#charity-drive

#charity-drive

Last month, we asked readers to donate to a couple of good causes in our 2025 Charity Drive sweepstakes. And boy, did you deliver. With the drive now complete and the donations all tallied, we can report that Ars Technica readers gave an incredible $42,936.83 to Child's Play and the Electronic Frontier Foundation in this year's drive. That doesn't set a new record, but it beats last year's total and raises our lifetime Ars Charity Drive donation haul since 2007 to over $585,000.

With the onset of gift-giving season, shoppers have the choice to shop local or corporate. The Triton hosts a one-stop where local artists, small businesses, and bakeries present their goods as contenders for holiday purchases. While browsing, attendees are whisked into the Christmas spirit of Dickensian universes beyond, by the fully costumed Victorian Carolers of Lyric Theatre.