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  • slickdtc
    Grayscale
    • Aug 2004
    • 17125

    #1

    Extra Life 2015

    Yup. It's back!

    Extra Life 2015, the 24-hour gaming marathon, is scheduled for November 7th, 2015. Roughly 6 months from now.

    In light of some of the negative stuff that's happened the past few days, I felt compelled to set up my fundraising page and start up donation efforts early. I always plan to, but it slips and I fight the clock trying to motivate friends and family to make a donation. Not this time!

    You can find my Extra Life 2015 page here: http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?...ipantID=149037

    A little background: raised over $500 in the 4 years I've participated in this charity event, so I went ambitious and set a goal of $420 for this year. Why the strange number? If I accomplish my goal, it'll put me over $1000 total over the 5 years I'll have done this event. That, to me, is incredible. And every penny has gone, and will go, directly to the hospital I play for (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia).

    And I wouldn't be able to have done it without generous donations from members here at OS. Because I don't want to miss anyone, I won't name names, but you know who you are and I sincerely appreciate you putting your money behind me. Thank you.

    As always, the biggest shoutout to ExtremeGamer for bringing Extra Life up here at OS and piquing my interest. I was at one of the lowest points of my life at the time, but when I saw EG's post and decided to participate it put what I was going through in perspective and shined the light on what matters most: giving back, and helping sick and hurt children. They deserve a chance!

    Let's do this damn thang, shall we?
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    Originally posted by Money99
    And how does one levy a check that will result in only a slight concussion? Do they set their shoulder-pads to 'stun'?
  • dickey1331
    Everyday is Faceurary!
    • Sep 2009
    • 14285

    #2
    Re: Extra Life 2015

    I will be doing this again. Had a blast last year.
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    • Candyman5
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      • Nov 2006
      • 14380

      #3
      Re: Extra Life 2015

      Don't mean to derail your thread slickdtc but how do you do this? Like how do you set up everything? Always been interested in it.
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      • slickdtc
        Grayscale
        • Aug 2004
        • 17125

        #4
        Re: Extra Life 2015

        Originally posted by Candyman5
        Don't mean to derail your thread slickdtc but how do you do this? Like how do you set up everything? Always been interested in it.

        Easy. Just sign up, and spread the word. People donate any amount they want. Then on November 7th (or whenever you're able), you embark on the 24 hour gaming marathon.

        It's just like running a 5K for charity or something like that. People essentially "sponsor" you by putting their donations in through your fundraising page.

        It's like a challenge. Hey if you throw down 20 bucks to this charity, I'll spend a whole day playing video games. Not a bad little bargain. It's easy, it's fun, and it's all to raise funds for children's hospitals across the nation.

        People always say, "Well how do I know you're playing 24 straight hours?" You don't, really. But why wouldn't I? And even if I don't hold up my end of the deal, the money still goes directly to the hospital you've selected to play for. They still win. It's not about the gaming, it's about helping out kids who are facing illnesses or injuries that no one, let alone an innocent child, should have to face. You're raising funds for the hospital to be able to cover their bills or get state of the art equipment to better help care for these kids.
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        Originally posted by Money99
        And how does one levy a check that will result in only a slight concussion? Do they set their shoulder-pads to 'stun'?

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        • ExtremeGamer
          Extra Life 11/3/18
          • Jul 2002
          • 35299

          #5
          Extra Life 2015

          Glad to see people getting involved early this year!!!

          My link is right here:http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?...ipantID=140610

          I will once again have give aways but not sure of what yet, haven't got to that point yet but have some good leads so far.

          I really hope OS continues to be so good to this charity, choose any of the participants who may post in this thread and donate to them. No matter who gets the donation, the hospital and children win...that's all that matters.

          Awesome job guys!

          Here's this year's talking points flyer. I'm part of the leadership for Extra Life now, so if anyone needs anything, please let me know. If I can't answer it I can get the answer for you.

          Last edited by ExtremeGamer; 05-06-2015, 11:29 AM.

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          • dickey1331
            Everyday is Faceurary!
            • Sep 2009
            • 14285

            #6
            Re: Extra Life 2015

            Made my profile today. Doing all of this for Cooks Children's Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. Cant wait for November! Had a blast last year!

