Chicago for Child’s Play Fundraiser Planned

This year’s Child’s Play charity drive is underway with a number of contests and events designed to get gamers to give generously. The charity founded by Penny Arcade in 2003 has scheduled an event in Chicago that should be one heck of a bash.

Chicago for Child’s Play will feature good times for a good cause with plenty of beer, games and contests. All proceeds go to Children’s Hospitals around the world. Due to the bubbly beverages, the event is for gamers over 21 only.

Chicago area gamers can get their Chicago for Child’s Play event tickets from the Eventbrite website. More details on the event follow the break.

What: Gaming, drinking, and prize-winning – all for a great cause!

Since 2003, over 100,000 gamers worldwide have banded together through Child’s Play, a community based charity grown and nurtured from the game culture and industry. Over two million dollars in donations of toys, games, books and cash for sick kids in children’s hospitals across North America and the world have been collected since the inception of Child’s Play.

• We’re going to have a game contest – either MK vs. DC or Rock Band/Guitar Hero – to find Chicago’s best drunk gamer!
• Drink some of Chicago’s finest beers! And hard liquors! And wine!
• In addition to the drinks and games, we’ll have some raffle prizes!  You can get additional raffle tickets are $10 each, and your admission gets you one entry into the raffle.

When: Tuesday, December 9: 7PM – 10PM

Where: Plan B Chicago, which is kindly opening their doors to us on a Tuesday just for our Child’s Play Fundraiser.  Thanks, Plan B!

Copy and paste the address and directions into your map site of choice:

1635 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, IL 60647

Plan B is just north of the North/Damen/Milwaukee intersection (on Milwaukee, not Damen)  CTA directions: Blue Line to Damen

How: Show up ready to play games, drink top-quality brews/liquors/wine, and buy tickets to win prizes.

Why: We’re doing it for the kids. All proceeds from the raffle and competitions go directly, 100%, to Child’s Play Charity.  (Well, Eventbrite is taking their fees.  The sponsors are not.)

Who: Everyone is welcome, as long as you’re over 21.  Only 170 tickets are available.