I just wanted to bring to everyone's attention that this year's Child's Play drive is underway.

For those that don't know, Child's Play is a charity started by those wacky Penny Arcade guys because they felt that gamers were getting a bum rap and wanted to show the world that we're a nice bunch of people. And with people like Jack Thompson running around it's nice to have such a public way to be able to prove him and others wrong.

Last year Child's Play raised over $1,000,000. Here's to that high score being beat this year.

The beneficiaries are children's hospitals. You can donate cash (they accept Paypal) directly to the charity, but if you donate toys, games or movies via one of their Amazon wishlist links you can choose which hospital to donate to. Either way you can get a tax receipt.

They've got hospitals in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, New Zealand and Egypt. The items on the wishlists start at only a couple of bucks.

If you're interested in donating, or want to know more, head over to ChildsPlayCharity.org.

Site: http://www.childsplaycharity.org/

KM