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Every year, we collect money for charity by streaming video games for 48+ hours!
This year, from June 14 to June 16, we are collecting for the World Resources Institute.
And we need your help!
We play video games for 48 hours straight so that you don’t have to!
But we also take donations to help out a new charity every year.
Who is behind all of this?
We are an online community and parody army with members worldwide. Toy Soldiers Unite started out in 2006 with the goal to make the world a better place. Now, many years later, our community and ambitions keep growing bigger constantly. We have various projects and events going on on a regular base to make people’s lives better and richer, and to bring more joy and fun into this world. This also includes lots of charity work. With the Gaming Marathon we are aiming to have a greater impact on our surroundings, to make a notable change.
What are the numbers?
In 2014, Engineer Airhead had a brilliant idea: Why not use the growing popularity of Game Streaming to support a good cause and spread fun worldwide? Quickly, he organised the first of a series of events, even though back then he wasn’t quite aware of it. That year, we collected 1001 USD for Child’s Play and we decided to aim even higher.
In 2015, we managed to collect 1565 USD for Alzheimer’s Society. Even though that was much more than the year before, we felt that we could do better!
In 2016, we moved to a total of 2100 USD for Enable. Only proving that we can indeed do better with the right amount of support!
In 2017, we dropped down to 1701 USD for Mind, and unfortunately did not manage to reach our goal. But this didn’t stop us from trying again!
And thus came 2018, our 5th year anniversary! Collecting 1715 USD for The Brain and Behaviour research foundation!
Every year we try to aim even higher. By contacting more sponsors, poking more streamers and providing more fun to the viewers!
This year’s charity: The World Resources Institute.
The WRI focuses on the intersection of the environment and socio-economic development. They work with governments, business, and civil society to build solutions — going beyond research.
WRI’s mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations.
We focus on seven urgent global challenges that must be addressed to reduce poverty, grow economies and protect natural systems:
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Supergiant Games is a small developer with big ambitions.
We want to make games that spark your imagination like the games you played as a kid.
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We consider ourselves a young but passionate group of people who would love to get your feedback!
Yes please! Hit us up and we will talk about sponsor stuff!
We might have answers, or bananas, which could also count as an answer…