Hello, Knitters! It's Mike here & I'm going to write a blog post. I read through a lot of Alisa's before she posts them, and I did actually write one other post a couple of years ago, but it's still kinda weird. I don't want to intrude on Alisa's site so I make sure to only ask to contribute a story for something really important like beer, or helping kids. This post is not about beer.
For the last few years I've watched from the sidelines as other individuals and groups have participated in the annual event called Extra Life. Instead of trying to use my brain to make up words to describe Extra Life, I'm going to copy/paste the blurb from their website that says, "Extra Life unites thousands of players around the world in a 24 hour gaming marathon to support Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Since its inception in 2008, Extra Life has raised more than $22 million for local CMN Hospitals."
That's right, a gaming marathon. Some people raise money for causes by running in actual marathons, but I really dislike running. On the other hand, I really like games...video games especially.
This is the part where I hope to tap into your generosity. All Extra Life donations go to Children's Miracle Network affiliated hospitals and each participant gets to choose the hospital their raised funds go to. If you donate through me, 100% of your tax-deductible donation will go to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. Every penny you donate goes to the hospital, nothing you give will be spent on administrative costs or overhead by Extra Life.
I've set a pretty aggressive goal of $750 for my first year & I'm really happy with the progress toward that goal. Here's where we are so far:
To make this entertaining for you as well, I'l be live streaming the entire 24-hour event over on my Twitch channel. My plan is to start the marathon at 10am on Saturday, November 12th. Feel free to stop by on Twitch to keep me company in the chat, or just hang out to see how things are going.
I appreciate any amount you can give. I also totally understand if you aren't able to contribute financially right now. In either case, it would also be helpful if you could share my effort with your friends and family. Please consider sharing my donation page by email, or through your social media sites.
If you have any questions (or game suggestions), you can comment through my donation page using Facebook comments. I'm really looking forward to this event. Let's do this #ForTheKids
~Mike