St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® Charity Auction: Thank You! - World of Warcraft

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® Charity Auction: Thank You!

by Blizzard Entertainment 12 Jul 2012 17:03 BST

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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® Charity Auction: Thank You!

Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of the World of Warcraft® community around the world who took part in our recent server-blade charity auction, we’ve raised more than $330,000 USD to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®.

In October 2011, we announced that a selection of retired World of Warcraft server blades -- hardware that once housed World of Warcraft realms -- would be made available for auction for this great cause, and you responded by opening up your hearts and your guild banks. Thanks again for your support and for helping to make a difference in the lives of children.

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Chiéftaín
Deathwing

24/07/2012

Gamers save children! :)

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Arisha
Ravencrest

23/07/2012

it makes one proud to play wow=)

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Selbssentro
Ravencrest

23/07/2012

Good News

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Mortréd
Grim Batol

17/07/2012

This is the kind of news that make me happy. Well done Blizz.

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Zhuljin
Argent Dawn

14/07/2012

Great job Blizzard and the community, and it's a shame that there's people like me who couldn't buy it due to certain circumstances, otherwise there'd be much more gold in the pot :) Oh, and the fact that they sold something for money to give to charity was even better, since most people doesn't simply give money.

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Soulq
Vek'nilash

13/07/2012

It's a great thing the community has done and all respect to blizzard for doing it. But out of respect for the charity if blizzard cared as much as the community did they could have at least matched what we earned or if not matched it donated half.

Everyone who donated you are what keep peoples spirits high, Good job!

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Taranchas
Steamwheedle Cartel

13/07/2012

Awesome news.

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Numhoof
The Sha'tar

13/07/2012

Well win win really Owning a Piece Of WoW history and giving to St. Jude, all good in my book, Thx to Blizzard for giving us the chance to own a piece of WoW, and well done us that is rather a nice chunk of money.

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Expencive
Terokkar

13/07/2012

330,000 Is alot of money is shows how much people care about helping other people and about the game world of warcraft

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Gethor
Shadowsong

12/07/2012

well done blizz after all they could have just sent them to land fill site or sold them to make a profit for them selfs but they didnt and im glaf i concur with renkku's statement FOR THE CHILDREN!

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Gxg
Hellscream

12/07/2012

Unfortunately I didn't win one but congratulations to all the winners and good job Blizzard for putting it all together!

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Renkku
Defias Brotherhood

12/07/2012

Awesome job guys! Thanks Blizzard and especially the buyers of these blades!

For the children! :)

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Jeynack
Defias Brotherhood

12/07/2012

Congrats to everyone involved. Major success. :D

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Hariberu
Twisting Nether

12/07/2012

@Jeynack: not really a success at all, blizzard surely earns $300,000 in a week? all they done was auction a bunch of scrap metal which the generous public paid for to create the charity's earning. this is stupid if you ask me. blizzard should pay a month of their own earnings to a charity, not use sheep to do it for them. I'm not buying it at all

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Darkblayder
Kilrogg

12/07/2012

@Hariberu: they are in bisness to make monny not to spend monny what won't make profit.

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Hariberu
Twisting Nether

12/07/2012

sorry if I'm wrong, blizzard auctioned these out and we paid out a total of $330,000 to charity right? so what did blizzard give from their own pocket?

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Hjadlha
Dragonblight

12/07/2012

@Hariberu: They gave $330,000 USD worth of server blades?

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Hariberu
Twisting Nether

12/07/2012

@Hjadlha: ...those server blades aren't worth crap, I could auction my used boxers for a million USD of yours / the public's money... that isn't giving anything lol

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Tréluk
Silvermoon

12/07/2012

@Hariberu: And im sure you've never once gave something to charity. Judging about such things, people who don't give themselves discuss such things.

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Hariberu
Twisting Nether

12/07/2012

@Tréluk: I'm not a company that makes $100,000 a week retard

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Slientdruid
Arathor

12/07/2012

@Hariberu: i agree in some aspects of what you are saying but not all, you see the charity still received to said money so albeit its not from there pockets but they organised it!! without them the charity wouldn't have got the money people can be inconsiderate and don't like 'giving' but buying seems fine to them.

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Lars
Aerie Peak

13/07/2012

@Hariberu: Blizzard is still a company striving maximum profit, simple as it is. Why would they just give money away?

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Panamat
Mazrigos

13/07/2012

@Hariberu: Really? So who are you in real life, Lady GaGa?

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Lexî
Twisting Nether

13/07/2012

@Hariberu: Dude they made a small fraction and gave it to charity i make sure there is always a small fraction not alot as i dont earn much but enough going to charity. You need to lighten up. Players like you make these forums depressing.

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Boddy
Saurfang

12/07/2012

Nice to see things like these. :-)

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Nerraw
Dragonmaw

12/07/2012

Very nice!

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Holyrocket
Twisting Nether

12/07/2012

$330,000 USD. Blizzard is kind!

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Ruffz
Stormscale

13/07/2012

@Holyrocket: you have missed a point.. it aint blizzard that is the kind one.. its the community/people that is buying used server blades and to those I give a standing ovation.. ofc blizzard could sell them as scrap and make a very very small profit from it to a scrapyard so ofc blizzard is giving away a very small amount as well and without them there wouldnt be any charity of this magnitude from the community either

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Holyrocket
Twisting Nether

13/07/2012

@Ruffz: If it wasn't for Blizzard these money wouldn't have been given to them.

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