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The Midnight Charity Project ^[1] focuses the generosity of RPG hobby enthusiasts as a force for bringing hope to those in need. This project uses a variety of RPG-related fundraising activities throughout the month of December to bring awareness to a worthy cause.

The project for 2008 directly benefits the Autism Research Institute. Autism is unfortunately becoming more and more common. In the mid 1970s it only struck about 1 in 2,000 births. Today the incidence of babies being born autistic has been reported at 1 in every 150 kids. For more information about Autism and the Autism Research Institute, visit Autism.com ^[2]. You can also objectively check out the Autism Research Institute’s rating as a charity by visiting their profile in Charity Navigator ^[3].

Throughout the month of December, 12 to Midnight will be posting a series of articles about Autism at their website: 12tomidnight.com ^[4].