Real quick I’d like to mention Child’s Play. It is a charity that was started three years ago by the guys over at Penny Arcade. Basically, they collect donations of video games, toys and money and then donate them directly to children’s hospitals around the country and (since last year) the world . Last year they raised over six hundred thousand dollars in toys and cash for participating hospitals. Gamers did this. 😉
I myself donated something small last year. Nothing to break the bank or be lauded as a philanthropist for, but something nonetheless. And I will try to donate something again this year as well.
So if you are a the giving mood and want to donate something to a charity this year, consider Child’s Play.