GOING LIVE…
Extra Life is an annual 24-hour gaming marathon that unites gamers in support of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Participants use social media and streaming while playing their favorite video games, RPGs, and/or tabletop games to ask friends and family to support their efforts in honor of local pediatric patients. 100% of all donations stay local and make miracles happen for families who desperately need them.Since its inception in 2008, Extra Life has raised more than $100 million for CMN hospitals nationwide.
…TO SAVE LIVES
When I first heard about Extra Life, I was dumbfounded. What a wonderful way to bring people together and give the next generation of gamers a chance laugh, play, and level up! As TrueTimFoolery, I play games, host marathons, sponsor giveaways and raffles, as well as create unique donation incentives, all while raising money for Corewell Health Children’s (the new name of Beaumont Children's) in Royal Oak, Michigan. Now in my seventh year of Extra Life, my community of FOOLS and I have raised more than $54,000 for the kids over at Corewell!
If you are interested in supporting a worthwhile cause, consider a donation on my Extra Life page and follow (or sub) each week on Twitch as we #KeepFoolingAround to #ChangeKidsHealth!
I PARTICIPATE IN EXTRA LIFE TO:
– Build a supportive online community
– Stay connected with friends and family
– Amplify the voices of those who need it most
– Inspire others to act as the big brother/sister/person the world needs
– Foster positivity and change in the world
#KEEPFOOLINGAROUND
1UPdate: Extra Life uses games to raise money for children’s hospitals
April 28, 2023
This week on the 1UPdate, we wanted to take a break from concentrating on the contentious aspects of the gaming industry and instead focus on the positive things gamers have come together to accomplish.
Charity Extra Life started back in 2008 as a way for gamers to raise money for Texas Children’s Hospital as a 24-hour game playing marathon. The organization grew over the years, and in 2011, they raised over $1 million for the first time. Now, Extra Life is raising money to benefit local Children’s Hospitals all over the country.
Hannah Goodman is the Children’s Miracle Network Manager at Corewell Health Foundation for Southeast Michigan. Streamer Timmy Nelson, aka TrueTimFoolery, is an Extra Life Detroit Guild Advisor and was Beaumont Children’s top fundraiser in 2022, raising over $8,000 for the organization.
Goodman and Nelson joined the 1UPdate to talk about the history of Extra Life, some of their most recent efforts and how anyone can participate.
To learn more and get involved with Extra Life, visit their website.
Full Interviews and Profiles
"I think #ExtraLife is so much fun because we get to see the direct impact of what we raise online." – Timmy Nelson, Extra Life Participant
Twitter | Aug 9, 2023
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