Talk:Child's Play (charity)

Goal of child's play
I think this should be added in. The goal of child's play isn't quite like other charities which collect money for the hospitals to buy new equipment or general maintenance. The toys collected are mainly to improve childrens' (especially ones who are in for long-term stays) experience in the hospital to be more enjoyable.

Major Expansion
I have made a huge expansion to the article, and funny enough it's my first time editing. Leave a message for me. ^_^ Druss666uk 18:30, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

World Ending - Archived News Story Down
I'll be finding other sources soon, is it a good idea to cite articles articles in a graphic format? Druss666uk 10:23, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Update
Just updated the amount raised this year as per info on penny arcade.

62.232.65.170 13:13, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

Media's perception of gamers
"Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins founded Child's Play in 2003 as a way to refute mainstream media's perception of gamers as violent and antisocial."

True though it may be, I really don't think mentioning this in the first paragraph as the primary reason for starting the charity is fair to the PA guys. The wording suggests that the only reason they're being charitable is so people think they (and by proxy, gamers in general) are great people. It's ascribing selfish motivation to a magnificent act of charity, and I really think it can be worded better. Mashuren 22:56, 22 December 2006 (UTC)


 * I agree, while changing perceptions about gamers might be a helpful side effect, the main goal was always to provide gifts to people in hospitals.  It should be modified.  Zrekhan 13:11, 3 January 2007 (UTC)


 * The main goal *was* (and is) to refute the perception of gamers as violent and antisocial the main goal is *also* to raise lots of money (and tangible goods) for hospitals/sick kids. I don't know if you've noticed, but *every charity that exists* is, fundamentally, a selfish motivation *causing* an act of charity. That hardly lessens the act of charity, unless those being charitable are using it expressly for profit. But where does it say that there can't be more than one primary purpose for an organization? 96.25.188.62 (talk) 04:36, 14 December 2009 (UTC)

2006 amount, final update
I did a few edits, and updated the final amount raised. --ZavenH 09:57, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Child's Play Logo.gif
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BetacommandBot (talk) 21:14, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

So I need some assistance with this, since I'm not totally familiar with Wikipedia's Fair Use Rationale (even after reading it over I'm a little confused). Shot an e-mail out to Kristin Lindsay of Child's Play requesting permission to use the logo for the Wikipedia page. Here's the response:

Hi Melissa,

Thank you for contacting Child's Play. The current logo on the Child's Play page is accurate, and we provide our permission for Wikipedia to use it.

Many thanks!

Kristin Lindsay

Child's Play

Project Manager

Is anything else needed to justify the logo's use on the page?Garonyldas (talk) 02:32, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Would actually love if someone could update our logo. I'm happy to send an updated email approving the use of the new one, hit me up at eblandin@childsplaycharity.org. Our new logo can be found following the link at the bottom of this page. http://www.childsplaycharity.org/about Sorry for my lack of knowledge about how to do wiki things, this seemed like the safest method. Bekerkozar (talk) 14:29, 1, May 2018 (PSD) —Preceding undated comment added 21:31, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Mario Marathon
Do you think Mario Marathon is worth adding to this article? This year they came within an hour of breaking a world record and raised $28,835.76 for Child's Play http://www.mariomarathon.com/ CoW mAnX (talk) 23:37, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

No mention of Desert Bus for Hope either? http://desertbus.org/ Garonyldas (talk) 02:02, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

I was just thinking the same about Mario Marathon. I wonder if it is considered notable enough...I suppose if it raised over 100k this year it might be! -- 29 June 2011

Hospitals worldwide? Yeah, right...
The text is rather misleading. While theoretically this charity is helping childrens hospitals worldwide the reality is much more sad: The overwhelming majority of supplied hospitals is in north america, in the USA to be exact. It's so blatantly obvious that we should change the article to prevent someone from donating to a charity which caters only to a very geographically limited area.87.143.142.43 (talk) 21:10, 15 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Why is this the case? Is it a language problem? I note that the majority of non-USA hospitals are in English speaking countries. Rather than warning people about the locations, which do change, I'd say advising people how to get hospitals signed up would be more beneficial. 86.142.57.125 (talk) 09:06, 28 January 2013 (UTC)

External links modified
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Logo brand refresh
Hello Wiki folks. Child's Play has updated our logo, and while it would probably be fine, I wanted to respect the conflict of interest policy FAQ/Organizations and not edit things myself. Our new logo can be found here.https://assets.childsplaycharity.org/img/CP_Primary_Logo_Light_BG.png

You can find this new logo on our website https://childsplaycharity.org/ as well as our social medias etc. My email is on our website if you have any questions or need anything else from us. Thanks so much.

-Erick Blandin

Bekerkozar (talk) 18:19, 24 April 2023 (UTC)