I am happy to announce that reddit will be participating in the 2012 Extra Life gaming marathon to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
Last year we had a small gathering in the office to participate in the marathon. With that group of 10 people playing games for 24 hours, we raised $2,740 for our local hospitals. Together, Extra Life participants raised over $1.2 million to help kids. This year we’d like to go much bigger.
The Extra Life marathon works a lot like other charity marathons. People sign up and get their friends and family to sponsor them to raise funding towards a cause. But instead of running or biking a marathon, we play a marathon of games for 24 hours.
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals is a non-profit international organization that treats sick kids, regardless of a family’s ability to pay. CMN is a very reputable charity program, and has been rated highly[charitynavigator.org] by evaluating agencies.
To join, go to extra-life.org/team/reddit (or another team of your choosing) and click “Join This Team”. During the sign-up you will choose which CMN Hospital you will be raising money for. Follow that up by spreading the word and asking friends and family to sponsor you for the marathon. Also, visit/r/ExtraLife to chat with your fellow teammates.
On October 20th at 8AM your local time, sit down (or stand, if you’re into that) and play games for 24 hours. You can play anything you like, be it console, PC, board games, or tabletop. Play from your home, or meetup with others. If that specific day and time doesn’t work, you’re welcome to marathon when it is convenient for you.
We’ll also be live streaming from the reddit office during the event. Take a peek at our hallowed dungeon while watching us fight off sleep and otherwise embarrass ourselves.
As a thank you for participating, any member of team reddit that raises over $100 will receive 2 months of reddit gold for free. Any team member raising more than $300 will get a free reddit t-shirt of their choosing.
To donate simply choose a player from the team roster and click “Support Me!”. Please note that each member chooses the specific hospital that he or she is raising money for.