - Children's hospital in Bronx, NY
josh0099 - $71.85 - Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis,IN
manly - $35.98 - Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
MartyMcFly3 - $51.06 - Comer Children's Hospital, Chicago IL
MSCoder610 - $174.39 - Methodist Hospital of South Texas, San Antonio,TX
NGC_604 - $100.48 - Akron Children's Hospital - Akron, OH
NGC_604 - $350.41 - Cleveland Children's Clinic - Cleveland, OH
nitromullet - $50.00 - PayPal (shared by all hospitals)
nycxandy - $41.18 - The Childrens Hospital at Montefiore (Bronx, NY)
oogabooga - $55.95 - Children's Hopsital of Los Angeles
oogabooga - $51.46 - Rady Childrens Hospital San Diego
pray4mojo - $25.00 - Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
randomlinh - $128.48 - Children's Hospital, Washington DC
sciencewhiz - $61.59 - Johns Hopkins Children's Center
sciencewhiz - $25.85 - Los Angeles Children's hospital
SketchMaster - $1,026.79 - The Children’s Hospital Denver, CO
Sluggo - $238.11 - The Children's Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK
SmoochyTX - $113.95 - Texas Children's, Houston, TX
SZLiao214 - $25.98 - Texas Dallas Hospital
vi edit - $51.29 - University of Iowa Children's Hospital, IA
xanis - $72.48 - Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Manlymatchign - $286.02 check to Child's Play - shared by all hospitals
First Matching Purchase - $369.00 - Childrens Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Wii games: 1 x Super Mario Galaxy 2, 2 x Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey, 2 x Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess, 2 x Ultimate I Spy
DS games: 2 x Spongebob Squarepants: Atlantis Squarepantis, 2 x Cooking Mama, 3 x DSL/DSi Rainbow Stylus Pack
DVDs: 3 x Kiki's Delivery Service, 3 x Up, 2 x Rango, 2 x Megamind
Thanks to: highland145, geecee, Anarchist420, Elganja, acheron, josh0099, HardcoreRobot
Second matching purchase - $424.95 - The Children's Hospital Denver, CO
Wii games: Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess, 2 Ultimate I Spy, Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey
DS games: 2 x Plants Vs. Zombies, 2 x Spongebob Squarepants: Atlantis, 3 x Disney Tangled, 2 x Disney Fairies: Tinkerbell, 3 x Disney Princess: Magical Jewels, 4 x DSL/DSi Rainbow Stylus Pack, 2 x Duracell Value Charger With 4AA
DVDs: 2 x Kiki's Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro, 2 x Phineas & Ferb, 3 x Up, 3 x Enchanted
Thanks to: sciencewhiz, NGC_604, SmoochyTX, SketchMaster, Sluggo, gw186, randomlinh, geecee
Third matching purchase - $280.47 - St. Louis Children's Place, MO
1 x Wii Console with New Super Mario Bros. Bundle - Black
Wii games: Ultimate I Spy, Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey, Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility, Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess, Carnival Games, Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, 2 x Wild Earth: African Safari
Thanks to: Golgatha, xanis, jaybert, Brainonska511, MartyMcFly3, vi edit, nycxandy
Fourth matching purchase - $226.59 - Nebraska Medical Center
DS games: 3 x DS rainbow stylus pack
DVDs: 2 x Up, 2 x Rango. 2 x Rio, 2 x Kiki's Delivery Service, 2 x My Neighbor Totoro, 2 x Despicable Me, 2 x Enchanted, 2 x Megamind
Thanks to: sciencewhiz, oogabooga, MSCoder610, pray4mojo, dartworth, ~ SunnyD's Secret Santa ~ (anonymous), manly
Fifth matching purchase - $50 PayPal - shared by all hospitals
** check your delivery address when placing the order -- you may need to "change address" to switch it to the hospital **
We aren't taking any money here, you go to the official Child's Play page, pick a hospital, and start buying whatever toys and games you want from an Amazon.com gift registry. Buy new items only and don't pay to wrap items.
Child's Play website - http://www.childsplaycharity.org/
Once you've made a donation, post a message here to boast of your santa-ness and PM me, or just PM me if you want to be anonymous. I'll update the tote board at least a couple of times a day, be patient since I'm supposed to be working
Make your donation go farther
- Check what the discount is -- prices on DVDs, toys, games change often at Amazon.
- If possible, spend $25+ and get free super saver shipping, the toys and games do not need to arrive by Christmas, the kids need them year-round
- Look for deals like buy-3-get-1-free on books
- Don't pay for wrapping. The hospitals need new, unwrapped items.
- You can donate by PayPal instead of using the Amazon gift registries but PayPal fees apply.
- Pay sales tax in your state? If you give to an out-of-state hospital there is no tax.
Donation matching
I'll be matching a straight 12% + an extra $15 if you donate at least $25. So if you donate $30 I match you $18.60, if you donate $50 I match you with $21.
manlymatt83 is also adding 5% in manlymatching again this year, up to $500! And if we get 100 donations he will match 100% of donation #100, up to another $500.
