CHILD’S PLAY LAUNCHES 2011 DONATION DRIVE

CHILD’S
PLAY LAUNCHES 2011 DONATION DRIVE

SEATTLE
– Nov. 2, 2011 – Child’s Play Charity
has officially begun its 2011 fundraising campaign, having already received more
than $450,000.  This year’s goal is
to raise $2 million. 

Since
the charity’s establishment in 2003, it has distributed more than $9 million in
donations from the videogame community to entertain hospitalized children across
the globe.

The
annual Child’s Play charity auction will take place on Thursday, Dec. 8th, 2011
at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. 
Tickets can be purchased at www.childsplaycharity.org.   Passes will cost $145 per person
and $5,000 for table sponsors. 

“We
are very excited to begin another year of Child’s Play and once again show the
world that the video game community is altruistic as well as compassionate,”
said Kristin Lindsay, Child's Play. 
“Since Child’s Play inception we have constantly been surprised by the
generosity in both time and money of the community.” 

Those
wishing to contribute to Child’s Play can:

●     
Host
a fundraising event http://childsplaycharity.org/events

●     
Buy
or donate an item on the Child’s Play eBay Giving Works
page

●     
Give
directly via PayPal

●     
Become
a corporate sponsor, email Kristin Lindsay

●     
Mail
a check to Child’s Play, 123 NW 36th Street Suite 210, Seattle, WA
98107

●     
Text
the keyword GAMERS to 50555 to make a $5 donation

For
more information visit http://www.childsplaycharity.org/