Extra Life

[Madison]

Last year I participated in Extra Life, a fundraiser for Children's hospitals across the US and Canada (and possibly globally*).

On October 25th, gamers across the continent will be having fun and playing games in a 24 hour gaming marathon.

This is not a plea for donations.

While donations would be greatly appreciated and I will provide the link to my personal page, I'm much more interested in making people aware of such a fundraiser. Since we range from areas all over the world, you might find that a hospital in your city is part of the Children's Miracle Network and could receive money from donations through this event.

Don't be daunted by the 24 hours either! You are not required to do it all in one day as long as you pledge to play 24 hours during the month of October. Many people provide Twitch feeds to their gaming. Last year, I spent the day writing for Path!

For more information, check out the Extra Life homepage.

*Donation page for myself has been removed. Please see second post.*

If anything, thanks for taking the time to look at this and read it over!

*In the faqs section, it states it's global but I was unable to pull up a list outside of the US, possibly to my having already registered in Wisconsin.

[Madison]

Today I lost one of my closest friends. Scott Chaloupka, 28, was found deceased in his bedroom this morning due to natural causes. Scott is survived by his parents and his sister, whom he cared for due to her being an amputee and unable to walk. This was his first year participating in the Extra Life event and he was excited and motivated to do something he loved to raise donations for Children's hospitals.

It is my and my classmate's wish to see his goal met and exceeded in his memory.

Scott's Extra Life donation page.

[Alexandrea]

Kudos to you and your friends, I am so sorry for your loss and my heart is with yours. Not just today but especially today. <3