We raised a total of $5,930 CAD for BC Children's Hospital Foundation. This is less than my goal I have set. However, I want to thank all the donors for their generosity.
Last year was a bit of challenge as game day was during my Asia trip vacation. I had to move up my fundraiser and just like the previous year, I had to contend with a recent move. There was a lot of unpacking and setting up involved.
I'm hoping that 2024 will be back on track and I'll see if I can do a whole new format along with a new theme.
Official game day is Saturday November 4th, however, I'll be on vacation. Thus I'll be having the marathon happening on October 28th. I will begin my marathon at 8am.
Thank you to all who have already made a donation. I implore all to make a donation to my favourite fundraiser for my favourite charity BC Children's Hospital Foundation. Once again, all donors will be matched by at least $10 and challenges will be back.
Ten years ago, I began this remarkable journey in my fundraising efforts for BC Children's Hospital. I follow in my mom's footsteps in promoting philanthropy in the community. This event has allowed me to revisit my childhood passion for playing video games. As a young kid, Super Mario Brothers has been a life-changing moment in my love of gaming. It was such an major phenomenom in society, sparking the massive gaming entertainment industry which is larger than the movie and sports industries combined! With the release of the highly successful Super Mario Brothers movie this year, it seems quite fitting for this year's fundraiser to explore that world and play a variety of Mario games for this marathon.
Come back to this webpage on Saturday October 28th to watch me attempt my 24 hour marathon which once again, I will be streaming my event live via YouTube.
The Extra Life challenges I have been doing for the past few years will make a return. Both the Tower of Dice (add a dice to the tower) and Let it Roll. Every $10 of your donation can be allocated towards a combination of the options. If you have already donated, or would like to donate prior to the event, you may request these options to me and I will do it sometime during the live stream.
Ever wonder how so many coins get inside a Super Mario mystery block?
If you elect this challenge, I roll a 6-sided die and will do one of the following. In addition, I will throw coins into the mystery box. Each coin in the box will be a $1 match by Patsy. Every miss will be a $0.25 match by me.
You can allocate $10 for a die π² to be stacked onto the tower.
I'll keep track each time it falls for any reason (e.g. I accidentally bumping the table too hard, at the end of the event, $50 will be donated by Patsy for each time it collapses. If you challenged me to stack multiple dice, and it has collapsed before I placed them all, then a new tower will start and any remaining dice will be added to the new tower.
In addition to the $50, I will count the total that has rolled and that value will be added to the bonus match. Also, each number 6 will count as $10.
The fourth die to be added will be a 20-sided die. If a collapsed caused this die to roll a 20, then that will count as 50!
At the end of the event, I will manually knock over the tower.
We raised $25,000 at LTX 2023! Thanks to the Linus Media Group for donating the auction items. I personally donated two Extra Life exclusive items for the silent auction as well. The gaming chair autographed by the LMG team and ended up selling for $1,100! I also donated a keyboard that we had many YouTube personalities and creators autographed. This went for an incredible $550. All the proceeds went to BC Children's Hospital.
There are many great incentives that Extra Life offers to fundraisers and I have been able to bolster the value with autographs from online gaming celebrities at various conventions.
Clues for the theme of my Extra Life event.
The clue from my previous post was a sound effect waveform from the games I'll be playing. (It's a jumping sound effect)
For my 11th Annual Extra Life 24 hour marathon, I have a theme in mind. This is taking me all the way back to the beginning. Here's a hint:
Official Game Day is November 4, 2023. However, due to scheduling conflicts, I will be playing on October 28th.
Here are a list of games I will be planning on playing: