Gamers have already donated more than $1 million in toys, games and books to the Child's Play charity this year. The goal for 2009 is to surpass the $1.4 million raised last year for children's hospitals around the world. “The game community is really digging deep and we’re on track for a record-breaking year,” Child's Play project manager Kristin Lindsay said in a press release Friday.

With winter holidays fast approaching, there are still many opportunities to pitch in and help the charity reach its goal. Many local fund-raising events are still in the works. Penny Arcade creators Gabe and Tycho will host the sold-out Child's Play Gala and Auction Tuesday in Seattle; on Wednesday, Ümloud! will give San Franciscans a chance to rock plastic instruments for the cause.

If there's no fund-raising event in your town, you can still contribute from home. You can donate directly via Paypal. Or you can buy one of those nifty Oscar Mike T-shirts from Giant Bomb or play BioWare's Facebook game Gift of the Yeti. Proceeds from both will help put fun stuff in the hands of sick kids.

Image courtesy Child's Play

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