ApplaUSe For A Cause: Freerice

This week is Free Rice's 5th birthday. The website began as a vocabulary game that gives so many grains of rice per correct answer to people in need site through the United Nations World Food Programme .

As the Free Rice site has grown and become more popular, there have been more languages and subjects added. Also, as of this week the program has fed over 5 million people. Now, through October 7th, 2012; you can celebrate FreeRice's birthday by signing up with the site and visiting their birthday page for more info.

English: Logo of the UN World Food Programme in SVG format (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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From Free Rice to Child's Play, there are a lot of ways on the web that gamers can give back . Most of them free and others can cost anywhere from a few dollars to much more(depending on the donor's choice. ) ;

Free Rice

is mostly a vocabulary game that for every correct answer a user gives they win grains of rice for people in need through the World Food Programme.
Child's Play

is a charity that provides video games and equipment and other items to sick children in h select children's hospitals throughout the USA. Many avid gamers plan events online and off 12 months a year to raise funds. You can help this charity by money donations and by donating through their Amazon.com wish lists.

3. Iwon Team Challenge

is a site where registered gamers can use virtual coins that they win by playing certain Iwon games and searching the web. Users can join existing teams, such as mine for the National Inclusion Project, or create one if their favorite charity isn't listed. The teams with the most coins at the end of each month win up to 5,000 dollars for their charity.

4. Games That Give.Net

combines gaming with corporate sponsors to raise funds for various charities. You choose the facebook games based on the charity that you choose, such as the Breast Cancer Site.

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