PLEX for Good: Storm Relief (http://www.eveonline.com/devblog.asp?a=blog&bid=904)
3 May 2011, 3:41 pmThe week of April 25 saw an unprecedented number of violent storms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_25%E2%80%9328,_2011_tornado_outbreak) and tornadoes in the southern-midwestern and eastern United States. Over 330 people have reportedly died in the affected areas, with Alabama being the worst hit, with 249 fatalities being reported.
Beginning May 3, 2011 and ending at 23:59 UTC on May 16, 2011, CCP will be accepting PLEX donations for PLEX for Good: Storm Relief. Each donation will be converted into cash currency and donated to the Red Cross.
To make your PLEX donation:
- Contract (http://wiki.eveonline.com/wiki/Contracts) your PLEX to the "CCP PLEX for Good" character, and please make sure the character is in the "C C P" corporation and that the name is spelled correctly to avoid scams.
- Contracts will be accepted within 24 hours of submission, though usually sooner than that.
CCP regards any scamming attempts surrounding this effort to be morally reprehensible and they will be met with swiftest action.
To learn more about how this program works, please check out this FAQ (http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/PLEX_for_GOOD) for more information.
PLEX for Good is an on-going charitable program initiated by the players of EVE Online. Past drives have assisted the victims of the Haiti earthquake and excessive flooding in Pakistan. Most recently, EVE Online players held a drive to assist those affected by the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan. To date, EVE Online players have donated over $107,000 USD (over 6100 PLEX) to those in need via this program, with almost $155,000 USD being donated by EVE Online players to charity since 2004.
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