WIDGET ME THIS, BATMAN!

And in the meantime, enjoy this footage of the auction! I only feel pain watching this, knowing that for a full hour before I couldn't get in touch with my server admin about the ninja TF2 update. The JOYOUS pain of CHARITY!

An Unusual Christmas for Child's Play

Now that I'm all mellowed out on ibuprofen, let's take a moment for charity!

Why would you give away your unusual?! It's so hard to get one!

While I know these are highly sought after by some, the rarity of this hat doesn't compel me to keep it. Especially since it's a hat for a class I rarely play. I considered trading it off for like a bunch of keys but that just seemed like a waste too. And I didn't like the idea of trading it to someone for their money - thought I know plenty of people do that.

Then I thought, you know what rhymes with rarity? Charity!

See? There's a reason for everything. ಠ_ಠ

Why only one item? Couldn't you raise more money with more stuff?

In retrospect it would have been nice to make the auction a little bigger and open to more items from other donators who were on board with the idea. I've already received a surprising number of requests to contribute their items for auction, which warms my heart greatly. But I felt that with the date already being so close to Christmas, and with me being so preoccupied at work and home, and with this being the first time I've ever organized something on this level for an internet fundraiser, I thought I'd take it slow at first so I didn't mess anything up. It's HIGHLY likely I'll accept people's contributions and make future auctions provided I can get server time and free time. It's even more likely this will become an annual thing if I get a positive outcome.

How long have you been giving to Child's Play?

I was on the executive board of my university's gamers/sci-fi club for my final two years of attendance and helped organized seasonal fundraisers to Child's Play as it was our charity of choice. It's so easy to do and I love kids so much that it was just a no brainer who to give this auction money to.

Why only ten bidders?

Easy to keep track of. I'm only one woman - though my fiance will be there to help, he's not much of a woman unfortunately.

This is great and all, but I didn't get into the bidders slot and still wanna give!

Wow, aren't you awesome! Well, Child's Play couldn't make it easier for people to donate.

 

You could also buy a child a toy on the CP wishlist on Amazon.com or Ebay.com. 

Youcould even text a $5 donation from your phone! Seriously, check out their website and see what you can do. I'm sure you'll feel just as good as we all will.

I kinda wanna do something like this! How can I start my own fundraiser for Child's Play?

There's a whole packet filled with great info on how to start your own fundraiser, from large scale events to smaller internet-only ones like these. It should be under the "Donate" tab. Have fun and good luck!

Mr. Excrutiating?

Ow. Ow. Ow.

I'll write things and be clever when I DON'T have two bleeding holes in my face.

Please also check out the charity event I'm trying to get together: An Unusual Christmas for Child's Play. It'll be getting its own blog post soon.

Gonna go bleed summore now.