Past Years
2010 thread - http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?p=30811131
2009 thread - http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2020990
2008 thread - http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=234997
Tote Board (alphabetical by username) = $5720.38 + $1351.01 matching + $286.02 manlymatching = $7,357.41
~ SunnyD's Secret Santa ~ (anonymous) - $25.00 - PayPal (shared by all hospitals)
acheron - $149.99 - UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center, Worcester,MA
acheron - $173.93 - Akron Children's Hopsital, Akron, OH
acheron - $159.51 - Children's National Medical Center, Washington,DC
Anarchist420 - $10.00 - Cash/PayPal (shared by all hospitals)
Anarchist420 - $17.00 - Cash/PayPal (shared by all hospitals)
Brainonska511 - $49.48 - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
dartworth - $54.56 - Cleveland Clinic Childrens Hospital
davesimmons - $131.93 - St. Louis Children's Place, MO
Elganja - $78.13 - Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Baltimore,Maryland
Elganja - $131.95 - Childrens Hospital - Childs Play, Washington,DC
Elganja - $71.28 - UVA Children's Hospital, Charlottesville,VA
Elganja - $91.26 - Carilion Clinic Childrens Hospital, Roanoke,VA
geecee - $60.72 - Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation, Mountainside,NJ
geecee - $61.15 - Children's Hospital of NJ, Newark, NJ
Golgatha - $31.97 - Children's Mercy in KC, MO
gw186 - $49.52 - Doernbecher Children's Hospital - Portland, OR
HardcoreRobot - $204.66 - Childrens Hospital, Washington,DC
highland145 - $123.08 - MUSC Children's Hospital Charleston,SC
jaybert - $1,292.98 - Children's hospital in Bronx, NY
josh0099 - $71.85 - Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis,IN
manly - $35.98 - Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
MartyMcFly3 - $51.06 - Comer Children's Hospital, Chicago IL
MSCoder610 - $174.39 - Methodist Hospital of South Texas, San Antonio,TX
NGC_604 - $100.48 - Akron Children's Hospital - Akron, OH
NGC_604 - $350.41 - Cleveland Children's Clinic - Cleveland, OH
nitromullet - $50.00 - PayPal (shared by all hospitals)
nycxandy - $41.18 - The Childrens Hospital at Montefiore (Bronx, NY)
oogabooga - $55.95 - Children's Hopsital of Los Angeles
oogabooga - $51.46 - Rady Childrens Hospital San Diego
pray4mojo - $25.00 - Childrens Hospital Los Angeles
randomlinh - $128.48 - Children's Hospital, Washington DC
sciencewhiz - $61.59 - Johns Hopkins Children's Center
sciencewhiz - $25.85 - Los Angeles Children's hospital
SketchMaster - $1,026.79 - The Children’s Hospital Denver, CO
Sluggo - $238.11 - The Children's Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK
SmoochyTX - $113.95 - Texas Children's, Houston, TX
SZLiao214 - $25.98 - Texas Dallas Hospital
vi edit - $51.29 - University of Iowa Children's Hospital, IA
xanis - $72.48 - Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Manlymatchign - $286.02 check to Child's Play - shared by all hospitals
First Matching Purchase - $369.00 - Childrens Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Wii games: 1 x Super Mario Galaxy 2, 2 x Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey, 2 x Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess, 2 x Ultimate I Spy
DS games: 2 x Spongebob Squarepants: Atlantis Squarepantis, 2 x Cooking Mama, 3 x DSL/DSi Rainbow Stylus Pack
DVDs: 3 x Kiki's Delivery Service, 3 x Up, 2 x Rango, 2 x Megamind
Thanks to: highland145, geecee, Anarchist420, Elganja, acheron, josh0099, HardcoreRobot
Second matching purchase - $424.95 - The Children's Hospital Denver, CO
Wii games: Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess, 2 Ultimate I Spy, Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey
DS games: 2 x Plants Vs. Zombies, 2 x Spongebob Squarepants: Atlantis, 3 x Disney Tangled, 2 x Disney Fairies: Tinkerbell, 3 x Disney Princess: Magical Jewels, 4 x DSL/DSi Rainbow Stylus Pack, 2 x Duracell Value Charger With 4AA
DVDs: 2 x Kiki's Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro, 2 x Phineas & Ferb, 3 x Up, 3 x Enchanted
Thanks to: sciencewhiz, NGC_604, SmoochyTX, SketchMaster, Sluggo, gw186, randomlinh, geecee
Third matching purchase - $280.47 - St. Louis Children's Place, MO
1 x Wii Console with New Super Mario Bros. Bundle - Black
Wii games: Ultimate I Spy, Disney Princess: Enchanted Journey, Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility, Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess, Carnival Games, Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, 2 x Wild Earth: African Safari
Thanks to: Golgatha, xanis, jaybert, Brainonska511, MartyMcFly3, vi edit, nycxandy
Fourth matching purchase - $226.59 - Nebraska Medical Center
DS games: 3 x DS rainbow stylus pack
DVDs: 2 x Up, 2 x Rango. 2 x Rio, 2 x Kiki's Delivery Service, 2 x My Neighbor Totoro, 2 x Despicable Me, 2 x Enchanted, 2 x Megamind
Thanks to: sciencewhiz, oogabooga, MSCoder610, pray4mojo, dartworth, ~ SunnyD's Secret Santa ~ (anonymous), manly
Fifth matching purchase - $50 PayPal - shared by all hospitals
** check your delivery address when placing the order -- you may need to "change address" to switch it to the hospital **
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