Yeah, I don't know how to tactfully say this without sounding cold, but here goes the ol' college try...
I don't want to detract from charity. I give to charity, and people like the Wentworths who sponsor charity drives are top notch in my book. However, right now, we really have to focus on things that will be effective in getting NCsoft's attention. As admirable as participating in a charity fundraiser would be, the only way I can see this as being particularly effective for our efforts is if it drums up some major publicity. I'm mainly concerned that if it doesn't, it won't even make NCsoft's radar, and I just don't think we're at the threshold of drumming up the kind of publicity we'd need. If we get there in the future, then I reserve the right to do a 180 on the subject.
Plus, I don't want to burn people out by nickel-and-diming them to death. Sending a letter isn't very expensive. Sending capes and masks is a little more, but still within reason. If we start asking people to do something that costs them $10 or $20 every week or two, then I'm afraid that 1) people will get tired of it and stop participating, and/or 2) if the time comes that we need to kick off a massive crowd funding effort, I don't want people to look at their pocketbooks and say, "But I've already spent $100 on this stuff, I don't have anything left!"
If we can get through this intact, I pledge to you right here and now that I will throw my full support behind Real World Hero come holiday time. Shoot, even if we hit the worst-case scenario, I'll STILL throw my full support behind it, because even if our game isn't around, our community will still be and I really think that supporting Real World Hero is very important.
But for now... For right now, I'd like to hold off on any kind of charity drives.
But as someone else said, I am not saying don't give to charity. There are a LOT of worthwhile causes out there that need your money. If you've got some to spare, definitely throw it their way.