            Game on with Extra Life, a fundraising program of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Rally with our community of gamers to play games and raise funds that help kids in local communities across the U.S. and Canada.
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            • Cusefan
              Earlwolfx on XBL
              • Oct 2003
              • 9820

              #7
              Re: Extra Life 2015

              Does it have to be the 7th? Im already taking the 10th and 11th off...
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              • ExtremeGamer
                Extra Life 11/3/18
                • Jul 2002
                • 35299

                #8
                Re: Extra Life 2015

                Originally posted by Cusefan
                Does it have to be the 7th? Im already taking the 10th and 11th off...
                The 7th is the "official day", but you can play any day or days you want.

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                • Cusefan
                  Earlwolfx on XBL
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 9820

                  #9
                  Re: Extra Life 2015

                  Originally posted by ExtremeGamer
                  The 7th is the "official day", but you can play any day or days you want.

                  Good, I wanted to do this for awhile and I anticipate I will play Fallout 4 until I can keep my eyes open.


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                  • slickdtc
                    Grayscale
                    • Aug 2004
                    • 17125

                    #10
                    Re: Extra Life 2015

                    Originally posted by dickey1331
                    Made my profile today. Doing all of this for Cooks Children's Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. Cant wait for November! Had a blast last year!

                    http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?...ipantID=152760

                    Nice!

                    I tend to blast my social media with this charity event around the times when there's some hot issue going on (Baltimore, Charleston). Try to drown some of the negativity and sadness out with a good cause. Got someone to bite last week!

                    I'd love to throw down some bones to anyone who posts their donation links as we get closer to the event day. It's really cool when you get the notice that someone donated to your campaign, but it's even better when you can surprise someone else.
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                    Originally posted by Money99
                    And how does one levy a check that will result in only a slight concussion? Do they set their shoulder-pads to 'stun'?

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                    • ExtremeGamer
                      Extra Life 11/3/18
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 35299

                      #11
                      Re: Extra Life 2015

                      Want in on the Rainbow Six Siege beta? Want to help sick kids in the process? Just donate $6 (or any amount over $6) to Extra Life and you'll get a beta code later this month. It's a win win for you and the sick kids stuck in a hospital.

                      Donation link - http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?...ipantID=140610
                      Or feel free to donate to anyone who's involved in Extra Life this year in this thread or anywhere else.

                      Details - http://blog.extra-life.org/2015/07/s...h-ubisoft.html

                      Thanks!

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                      • slickdtc
                        Grayscale
                        • Aug 2004
                        • 17125

                        #12
                        Re: Extra Life 2015

                        Saw that email about an hour ago.

                        So. Friggin. Cool.

                        Extra Life is getting bigger and better every year.
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                        Originally posted by Money99
                        And how does one levy a check that will result in only a slight concussion? Do they set their shoulder-pads to 'stun'?

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                        • slickdtc
                          Grayscale
                          • Aug 2004
                          • 17125

                          #13
                          Re: Extra Life 2015

                          Anyone got tips for spreading the word and receiving donations?

                          A buddy of mine recently created a GoFundMe to fund the cost of jerseys for his Boys & Girls basketball team. Seeing how our interests aligned, I offered to donate to his campaign in exchange for a donation to my Extra Life. It was really cool to reconnect with this high school friend and band together to help.

                          I'm not made of money by any stretch of imagination, but I know asking people for money is a good way to not get any, even when the cause is as worthy as Extra Life. Has anyone had any luck in having businesses sponsor them or contribute a reward for donations?

                          I was going to post about the recent donation-for-donation exchange on Facebook and extend that offer to any one interested. I'm trying to come up with ideas to get this thing jump started and show people how great Extra Life is.
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                          Originally posted by Money99
                          And how does one levy a check that will result in only a slight concussion? Do they set their shoulder-pads to 'stun'?

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                          • ExtremeGamer
                            Extra Life 11/3/18
                            • Jul 2002
                            • 35299

                            #14
                            Re: Extra Life 2015

                            Just over 2 months to go!

                            Any help you can do is huge, even if it's $1!

                            Game on with Extra Life, a fundraising program of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Rally with our community of gamers to play games and raise funds that help kids in local communities across the U.S. and Canada.

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                            • slickdtc
                              Grayscale
                              • Aug 2004
                              • 17125

                              #15
                              Re: Extra Life 2015

                              Time flies, don't it? Thanks for the bump!
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                              Originally posted by Money99
                              And how does one levy a check that will result in only a slight concussion? Do they set their shoulder-pads to 'stun'?

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