Charity

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Over the years, Blizzard Entertainment has done several charity events that include but are not limited to dinners or auctions at BlizzCon, World of Warcraft companion pet releases and Overwatch hero skins.

World of Warcraft

Item Date Donation Ref
 [Pandaren Monk] November 2009 Over $1.1 million (USD) for the Make-A-Wish Foundation[1] [2]
 [Moonkin Hatchling] December 2010 Over $800 thousand (USD) for the Make-A-Wish Foundation[3] [4][5]
 [Cenarion Hatchling] May 2011 Over $1.7 million (USD) for the American Red Cross's Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami relief efforts[6] [7][8]
Server blades October 2011 Over $330 thousand (USD) for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital[9] [10]
 [Cinder Kitten] November 2012 Over $2.3 million (USD) for the American Red Cross's Hurricane Sandy relief efforts[11] [12]
 [Alterac Brandy] November 2013 Over $1 million (USD) for the Make-A-Wish Foundation[13] [14]
 [Argi] December 2014 Over $1.9 million (USD) for the Make-A-Wish Foundation[15] [16]
 [Brightpaw] December 2015 Over $1.7 million (USD) for the Make-A-Wish Foundation[17] [18]
 [Mischief] December 2016 Over $2.5 million (USD) for the Make-A-Wish Foundation[19] [20]
 [Shadow] September 2017 Over $1.8 million (USD) for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief.[21] Due to the disasters of this year, Blizzard decided to start the charity earlier than expected. [22]
 [Whomper] November 2018 Code.org [23]
[Dottie] December 2019 Make-A-Wish Foundation and WE.org [24]
 [Banana Charm]
[Daisy]
March 2021 Doctors Without Borders foundation. Donations were made directly to the charity with goals of $500,000 for Bananas and $1 million for Daisy. Once a goal was reached, the pet for that milestone was made available on the Battle.net Shop and was free to grab for a limited time. [25]
 [Sunny] (Retail)
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July 2023 Raised $1.5 million for BlueCheck Ukraine.[26] The pets were available for purchase for a limited time from the Pet Pack for Ukraine. [27]

Overwatch

BlizzCon

References

 
  1. ^ World of Warcraft® Pet: Pandaren Monk. Blizzard Entertainment (2010-01-11). Archived from the original on 2012-07-10.
  2. ^ Adopt Mischief Today and Support Make-A-Wish. Blizzard Entertainment (2016-12-02). Retrieved on 2018-07-15.
  3. ^ World of Warcraft® Pet: Moonkin Hatchling. Blizzard Entertainment (2011-01-11). Archived from the original on 2012-05-19.
  4. ^ Pet Store Sneak Peek. Blizzard Entertainment (2010-11-09). Retrieved on 2018-07-15.
  5. ^ Moonkin Hatchling and Lil' Ragnaros Now Available. Blizzard Entertainment (2010-11-29).
  6. ^ Cenarion Hatchling Raises More Than $1.9 Million for Japan Earthquake Relief. Blizzard Entertainment (2011-08-03).
  7. ^ Cenarion Hatchling for Japan Earthquake Relief. Blizzard Entertainment (2011-05-02). Retrieved on 2018-07-15.
  8. ^ Adopt a Pet and Support Japan Earthquake Relief by July 31. Blizzard Entertainment (2011-06-22). Retrieved on 2018-07-15.
  9. ^ St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Charity Auction: Thank You!. Blizzard Entertainment (2012-07-12). Retrieved on 2018-07-15.
  10. ^ Blizzard Charity Auction Benefitting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Coming Soon. Blizzard Entertainment (2011-10-13). Retrieved on 2018-07-15.
  11. ^ Cinder Kitten Raises More Than $2.3 Million. Blizzard Entertainment (2013-01-11).
  12. ^ Cinder Kitten Charity Drive for Superstorm Sandy Coming Soon. Blizzard Entertainment (2012-11-08). Retrieved on 2018-07-15.
  13. ^ Make-A-Wish® Charity Pet: Thank You!. Blizzard Entertainment (2014-03-28).
  14. ^ New Mount and Make-A-Wish Charity Pet Now Available. Blizzard Entertainment (2013-11-21). Retrieved on 2018-07-15.
  15. ^ Argi Raises More Than $1.9 Million. Blizzard Entertainment (2015-02-11).
  16. ^ Adopt Argi Now and Support the American Red Cross. Blizzard Entertainment (2014-12-04). Retrieved on 2018-07-15.
  17. ^ pallimmanis 2016-02-11. Brightpaw Raises $1.7 Million. Blizzpro. Retrieved on 2016-03-03.
  18. ^ Adopt Brightpaw Now!. Blizzard Entertainment (2015-12-02). Retrieved on 2018-07-15.
  19. ^ Thank you! Mischief Raises More than 2.5 Million for Make-A-Wish®. Blizzard Entertainment (2017-02-08).
  20. ^ Adopt Mischief Today and Support Make-A-Wish. Blizzard Entertainment (2016-12-02). Retrieved on 2018-07-15.
  21. ^ The Power of Community: It’s in Your Hands. Blizzard Entertainment (2018-03-14). Retrieved on 2018-03-15.
  22. ^ New Pet: Adopt Shadow the Fox and Help Support Disaster Relief Efforts. Blizzard Entertainment (2017-09-12). Retrieved on 2018-07-15.
  23. ^ Support Code.org by Bringing Whomper Home!. Blizzard Entertainment (2018-11-02). Retrieved on 2019-05-21.
  24. ^ Adopt Dottie and Support Make-A-Wish® and WE!. Blizzard Entertainment (2019-12-03). Retrieved on 2019-12-03.
  25. ^ Support Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) During the WoW Charity Pet Program. Blizzard Entertainment (2021-03-18). Retrieved on 2021-03-18.
  26. ^ Thank You! Sunny and Flurky Raise 1.5 Million for BlueCheck Ukraine! (2023-10-11).
  27. ^ Adopt Sunny and Flurky to Support BlueCheck Ukraine. Blizzard Entertainment (2023-07-25). Retrieved on 2021-07-25.
  28. ^ Unlock Pink Mercy and Help Support Breast Cancer Research. Blizzard Entertainment (2018-05-08).
  29. ^ Thank You! Pink Mercy Raises More Than 12.7 Million (USD) for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Blizzard Entertainment (2018-07-09). Retrieved on 2018-07-15.
  30. ^ Charity Auction - BlizzCon. Blizzard Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2019-05-21. Retrieved on 2019-05-21.
  31. ^ BlizzCon® 2016 Charity Auction Now Live!. Blizzard Entertainment (2016-11-02). Retrieved on 2018-07-15.
  32. ^ The BlizzCon® 2017 Charity Auction Has Begun!. Blizzard Entertainment (2017-11-02). Retrieved on 2018-07-15.
  33. ^ BlizzCon 2018 Charity Auction Now Live!. Blizzard Entertainment (2018-11-01). Retrieved on 2019-05-21.
  34. ^ BlizzCon® 2019 Charity Auction Starts October 31. Blizzard Entertainment (2019-10-29). Retrieved on 2019-10-30.