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well documented scam. good cause, but its like giving money to the mafia.

If it's a well documented scam why does Sony, Blizzard, Trion, Twitch, Microsoft, Roosterteeth, Xsplit all back it? Also why have I seen first hand where the money goes?

Oh and for proof you can look at their page, you can also look up the Diablo 3 challenge from last year, and you can see the advertisement on PSN... The only thing I can't back up with proof is the seeing the money.

These sorts of events are always great, it's nice to see people being able to contribute to a real world cause, especially one involving healthcare.

good heads up OP, will keep in mind come oktober.

i will throw in AGDQ, a 200+ hour speedrunning marathon, held at the beginning of january, they raised a little over a million bucks this year for the prevent cancer foundation, so for those that missed it this year, theres always next year...

gaming charity best charity

They look better than most here - Charity Navigator

(If the link doesn't go direct search for "Children's Miracle Network Hospitals")

Ah, I thought they meant the Extra Life thing itself being a scam.

Can't say I'm surprised though, same as any other 'charity' at the end of the day.

And hello =)

I did in detail last year.

*edit* no the extra life thing is awesome, the "charity" organization they choose to use is crooked. And yes, I'm not surprised Microsoft uses them based on their early sales practices with Windows.

Guys, the hospitals have to pay to receive the money, or they don't get on the list. The charity organization uses some of the funds to throw lavish parties for the founders. I spent hours going through their financials, and it wasn't pretty. Oh, you want some money? Well, you have to pay us first and we'll take a percentage. Oh and I've got a buddy who needs a job. You're gonna hire him to be the full time on site director for this.

I wish extra life would just donate right to the major childrens' hospitals. That, I could support.

facepalm lol

In the past, there was all this talk about how great the extra life thing is, and how they chose the childrens miracle network for how amazing they were. just real life alts lol

Say what you want about the game, but I'll speak up when it comes to real life cash and children. I totally get that charities have operational expenses, but the fact that money is fungible makes things confusing for most people. Think of the donations as a product that they are moving if that helps you, and back it out of the equation.

If I made a thread that I am raising money for charity, but I need a lot of cash up front, will charge you a percentage of the money raised, and that you will go and hire my friends to do nonsense jobs, everyone here would be up in arms and want me banned and in prison. Throw some third parties in between to do that instead and suddenly it's a great idea. Oh, and then I take cash out of the charity for personal stuff above and beyond reasonable operating expenses. Oh yeah, and I hire questionable people to run the thing.

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I'd also like to address the large corporate support thing- means about nothing. As I and many others have seen up close and personal, there is often a strong pressure from management for all employees to donate a minumum amount. I had a boss that simply couldn't understand that in no way, shape, or form will I give United Way a damn penny, let alone the $100 they wanted from me no matter how good it makes him look, as a Catholic and ardent pro life person myself. Real life is not Eve.

The issue being that they don't have a bonus room or mayonnaise, amirite?