Penny Arcade Announces Scholarship

hapwned writes "Jerry 'Tycho Brahe' Holkins and Mike 'Jonathan Gabriel Gabe' Krahulik of Penny Arcade gave an interview to Shannon Drake of the Escapist about their charity Child's Play. In the piece, they reveal the first hint of their next endeavor: 'Talk of crazy ideas and the future brings us to their next enterprise, which is still hazy, but very exciting all the same. Right now, they're throwing around the idea of a Penny Arcade Scholarship, which should debut this year.'"

Re:Requirements?

[wibs]

you're a troll, but whatever.

These guys are actively trying to make their world a better place. They didn't start out with a silver spoon, they got lucky and made it big. Lots of people would stop there. Instead they're doing a hell of a lot of work that nobody ever asked or expected them to do, simultaneously improving the image of gamers while actually making a HUGE difference in people's lives.

Quite frankly, I don't care if you think their comic is funny or not. If you don't think it is, that's fair. Jokes about their comic sucking are more than acceptable as well. But to take a story like this as your opportunity to attack them just shows what an incredibly classless individual you are.

Two guys are out there trying to do good things, and not in the Bill Gates suddenly discovering his image stinks kind of way, but because they can and they want to. Be grateful. I wouldn't think I'd have to explain that.

Continuing a Trend

[LilBlackDemon]

These two guys have repeatedly shown that they are more than respectable in circles outside of gaming. Although their comic is definitely one of the most offensive and obscene (and occasionally, funny) comics available, they still continue to donate to and organize charities.

The Child's Play charity (disclaimer: I have donated to this charity in the past, and will continue to do so) is a great idea, and is something surprisingly overlooked. In 2003-2004, I worked in a children's ward in a New York City hospital. The children were very well provided-for in terms of their treatment, but had nothing to do but sit around all day waiting to heal. You would be surprised how hard it is to get people to donate to a hospital for things other than medicine.

The two guys also (very controvertially) donated $10,000 over the summer in the name of Jack Thompson, Esq. Although the incident turned ugly (and Mr. Thompson explained his motivation in a recent interview), it is a good example of their interest in charities.

The Penny-Arcade haters may now mod me down.