A relative newcomer to the charity scene, Streams for Dreams hosts events to raise money for charities. As they see it: At Streams for Dreams we host gaming events with the intention of raising money for charities. We find games entertaining, and we want to share that entertainment with you, but we don’t want anything back for ourselves. Our dream is just to help people with theirs. Simple, right? So we ask that you donate…
Tag: Children
We talked about Gamers Outreach in July of last year here at Big Hearted Gamers because they are pretty awesome. The goal of Gamers Outreach is to provide kids in hospitals with recreation and therapy through the power of video games and they’ve done an amazing job. As of publication, Gamers Outreach is helping 78,840 children per year. That’s a staggering number! Think about the city in which you live. Your home city might be…
File this one under ones to watch! Save the Children is working on a closed Beta of a new game designed to raise funds through gameplay for real world benefits to children around the world. Recently Save the Children released more info on the various regions that players can create and attempt to build into a sustainable community. I think when you combine education with gaming and a real world benefit you should have a…
As one of the most widely known charitable organizations involving gaming, Extra Life got its start close to home. Well, close to home if your home is in Texas. Now, with your help, Extra Life raises funds close to all of your homes! To date, Extra Life has raised more than $14 million for hospitals in the Children’s Hospital Network. Extra Life started when the Sarcastic Gamer Community was inspired by a young lady named…
While not every one of our posts will be about helping children who are spending time in hospitals, you have to admit, that’s a pretty cool thing to do, right? Enter Child’s Play. Child’s Play was established in 2003 by the authors of Penny Arcade as a game industry charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with toys and games in a network of over 100 hospitals worldwide. Since their inception in 2003, as…
I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Zach Wigal for some years now. I’ve always been struck by his enthusiasm and never-ending desire to help. Not surprisingly, this desire to help started when Zach was pretty young. While I could do my best to fill you in on how his quest to help others began, the wiki page for Gamers Outreach (the nonprofit foundation he helps run), does a better job of it: In March 2007,…