Amazing things are happening through Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty Endowment. The charity, founded in 2009, is celebrating the fact that it accomplished its goal of getting 100,000 veterans into meaningful employment — two years faster than anticipated.
“To put 100,000 placements in perspective, the entire active-duty Marine Corps is made up of more than 178,000 people,” said Gen. James L. Jones, United States Marine Corps (retired) and co-chair of the endowment. “While reaching 100,000 placements two years earlier than our goal is an accomplishment to be proud of, there is much more we can do, and should be doing, to support our veterans as they transition to civilian employment.”
It started with a $125,000 donation to the Paralyzed Veterans of America in 2009, which helped create thousands of job opportunities for soldiers returning from war in the Middle East. In honor of the most recent accomplishment, Activision Blizzard announced it’s investing an additional $30 million into the program. Additionally, the endowment is now focused on placing another 100,000 veterans into quality jobs. For the past 12 years, the charity has partnered with nonprofit veterans organizations in the United States and the United Kingdom to help secure excellent career opportunities for servicemen and women as they return to civilian life.
“To date, we have invested over $60 million in support of veterans’ employment initiatives,” Bobby Kotick, Activision CEO and co-founder of the endowment, said. “With our even more efficient programs, we expect to generate another 50,000 job placements through Call of Duty Endowment grants.”
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How Gamers Can Support Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty Endowment
Gamers can help the cause by purchasing the C.O.D.E. Defender Pack. According to the company, “One hundred percent of net proceeds will go directly to the cause, aiding the endowment’s mission of placing unemployed and underemployed veterans from the United States and the United Kingdom into careers that best utilize their tremendous skill set.”
Here’s what’s included in the C.O.D.E. Defender Pack:
— “Old School” Epic Watch
— “Hot and Cold” Weapon Camo
— “Endowment” Rare Weapon Sticker
— “The Defender” Rare Pistol Weapon Blueprint with custom-themed Optic and Reticle
— “Honor the Call” Rare Weapon Charm
— “Secret C.O.D.E.” Rare Spray
— “C.O.D.E. All-Star” Rare Spray
— “Hooah” Rare Calling Card
— “Flat Back” Rare Emblem
— “Sturdy Stripes” Rare Emblem
— “Zoomin” Rare Emblem
The video game company explained that the offer would end once $2 million has been raised for the cause. “There is no better, more supportive resource for veteran job placement than the Call of Duty Endowment,” said VetJobs CEO Rear Adm. Dan Kloeppel, U.S. Navy (retired).
More Good News for Call of Duty
2021 was a record year for revenue for the Call of Duty game franchise, which earned “well above” $1 billion, according to the company. Activision Blizzard recently confirmed that the first-person shooter game had been downloaded more than 650 million times worldwide since it = launched in November 2019. By May 2021, it reached 500 million downloads. The game launched in China in 2021, which could account for an additional 150 million downloads in the past year. Since it’s developing a mobile version of Call of Duty Warzone, the video game company is primed to keep that momentum going. Canada’s Beenox is working on that project.
