Gaming for the Greater Good: Thousands Raise Money for Charity as IWON.com Expands Team Challenge Awards
St. Jude Children's Hospital and Wounded Vets Receive Top Awards In December; New Cash Prizes Go to Support Animal Sanctuary, The Salvation Army, The Fight Against Breast Cancer and Hunger Relief
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%0D%0ABy%20the%20end%20of%20this%20month's%20competition,%20IWON.com%20will%20have%20awarded%20over%20$135,000%20to%20winning%20charities%20and%20organizations%20on%20behalf%20of%20those%20playing%20for%20their%20favorite%20causes.%20The%20company%20introduced%20the%20program%20last%20fall%20just%20as%20the%20economy%20showed%20increased%20signs%20of%20significant%20weakness.
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%0D%0A"The%20December%20holidays%20proved%20to%20be%20an%20especially%20tough%20time%20for%20charities.%20The%20financial%20crisis%20continues%20to%20have%20a%20significant%20impact%20on%20donations%20so%20vital%20to%20the%20good%20works%20done%20by%20charitable%20organizations,"%20explains%20Timothy%20Allen,%20vice%20president%20of%20IAC%20Consumer%20Applications%20and%20Portals%20and%20General%20Manager%20of%20IWON.com.%20"We%20have%20been%20more%20than%20happy%20to%20continue%20our%20monthly%20awards%20to%20assist%20additional%20worthy%20organizations. %20Our%20Team%20Challenge%20is%20a%20new,%20creative%20and%20fun%20way%20for%20charities%20to%20raise%20awareness%20and%20much%20needed%20funds%20in%202009,%20and%20we%20welcome%20and%20encourage%20their%20supporters%20to%20game%20for%20the%20greater%20good."
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