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RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES
GameStop partners with Ronald McDonald House
Charities throughout the United States by cooking
meals for families staying at local Ronald McDonald
Houses while their children undergo medical
treatments. In 2015, GameStop associates volunteered
more than 4,000 hours, preparing nearly 90 meals for
families staying at 65 different Ronald McDonald House
locations across the United States.
GAMER FUND
The Gamer Fund is the 501(c)(3) organization GameStop
established to help provide financial assistance to
associates in their time of need as a result of an
unforeseen emergency or hardship. In 2015, we provided
more than $400,000 in financial assistance to help
our associates manage the loss of a home or vehicle
due to fire or natural disaster, the death of a loved one
or homelessness. We also launched the Power to the
Scholars college scholarship program and awarded 40
grants to associates or their dependents totaling more
than $100,000.
The Purpose of Our Giving – Elaine’s Story
Imagine you just heard the words “your child has brain
cancer.” Immediately, you become consumed with
helping your child get better, and wonder how you are
going to pay for it all. That’s exactly where GameStop
associate Elaine found herself when her son was
diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor. A single mom
of two, Elaine didn’t know where to turn — and that’s
when our charitable partners and Gamer Fund stepped in
to help. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital provided
the treatment, while the local Memphis, Tenn., Ronald
McDonald House offered Elaine and her son a home-
away-from-home. The Gamer Fund provided Elaine a
grant to help with financial needs, and the Make-A-Wish
Foundation granted her son’s wish to attend the 2015 San
Diego Comic Con show dressed as Spiderman. Elaine’s
story personalizes our higher purpose in giving. Today,
we celebrate with Elaine that her son is healthy and
cancer free.
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2015 ANNUAL REPORT