Yeah, we had quite a commotion over Christian Children's Fund and Gen-Con not too long ago, ending in a general lack of solid facts upon which to base an opinion and plenty of rumor and innuendo to fuel some very angry emails ...
For anyone interested in the initial thread: it is here, closed.
For anyone interested in what actually happened, click here.
Just passing this along since the GenCon staff asked so nicely.
- Marty Lund
For anyone interested in the initial thread: it is here, closed.
For anyone interested in what actually happened, click here.
Jeanette LeGault said:We were informed by a person at CCF that they would not be able to provide us with these materials, apparently due to our association with D&D. We were not comfortable with this position, considering Gary’s role as co-founder of D&D, and founder of Gen Con, and therefore we decided to pick a different charity. We informed the Gygax family of our decision and the reason behind it, and asked if there was another charity they would like us to consider. Fisher House was suggested, as it too was a favored charity of Gary’s. Considering the outstanding services this charity provides to service members, veterans, and their families, we knew Fisher House would be a great charity for Gen Con to support. We later found out that we had been misinformed as to CCF’s position in regards to D&D and Gen Con, but by then we had already chosen Fisher House as our charity, and announcements and promotions were already made and in the works, such that it would not have been possible to change charities at that point.
To be clear, Gen Con made the decision not to donate to CCF; at no time did CCF refuse to take charity money from Gen Con. Gen Con chooses a show charity long before Gen Con Indy 2008 ever takes place.
I have sent an email to The Partnership that runs www.livegamesauctions.com and asked them to make sure the information being presented and discussed on their website is updated and accurate regarding this issue. I would also like to ask each of you to do your part in setting the record straight by contacting the various websites, blogs, etc. that you are active on, and where this issue is being discussed, to make sure they have their facts correct as well. The statement on Wikinews purporting to be from a Gen Con staff member is completely incorrect, as Gen Con staff has never commented on this subject ... until now.
If there are any further questions or points of clarification, please feel free to contact me personally at jeannette@gencon.com.
Just passing this along since the GenCon staff asked so nicely.
- Marty Lund
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