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I've been waiting since November for the CP staff to update the Amazon wish lists, but it looks like that isn't going to happen for most of them. Despite that, we can still give cash / paypal, find a hospital with a 2015 list, or pick carefully through the 2014 list for toys and games that aren't dated.
2014 thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?p=36951970#post36951970
What to do:
1. Go to the Child's Play website - http://www.childsplaycharity.org/
2. Either donate cash or pick a hospital from the map and buy items from their Amazon wish list. Cash goes to CP to split across all hospitals, toys go directly to the hospital. Nothing goes through me.
(Be careful about the shipping destination, it should go to the hospital not to you.)
3. Send me a PM with details and post in this thread to share your Santa-ness with others. (If you want you can just PM me and ask to remain anonymous.)
What NOT to do:
- Don't buy used items, the hospitals can't give used items to the sick kids.
- Don't wrap the gifts, the hospitals need them new and unwrapped.
- Don't pay for shipping, the hospitals need these gifts year-round since kids arrive all year. Spend the money on an extra toy instead.
Donation matching:
I'll be matching a straight 15% + an extra $20 if you donate at least $35. So if you donate $35 I match you $25.25, if you donate $50 I match you with $27.50.
manlymatching returns:
manlymatt83 is also adding 5% in manlymatching again this year, up to $500!
BONUS donation matching from PenguinPower:
PenguinPower will also match any donations above $50 at 10% up to a cap of $200!
That means a $50 donation will get $35 in matching!
Tote Board (alphabetical by username)
$2337.57 + $820.27 matching + $188.03 manlymatching + $216.39 PenguinMatching = $3,562.26
CPA - $133.21 - Texas Childrens Hospital, Houston TX
DaveSimmons - $89.13 - St. Lous Children's Place, St. Louis MO
enis083 - $52.96 - Childrens Hospital Pittsburg UPMC, Pittsburgh PA
geecee - $116.41 - Children's Hospital of NJ
geecee - $65.94 - Childrens Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx NY
geecee - $45.37 - Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation, Mountainside NJ
Gillbot (for SunnyD) - $100 - cash, shared between all hospitals
highland145 - $213.83 - Children's Hospital Georgia, Augusta GA
jonks - $58.15 - Childrens Hospital of NJ, Newark NJ
josh0099 - $150.36 - Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis IN
minendo (for SunnyD) - $74.24 - Texas Children's Hospital, Houston TX
NGC_604 - $206.49 - Akron Children's Hospital, OH
NGC_604 - $344.82 - Cleveland Clinic, OH
nycxandy - $106.14 - Childrens Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx NY
PenguinPower - $185.41 - Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Nashville TN
sciencewhiz - $37.01 - Rady Childrens Hospital, San Diego CA
shawn130c - $35.28 - Valley Children's Hospital, Mader CA
shawn130c - $57.08 - Childrens Hospital Oakland, Oakland CA
SketchMaster - $50.37 - Children's Hospital Colorado, Colorado Springs CO
SketchMaster - $55.06 - The Children's Hospital, Aurora CO
SketchMaster - $51.06 - Dell Children's Medical Center, Austin TX
soulcougher73 - $53.91 - Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Uppsala9496n - $55.34 - Comers Childrens Hospital, Chicago IL
First Matching Purchase - $593.03 - Children's Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama
2 x Philips PET741M/37 Portable DVD Player
2 x Lamaze Peek-A-Boo Forest Soft Book, 2 x Baby Einstein Take Along Tunes Musical Toy, 2 x Baby Einstein Sea Dreams Soother, 3 x Crayola 57-4415 Model Magic Modeling Compound, 10 x Crayola Ultraclean Broadline Classic Washable Markers, 4 x Uncle Milton - Moon In My Room, 2 x Crayola Crayons, 24 Count, 6 Pack, 2 x Poppin Park Giraffalaff Tumble Top, 2 x Manhattan Toy Wimmer-Ferguson Infant Stim Mobile To Go Travel Toy, 2 x Sassy Ring O' Links Rattle Developmental Toy, 3 x Fisher-Price Rattle and Rock Maracas, 3 x Manhattan Toy Winkel Rattle and Sensory Teether Activity Toy, 2 x Tolo Toys Roller Ball Run, 1 x VTech Baby Lil' Critters Soothe and Surprise Light, 1 x VTech Rhyme and Discover Book
Thanks to: SketchMaster (x3), nycxandy, PenguinPower, shawn130c, minendo (for SunnyD), Gillbot (for SunnyD), NGC_604 (x2), geecee (x2), soulcougher73, highland145, jonks
Second matching purchase - $97.33 - Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO
DVDs: 1 x Minions, 1 x Big Hero 6, 3 x Inside Out
Third matching purchase - $129.89 - St. Louis Children's Place, MO
1 x Sylvania 7-Inch Portable DVD Player with Built-In Rechargeable Battery
DVDs: 1 x Minions, 2 x Big Hero 6, 1 x Inside Out
Thanks to: josh0099, enis083, shawn130c, CPA, geecee, sciencewhiz, Uppsala9496n
Manlymatching, plus additional donation:
Boston Children's Hospital - New Nintendo 3DS XL Black - $188.03
PenguinPower matching, plus additional donation:
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Nashville, TN - 2x Nintendo 2DS - Crimson Red, 1x LEGO: Marvel Super Heroes - Nintendo Wii U - $216.39
2014 thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?p=36951970#post36951970
What to do:
1. Go to the Child's Play website - http://www.childsplaycharity.org/
2. Either donate cash or pick a hospital from the map and buy items from their Amazon wish list. Cash goes to CP to split across all hospitals, toys go directly to the hospital. Nothing goes through me.
