Extra Life (fundraiser)

Extra Life is a fundraising event,[1] the proceeds of which go to branches of the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.[2] 100% of all donations go directly to the hospitals.[1]

Extra Life was formed in 2008 to honor Victoria Enmon, who died of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. It was aided by the Sarcastic Gamer community, who sent gifts and video games to her.

The main premise of the event is that group or teams get together and play different types of games for a 24 hour marathon. Many of these users will live-stream their game-play and activities on the platform Twitch. During this process, players will ask for donations that will then be sent to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.

Event totals and participant numbers

  • 2008-2009: $302,000[1]
    • Gamers: Unknown
  • 2010: $451,000.[3]
    • Gamers: 4,500
  • 2011: $1,100,000
    • Gamers: 15,500
  • 2012: $2,100,000[4]
    • Gamers: 17,000
  • 2013: $4,100,000[5]
    • Gamers: 43,000
  • 2014: $6,100,000[6]
    • Gamers: 50,000
  • 2015: $8,300,000[7]
    • Gamers: 55,000
  • 2016: $9,600,000[8]
    • Gamers: 50,000
  • 2017: $11,124,217
    • Gamers: 50,000

References

  1. 1 2 3 "About Extra Life". Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  2. ↑ "History | Children's Miracle Network Hospitals". childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  3. ↑ "Extra Life: Play Games, Heal Kids | GeekTime". geekti.me. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  4. ↑ "Extra Life Video Game Marathon Raises More Than $2 Million for Children's Hospitals | Children's Miracle Network Hospitals". childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  5. ↑ "'Extra Life' Gamers Raise Record $3.99 Million for Charity, Nearly Matching Total Fundraising of All Previous Years Combined | Children's Miracle Network Hospitals". childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  6. ↑ "Charity drive Extra Life 2014 raises 'about $5.4M' and counting (update)". Polygon. Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  7. ↑ "About Extra Life". Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Retrieved 2017-06-16.
  8. ↑ "About Extra Life". Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Retrieved 2017-06-16.


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