We wanted to take a moment to say thank you to our corporate sponsor, Xbox who recently donated 7,644 Xbox One controllers to send to our partner facilities. Controllers have a high turnover rate in the hospital setting due to high use and cleaning. These controllers will be put to great use.
Xbox has supported our mission in many ways over the years, and we appreci
[…]http://childsplaycharity.org/donateWe were excited to be able to approve 12 grants this year for Pediatric Game Technology Specilist (PGTS) positions briniging our total number of Child's Play funded PGTS positions to 30. We really see these positions as the best way to help hospitals increase the amount and type of game and tech solitions they can deploy.
8 Hospitals are getting funding for their first PGTS position
Dell Children's Medical Center
Riley Children's
Montana Children's
Lurie Childrens
The creativity, generosity, and support of the gaming community make the work we do possible. We want to share a unique opportunity with you that will benefit so many patients and families in our network hospitals. Child's Play is thrilled to be this year's beneficiary of the Many Hats Club TMHC Isolation Con 2. While the event is free they are hoping the community will support Child's Play as this year's charity of choice. So what are you waiting for? Join us.
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March is Child Life Month and we wanted to start the month off by introducing you to Denis, the Gaming and Technology Specialist we fund in Kenya.
Denis Chagira is the technology specialist at the Sally Test Child Life program in Eldoret, Kenya. This program helps children cope during hospitalization. Before joining the Child life team, Denis volunteered at the local YMCA and pioneered a book club that encouraged young...
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Gamers Give Back
Join us for the 2nd annual Gamers Give Back Day on March 27th, 2021. Last year with your help we raised over $9,000.
While Gamers Give Back day is a concentrated effort you can still stream for us at a time that is right fo
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