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    Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 8 Apr 2013

    Okay officially struck out at Oakland's Children's Hospital, they aren't in need of Wii systems. Will appreciate any other suggestions! :)

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      2. Jane Ng‏Verified account @thatJaneNg 8 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame doh should have read all your tweets first ;p

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      3. Jane McGonigal‏Verified account @avantgame 8 Apr 2013
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        @DFJaneNg lol great minds think alike! ^_^

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      1. Kimboop‏ @paperdroid 8 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame There's a charity that collects consoles/games and distributes them to hospitals: http://www.getwellgamers.org/ 

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      1. no1ukn0‏ @no1ukn0 8 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame local shelter for battered women.

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      1. Omid M.‏ @moids 8 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame any rehab centers for physical therapy patients? Maybe for children with palsy or similar?

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      1. Catherine Kerr‏ @catkerr 8 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame Instead of a hospital - how about a school? benefit kids with gross motor issues and developmental delays :)

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      1. Suzanne  🎮‏ @Chica_psyd 8 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame did you call Katie's clinic directly? They would be my first choice!

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      1. KMC‏ @Rinalas 8 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame how about the http://www.senecacenter.org/home  ??

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      1. Jane Ng‏Verified account @thatJaneNg 8 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame boys and girls club of SF come next to mind but they did say they don't take "technology" due to abundance, but maybe meant PCs

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      1. Dr. Tannis Morgan‏ @tanbob 8 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame any kind of shelter (youth, family, women), community centre?

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      1. Ray‏ @rmdash 8 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame a senior center? I think they'd love wii resorts.

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      1. Alf Pardo‏ @omgdrawme 8 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame what about donating to tech school?

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      1. Kate McFadden‏ @katemcfadden92 8 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame check out DeMarillac Academy in the Tenderloin in SF. They serve 100% free-lunch/HUD qualifying students. http://Www2.demarillac.org 

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      1. RovingBandOfMisfits‏ @bandofmisfits 8 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame Do you know of nonprofits that donate board games to hospitals, or have volunteers that teach them to kids/other residents?

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      1. Dave Martella‏ @davemartella 8 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame There is a Ronald McDonald house at Standford Medical Center in Palo Alto. http://www.ronaldhouse.net/ 

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      2. very stable genius Mike C.‏ @latrointhemist 8 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame Jane, @ShandsHealth and @floridadm might be interested in a bunch of Wii systems

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      3. UF Health‏ @UFHealth 9 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame Yes, our Streetlight program is always looking for donations like this for the kids in peds! I can get contacts. @latrointhemist

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      1. Marjorie Madfis‏ @marjorie_m 8 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame r u looking to give away? Try special ed classes in k-12. My daughter used Wii to engage with neurotypicals aka inclusion

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      1. GamerPops‏ @GamerPops 8 Apr 2013
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        @avantgame Have you tried women's/family shelters? They can always use entertainment for kids staying there.

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