Live Game Auctions -Charity

Gen Con & Origins Charity Auctions

Every year at Origins and GenCon we donate a segment of the auction to charity. 100% of the money raised selling the items goes to the charity that the convention selected as the sponsored charity that year. Here's a history of the amounts raised by the auction and the convention's charity that year. Other events, like the Klingon Jail & Bail and Cardhalla, raise additional money so this is just a portion of the amount that generous gamers contributed to charity!

Convention / Year	Amount Raised	Charity
GenCon 2008	$17,398.00	Fisher House Foundation
Origins 2008	$831.50	Christian Children's Fund
GenCon 2007	$9802.25	Christel House International

GenCon 2008 Charity Event:

On Saturday, August 15^th, 2008 at 6:00 PM, the Gen Con Live Game Auction hosted their traditional charity auction. This year, the event was in honor of Gary Gygax. We raised $17,800.00 for Fisher House Foundation, the official charity of GenCon this year!! The Fisher House Foundation donates "comfort homes," built on the grounds of major military and VA medical centers. These homes enable family members to be close to a loved one at the most stressful times - during the hospitalization for an unexpected illness, disease, or injury. The homes are normally located within walking distance of the treatment facility or have transportation available.

There has been some controversy regarding the original choice for the charity. Follow this link to see the official GenCon comments regarding the choice.

One of the items that was auctioned off was a HUGE 20-sided die that was left out in the corridor during the convention. A hole in the "8" on the die allowed conventioneers to drop dice into the large die in honor of Gary Gygax. The auctioning of this monstrous die was a very emotional event, it sold for $1500.

Here's a video an attendee captured showing the auctioning of the die: YouTube video

GenCon 2007 Charity Event:

Gen Con’s charity segment of the live game auction raised $9802.25 for Christel House International, the check was given to them on 8/21/07.