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Post by ᘐᙓᓮᖇᗩ on Sept 21, 2017 15:57:56 GMT -5
I received an email today from Take This, a US-based charity I support, which brings awareness to mental illness in the gaming community, and amongst other things sets up ‘AFK rooms’ at PAX worldwide, and other conventions. These are quiet rooms which are also staffed with mental health clinicians for anybody wishing to reach out. Anyhow, they sent an email about the One Gamer Fund, and I thought of sharing here, as I know the gaming community to be generous and caring (yes, you guys with the soft marshmellowy insides!!!) What is the One Gamer Fund? The One Gamer Fund is a collaboration between 7 gaming nonprofits for a massive online fundraiser. The One Gamer Fund is an opportunity for gamers to give back to gamers and help make our community even better. What nonprofits are involved? The seven nonprofits are: Child’s Play, Ablegamers Charity, Stack Up, Take This, IGDA Foundation, Games for Change, and the Global Game Jam. Here is the link for more info and ways to support One Gamer Fund: onegamerfund.org |
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inspirace
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Post by inspirace on Sept 21, 2017 16:19:29 GMT -5
sounds great, but it would have been nicer if they elaborate a bit about what they plan to do with the fund. I couldn’t find any detail like you mentioned (e.g. helping people with mental illnesses, game-related?) in their website nor the linked video ...
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Post by GuitarGuy on Sept 21, 2017 16:37:47 GMT -5
yup, your helping them with level 12 upgrades..... I'M KIDDING!! Carry on.. :-)
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GI. Patton
Posts: 126
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Favorite robot: Griffin
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Post by ᘐᙓᓮᖇᗩ on Sept 21, 2017 17:21:01 GMT -5
sounds great, but it would have been nicer if they elaborate a bit about what they plan to do with the fund. I couldn’t find any detail like you mentioned (e.g. helping people with mental illnesses, game-related?) in their website nor the linked video ... My understanding is that the fund distributes the money to each of the 7 non-profits, who then use it in support of their individual projects. So instead of supporting just one organization, you’re supporting all 7, and I guess it’s also a way to build awareness of other organizations. My hubby supports Child’s Play, so I was familiar with that one, but none of the other five. I admit it would have been helpful for them to link to each of the organizations in order to learn more about where the money goes. I ended up having to google them when I realized they weren’t linked. Edit: because individual links are helpful, I thought I’d post each of them here. ? Child’s Play: childsplaycharity.orgAblegamers Charity: www.ablegamers.orgStack Up: stack-up.orgTake This: www.takethis.orgIGDA Foundation: igdafoundation.orgGames for Change: www.gamesforchange.orgGlobal Game Jam: globalgamejam.org |
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Post by Strayed on Sept 24, 2017 23:01:05 GMT -5
sounds great, but it would have been nicer if they elaborate a bit about what they plan to do with the fund. I couldn’t find any detail like you mentioned (e.g. helping people with mental illnesses, game-related?) in their website nor the linked video ... Pretty sure they're helping the guys who got ptsd from playing Spec Ops: The Line./s |
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Post by CharismaticReaper99 on Sept 25, 2017 15:10:52 GMT -5
yup, your helping them with level 12 upgrades..... I'M KIDDING!! Carry on.. :-) In that case, I suffer from Acoustic NeuromaAcquired Brain InjuryAgenesis Corpus CallosumAlzheimer’s DiseaseAmyotrophic Lateral SclerosisAneurysmAphasiaArteriovenous MalformationAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)AutismBatten DiseaseBehcet’s DiseaseBlepharospasmBrain Tumour / CancerCerebral LupusCerebral PalsyCervical DystoniaCharcot-Marie-Tooth DisorderChiari MalformationChronic Inflammatory Demyelinating PolyneuropathyCluster HeadacheComaConcussionCreutzfeldt-Jakob DiseaseDementia (Non-Alzheimer Type)Down SyndromeDysautonomiaDyslexiaDyspraxiaDystoniaEncephalitisEpilepsyEssential TremorFriedreich’s AtaxiaGaucher DiseaseGuillain-Barre SyndromeHeadaches (Various Types)Huntington’s DiseaseHydrocephalusIntracranial HypertensionLeukodystrophyLocked-In Syndrome (LiS)Meniere’s DiseaseMeningitisMeningococcal DiseaseMigraineMinimally Conscious StateMotor Neurone DiseaseMultiple SclerosisMultiple System AtrophyMuscular DystrophyMyasthenia GravisNarcolepsyParkinson’s DiseasePeripheral NeuropathyPrader-Willi SyndromeProgressive Supranuclear PalsyRestless Legs SyndromeRett SyndromeShy Drager SyndromeSleep DisordersSpasmodic DysphoniaStrokeSubarachnoid HaemorrhageSydenham’s ChoreaTay-Sachs DiseaseTension HeadacheTourette SyndromeTransient Ischaemic AttackTransverse MyelitisTraumatic Brain InjuryTrigeminal NeuralgiaTuberous SclerosisVegetative StateVon Hippel-Lindau Syndrome. 1 Upgrade= 1 prayer. |
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