(Be careful about the shipping destination, it should go to the hospital not to you.)
3. Send me a PM with details and post in this thread to share your Santa-ness with others. (If you want you can just PM me and ask to remain anonymous.)
What NOT to do:
- Don't buy used items, the hospitals can't give used items to the sick kids.
- Don't wrap the gifts, the hospitals need them new and unwrapped.
- Don't pay for shipping, the hospitals need these gifts year-round since kids arrive all year. Spend the money on an extra toy instead.
Donation matching:
I'll be matching a straight 15% + an extra $20 if you donate at least $35. So if you donate $35 I match you $25.25, if you donate $50 I match you with $27.50.
manlymatching returns:
manlymatt83 is also adding 5% in manlymatching again this year, up to $500!
BONUS donation matching from PenguinPower:
PenguinPower will also match any donations above $50 at 10% up to a cap of $200!
That means a $50 donation will get $35 in matching!
Tote Board (alphabetical by username)
$2337.57 + $820.27 matching + $188.03 manlymatching + $216.39 PenguinMatching = $3,562.26
CPA - $133.21 - Texas Childrens Hospital, Houston TX
DaveSimmons - $89.13 - St. Lous Children's Place, St. Louis MO
enis083 - $52.96 - Childrens Hospital Pittsburg UPMC, Pittsburgh PA
geecee - $116.41 - Children's Hospital of NJ
geecee - $65.94 - Childrens Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx NY
geecee - $45.37 - Children's Specialized Hospital Foundation, Mountainside NJ
Gillbot (for SunnyD) - $100 - cash, shared between all hospitals
highland145 - $213.83 - Children's Hospital Georgia, Augusta GA
jonks - $58.15 - Childrens Hospital of NJ, Newark NJ
josh0099 - $150.36 - Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis IN
minendo (for SunnyD) - $74.24 - Texas Children's Hospital, Houston TX
NGC_604 - $206.49 - Akron Children's Hospital, OH
NGC_604 - $344.82 - Cleveland Clinic, OH
nycxandy - $106.14 - Childrens Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx NY
PenguinPower - $185.41 - Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Nashville TN
sciencewhiz - $37.01 - Rady Childrens Hospital, San Diego CA
shawn130c - $35.28 - Valley Children's Hospital, Mader CA
shawn130c - $57.08 - Childrens Hospital Oakland, Oakland CA
SketchMaster - $50.37 - Children's Hospital Colorado, Colorado Springs CO
SketchMaster - $55.06 - The Children's Hospital, Aurora CO
SketchMaster - $51.06 - Dell Children's Medical Center, Austin TX
soulcougher73 - $53.91 - Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Uppsala9496n - $55.34 - Comers Childrens Hospital, Chicago IL
First Matching Purchase - $593.03 - Children's Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama
2 x Philips PET741M/37 Portable DVD Player
2 x Lamaze Peek-A-Boo Forest Soft Book, 2 x Baby Einstein Take Along Tunes Musical Toy, 2 x Baby Einstein Sea Dreams Soother, 3 x Crayola 57-4415 Model Magic Modeling Compound, 10 x Crayola Ultraclean Broadline Classic Washable Markers, 4 x Uncle Milton - Moon In My Room, 2 x Crayola Crayons, 24 Count, 6 Pack, 2 x Poppin Park Giraffalaff Tumble Top, 2 x Manhattan Toy Wimmer-Ferguson Infant Stim Mobile To Go Travel Toy, 2 x Sassy Ring O' Links Rattle Developmental Toy, 3 x Fisher-Price Rattle and Rock Maracas, 3 x Manhattan Toy Winkel Rattle and Sensory Teether Activity Toy, 2 x Tolo Toys Roller Ball Run, 1 x VTech Baby Lil' Critters Soothe and Surprise Light, 1 x VTech Rhyme and Discover Book
Thanks to: SketchMaster (x3), nycxandy, PenguinPower, shawn130c, minendo (for SunnyD), Gillbot (for SunnyD), NGC_604 (x2), geecee (x2), soulcougher73, highland145, jonks
Second matching purchase - $97.33 - Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, MO
DVDs: 1 x Minions, 1 x Big Hero 6, 3 x Inside Out
Third matching purchase - $129.89 - St. Louis Children's Place, MO
1 x Sylvania 7-Inch Portable DVD Player with Built-In Rechargeable Battery
DVDs: 1 x Minions, 2 x Big Hero 6, 1 x Inside Out
Thanks to: josh0099, enis083, shawn130c, CPA, geecee, sciencewhiz, Uppsala9496n
Manlymatching, plus additional donation:
Boston Children's Hospital - New Nintendo 3DS XL Black - $188.03
PenguinPower matching, plus additional donation:
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Nashville, TN - 2x Nintendo 2DS - Crimson Red, 1x LEGO: Marvel Super Heroes - Nintendo Wii U - $216.39
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