Nov 27 2008
Penny Arcade doesn’t just do PAX, they have a charity too!
If you are at all interested in gaming, then you have probably read (or at least heard of) the web comic Penny Arcade. And if you’re a fan of it already, then you have probably heard of the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) convention. Held on Labor Day weekend in Seattle, PAX has quickly expanded over the years into a pretty substantial gamers’ convention. This past year it boasted attendance numbers of over 50,000. But PAX isn’t the only project that Penny Arcade helms.
In 2003, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik, the two guys behind Penny Arcade, founded Child’s Play, a charity dedicated to dispelling the myth that all gamers were violent and angry youths. They wanted to show that gamers were good people, capable of great acts of kindness and generosity. The charity started out by collecting donations, toys, and video game systems for local hospitals, and has since expanded to include hospitals all over the world. So far this year, the charity has collected over $450,000 in total contributions. They have garnered sponsorship by some pretty giant companies too, such as Blizzard (makers of World of Warcraft) and Microsoft Game Studios.
If you have any interest in learning more about Penny Arcade’s PAX convention, or their Child’s Play charity, you can click the links below to visit their official websites.
Penny Arcade comic: http://www.penny-arcade.com
Child’s Play charity: http://www.childsplaycharity.org
PAX convention: http://www.pennyarcadeexpo.com
It is so good to see this kind of donation. Anything for the kids.