St Louis LAN Party Raises $2k for Charity
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 9:50 am
When most people think of LAN parties they think of gaming with friends or paying to play games. Recently a St. Louis LAN party was able to something a bit different. They raised over $2100 for katrina victims by hosting a chairty LAN. Read on and see how this small group of gamers was able to make a difference.
Article: St Louis LAN Party Raises $2k for CharityLaclede's LAN events in the past have not been for charity, but this event came at just the right time. "We saw an opportunity with the Katrina disaster to help people with the resources we have. Gamers are usually portrayed as an antisocial branch of society, uninterested in anything outside of the virtual worlds they enjoy. Recently, they've even been branded as budding criminals because of the controversy surrounding people who go out and kill someone and then say a game made them do it.