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2013 was a year of celebration, retrospect, and new horizons for Child’s Play. Celebrating the 10th Anniversary for the foundation, it was a great opportunity for us to reflect on the amazing growth we’ve experienced. In 2003, gamers united to raise $250,000 for Seattle Children’s Hospital to make the holidays a little bit brighter for the kids in need. In 2013 we now work with over 90 hospitals around the world, with hundreds of thousands of children benefiting from your gifts and cont

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A new record! $5.7 mil for kids

Big news today: the gaming community has surpassed last year's final total of $5 mil - as of today, you have raised $5.7mil for Child's Play!

Every year we are amazed and humbled by the generosity of this industry and community, and this year is no exception. Thanks to your support, we have been able to add hospitals to our network year after year and 2014 will see even more new facilities receiving toys and games for the kids they care for. Not only that, but our dome

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$4.3 mil making holidays happier for sick kids

Happy Holidays from everyone at Child's Play! Thanks to you all, the holidays are going to be a little brighter for kids in hospitals around the world - as of today, the gaming community has raised $4.3 million! There are gifts shipping to our network hospitals from Amazon as we speak; families are watching new DVDs together, siblings are playing handheld games, Child Life specialists are using tablets to help distract and support pediatric patients. And it's all thanks to you. Our annual dri

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Achievement Unlocked: 2013 Goal Met!

Dinner Auction 2013
Our annual dinner auction was held on Thursday, and it was a wonderful evening celebrating 10 years of Child's Play. We were able to feature some absolutely incredible items including art, gadgets, tours, and more. At the end of the night, generous gamers had raised over $250,000 for our network of hospitals and our new domestic violence shelters program

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10 Years of Gamers Giving Back

Ten years ago today, gamers worldwide were called upon to brighten the holidays for sick kids at Seattle Children’s Hospital. The response then was phenomenal, and since that point gamers worldwide have shown their generosity year after year. Since our inception, the gaming community has now raised over $20 million - $2.5 million in 2013 alon

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