Spring (May) 2016: Gaming Marathon
On Saturday, May 7, 2016 we are hosting our third Gaming for Good event. This time we have chosen the Flint Child Health and Development Fund (FCHDF) as our charity. The FCHDF was created to
support the delivery of critical public health, medical, and community-based services and interventions that address and mitigate the short and long term impacts experienced by Flint, Michigan children exposed to lead as the result of the 2014-2016 Flint Water Crisis. The Flint Child Health & Development Fund will be used to aid children with interventions that support positive health outcomes for Flint children, including:
- Immediate response
- Optimal child health & development
- Early childhood education
- Continuous access to a pediatric medical home
- Access to infant and child behavioral health services
- Nutrition education
- Healthy food access
- Safe & healthy home environments
- Integrated social services
- Research
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the pediatrician who disclosed the level of lead exposure for the children of Flint to the public is the founding donor of the fund and is leading the Pediatric Public Health Initiative that has been tasked with addressing lead exposure among the children of Flint, MI.
During the course of the event we will be using the hashtags #NYMG_G4G to share our stories and offer information about the effect of the Flint water crisis on the children of the community. The marathon will take place on Saturday, May 7, 2016, but we will be collecting donations from today until May 31, 2016.
Per the request of the organization we will be collecting donations online and sending them a lump sum payment at the end of the campaign. We will be doing this through our Paypal donation account and updating the donation totals regularly here.
Total raised as of May 7, 2016 (9 p.m.) $498.37 (can you guess how we got to that odd number?)
During the marathon we will host one of the marathoners on the NYMGamer Twitch channel as well as their regular Twitch channels. If you are interested in streaming as a part of this campaign please feel free to contact us via Twitter or email (nymgamer(at)gmail(dot)com in order to join in the fun!
