Games Editor Posts: 479 Joined: 29 Sep 2005 | Buy and Donate Games for Orphan Disease Research
Buff your karma stat by buying or trading in used games for charity at DonateGames.org.
Donate Games, an accredited charity, now has many used titles up for sale at Donategames.org. The charity began accepting donations of used games in February 2009. All of the profit from each transaction is given to fund research into so-called "orphan diseases": rare debilitating diseases, usually genetic, which are underfunded or under researched because of they only affect under .05% of the population.
Donate Games was inspired by charities like Child's Play. Founder Jim Carol saw the good that games did in the Seattle Children's Hospital where his son, Taylor was battling Philadelphia Chromosome, a rare form of Leukemia. He also heard that many gamers wanted to donate used games or consoles but were unable to due to hospital restrictions. Jim decided to create Donate Games to allow gamers to contribute to a good cause simply by enjoying the games they love.
I have to say, the two-pronged system is genius. You can send in games to the charity, and they will send you back a tax-deductible receipt, in case you want to include the donation on your tax return. If you want, you can then buy used games at Donategames.org. The gamer benefits in both transactions, as does the charity.
Browsing over their inventory, it looks like many popular titles go fast with many of them "sold out" right now. All the more reason to donate that copy of GTA4 that's been sitting on your shelf since June.
This time of year is typically known for making a difference and donating to a good cause. Why give your games back to Gamestop for a piddling sum of "credit," when you can make difference with that old game and score some huge karma points?
Source: DonateGames.org via Kotaku
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Gone Gonzo Posts: 2594 Joined: 20 May 2009 | So that'd help with stuff like sickle cell aneamia right?
I'm game for that, it's a pathetic, hideous little genetic condition. |
On the Record Posts: 5592 Joined: 8 Jun 2009 | Cool!
But they don't have Pokemon Emerald :,( |
SUSPENDED Posts: 1041 Joined: 14 Jun 2009 | Heheh, sick orphans.
Not much of a donater myself, although I suppose it's good that fund raisers are actually selling something people like. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2624 Joined: 31 Jan 2009 | looks cool
If I had the cash i would buy some of those games |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1836 Joined: 22 Apr 2009 | Wow, that's great!
Ill defiantly haft to check out the website!
I'm pretty sure ill find something i want to get rid of or buy.
This is really cool and i hope it does well! |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 536 Joined: 2 Mar 2009 | Too bad, they only sell NTSC-U games. I'm a PAL user. Well, I could still donate cash, so not all is lost...
And what the hell OP?! This isn't Fallout 3, you know! |
Copy Clerk Posts: 53 Joined: 17 Nov 2008 | This is a really excellent idea, I'll definitely tell my friends about this. That tax credit actually translates into saving spendable money as well, instead of that asinine store credit system. |
Nobel Laureate Posts: 20307 Joined: 11 Jul 2009 | I guess I could use a few extra light side points to get the final level for force heal.
I will see what I can do |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 882 Joined: 19 Jan 2009 | Hm, is there any way for us dirty Europeans to join the fun? I don't suppose they can use PAL format games over there... |
Buy and Donate Games for Orphan Disease Research
Buff your karma stat by buying or trading in used games for charity at DonateGames.org.
Donate Games, an accredited charity, now has many used titles up for sale at Donategames.org. The charity began accepting donations of used games in February 2009. All of the profit from each transaction is given to fund research into so-called "orphan diseases": rare debilitating diseases, usually genetic, which are underfunded or under researched because of they only affect under .05% of the population.
Donate Games was inspired by charities like Child's Play. Founder Jim Carol saw the good that games did in the Seattle Children's Hospital where his son, Taylor was battling Philadelphia Chromosome, a rare form of Leukemia. He also heard that many gamers wanted to donate used games or consoles but were unable to due to hospital restrictions. Jim decided to create Donate Games to allow gamers to contribute to a good cause simply by enjoying the games they love.
I have to say, the two-pronged system is genius. You can send in games to the charity, and they will send you back a tax-deductible receipt, in case you want to include the donation on your tax return. If you want, you can then buy used games at Donategames.org. The gamer benefits in both transactions, as does the charity.
Browsing over their inventory, it looks like many popular titles go fast with many of them "sold out" right now. All the more reason to donate that copy of GTA4 that's been sitting on your shelf since June.
This time of year is typically known for making a difference and donating to a good cause. Why give your games back to Gamestop for a piddling sum of "credit," when you can make difference with that old game and score some huge karma points?
Source: DonateGames.org via Kotaku
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