Calling all gamers!
Are you an enthusiastic gamer who wants to use your screen time for good and raise money for local sick children? Then we need you!
Game for Rockinghorse is looking for gamers to host their own live stream challenge to raise funds for Rockinghorse Children’s Charity.
Whether you are speedrunning a level of your favourite game, starting out on the latest ultra hard platformer or hosting a tournament with a group of friends, Rockinghorse Children’s Charity is calling on gamers to take up their controllers and keyboards and raise some much needed funds for poorly children and young people across Sussex.
Stream on Twitch, Mixer, YouTube, Facebook and now even Just Giving or keep it to just your family and friends, the options are endless!
What is a “live stream”?
A typical live stream allows the viewer to see the gamer’s face and the game in real-time. During a fundraising stream, the streamer completes a challenge such as playing for a set amount of time or doing a ‘speedrun’ (where they try to complete a game as fast as possible), all the while promoting the charity to their followers and urging them to donate. You can also add a prize draw or raffle to your live stream to really boost those donations.
What are we asking?
If you host your own You Tube channel, play on line gaming with friends or would you like to do some good whilst playing video games and help your local children’s charity, then this could be the challenge for you.
We are looking for gaming fans and YouTubers to host their own charity live stream using You Tube or Twitch to stream the game and Just Giving as the platform for fundraising.
Need more information on how to set up your own live stream?
Recently one of our supporters, Matt Culli, undertook a 24 live stream playing his favourite POKEMON game. This was an amazing achievement and raised over £1100 for Rockinghorse. As Matt has lots of experience using streaming platforms he has kindly put together a video for us explaining how to set up your own gaming session. So for more info on the technical side, take a look at his brilliant video:
Further information
If this sounds like something you would be interested in, just get in touch with us. You can email our Supporter Engagement Manager Emma Cunliffe at emma@rockinghorse.org.uk or call her on: 01273 330044 and she will be able to help you with more information about Rockinghorse and how best to donate.