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Mar 8, 2009

Penny Arcade commemorated by the State of Washington

Penny Arcade founders Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik have been honored in a formal bill, which was approved by the home state of Washington. For a period of ten years, and they serve as industry commentators unprecedented, strong vocabulary enthusiasts, and supporters of citrus assault robots.

The draft law, which does not serve any purpose other than to give it a legally recognized to the pair, and was approved on the recognition of their contribution to the economy, charity and the internet funnies.

This move prompted by the recent anniversary of comic ten years, and Penny Arcade Expo, which pull in about 58,500 visitors to the Washington Convention Center and the Department of Child's Play charity to raise $ 4.5 million dollars for children's hospitals across the United States.


SENATE RESOLUTION
8640
By Senators Jarrett, McAuliffe, and Fraser
WHEREAS, The greater Seattle area is home to over 45 video game companies, making the
video game industry in Washington one of the largest in the nation; and
WHEREAS, Jerry Holkins, a comic writer, and Mike Krahulik, a cartoonist and artist, both
originally from Spokane, Washington, collaborated to create an online comic about video games
called Penny Arcade in the fall of 1998; and
WHEREAS, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik recently celebrated the comic’s 10th anniversary;
and
WHEREAS, In 2004, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik launched the first annual Penny
Arcade Expo, a gaming festival in Bellevue, Washington; and
WHEREAS, By 2008, the Penny Arcade Expo has grown to become the largest game
convention in the United States, with over 58,500 video game enthusiasts attending the Penny
Arcade Expo at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in August 2008; and
WHEREAS, The Penny Arcade Expo attracts thousands of tourists from around the globe
to visit the city of Seattle while attending the convention, and has served to further reinforce Seattle’s
status as a leading locale of the game industry; and
WHEREAS, In 2003, Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik created the Child’s Play Charity, an
organization which raises contributions of money and toys to donate to Children’s Hospitals
worldwide; and
WHEREAS, Child’s Play Charity has raised over 4.5 million dollars for sixty different
Children’s Hospitals since it was established, including Washington’s own Seattle Children’s and
Sacred Heart Children’s Hospitals;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate officially
recognize the accomplishments of Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik in becoming widely accepted
leaders in the computer and video game industries, encouraging industry growth through
scholarships, and advancing Washington State as a hub of the gaming industry through the presence
of Penny Arcade Expo; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate honor Jerry Holkins and
Mike Krahulik for their hard work and dedication to improving the lives of hospitalized children
worldwide through their creation and continued work with Child’s Play Charity; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be immediately transmitted
by the Secretary of the Senate to Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik.
I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate,
do hereby certify that this is a true and
correct copy of Senate Resolution 8640,
adopted by the Senate
March 5, 2009
THOMAS HOEMANN
Secretary of the Senate


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