Looking forward to the 72 hour stream! I'm rooting for you!

But seriously, good to see a lot of the top players doing these charity events, and for the player themselves, I'd say its a good test of stamina, since you're not guaranteed any sleep for the next MLG

falcodevil

United States15 Posts

June 14 2011 02:33 GMT

#102

this is fantastic and i will try to brute it out with you and watch you every waking minute. or untill i pass out. which will make work wednesday suck but its all for helping out

leo23

United States3075 Posts

June 14 2011 02:50 GMT

#103

gogogo sheth!!!!!!!

Liquid`Sheth

United States2095 Posts

June 14 2011 03:28 GMT

#104

Thanks for the nice comments! I'm going to sleep now. I will need all the energy I can for tomorrow! Stocked up on water, and redbull... G'nite! Cya in the morning !

Schoenhole

United States88 Posts

June 14 2011 03:28 GMT

#105

Any charity events like this are fantastic! I lean more towards helping more instead of one larger amount. But you are the one putting the time into this so I think it should be more your choice.

...A future idea could be the Prostate Cancer Foundation. With the majority of the esports scene populated by males, I just figured this could be a good charity to support in a future fundraiser.

Best of Luck

d(O.o)a

Canada5066 Posts

June 14 2011 03:57 GMT

#106

Awesome! Great initiative, things like this make ESPORTS a lot more credible, I love seeing such great things coming out of the community!

Will definitely be watching and contributing

Oh! Also let me know if there's anything I can do to help as well, changing ISPs tomorrow so once that's done I'll do whatever I can to support this.

Fzero

United States1503 Posts

June 14 2011 04:12 GMT

#107

Sheth please don't die.

SingDaSorrow

United States15 Posts

June 14 2011 04:12 GMT

#108

sheth you are awesome for doing this <3

JesusOurSaviour

United Arab Emirates1141 Posts

June 14 2011 04:20 GMT

#109

Medicin sans frontiere vs Child's play...I think MSF wins by a far margin for anyone who realises that your average American is 1000x richer than your average African.

good work Sheth, you are a great role model to your fellow gamers!

DyEnasTy

United States3714 Posts

June 14 2011 04:36 GMT

#110

What is doctors without borders?

mrhh

50 Posts

June 14 2011 04:42 GMT

#111

Love to see people doing stuff like this!
DWB all the way!

Game

3191 Posts

June 14 2011 05:08 GMT

#112

On June 14 2011 13:36 DyEnasTy wrote:
What is doctors without borders?

They work abroad to give medical attention to people in wars, poverty, or other tragic environments. It's like Peace Corps with education, skill, productivity, and importance.

Quatesh

Netherlands1 Post

June 14 2011 05:33 GMT

#113

I would like to suggest the Make a wish foundation

If you want to know more about it clicky clicky http://www.wish.org/about/our_mission

In short this foundation grants 1 wish to children with life-threatening medical conditions no matter how small or how big the wish is these kids will get it! Just to give them a day without worries and put a smile on their face

Spidinko

Slovakia1174 Posts

June 14 2011 05:40 GMT

#114

Great initiative. Still, don't do it for e-sports :/. I mean it's all good, but that's not really a charity, making a tournament for sc2 lol. Especially since one sponsor can take care of that easily. Do it for kids or something...who wouldn't want to help kids in need.

I'm having a packed days right now and some health problems, but I'm gonna tune in if it's for the right cause.

PS: Does leaving the stream on defeat the purpouse of this? I'm in a time crunch :/
Doing that I could be on stream much longer than just an hour or so.

PPS: I have a suggestion. Have you thought about allowing people to send their money in? This way you could beat TLO with ease I think.

DonaldLee

586 Posts

June 14 2011 06:25 GMT

#115

I was watching a charity stream once, I forget whose exactly, but it was gaming related. Someone asked the streamer why they went with the charity they chose as opposed to Child's Play. The answer the streamer gave was that as great as Child's Play is, there are problems that deserver our attention more than whether or not children in first world hospitals have new toys to play with while receiving care. While it may come across as harsh, I believe that sentiment needs to be strongly considered.

thopol

Japan4560 Posts

June 14 2011 06:28 GMT

#116

Streaming for charity is a really cool thing. It would be more meaningful for you if you did it for something you're passionate about. What's an issue you are invested in or concerned about? Bigger charities have more infrastructure to turn capital into results, while smaller charities are often more transparent since a donation isn't as lost in a big pool.

I'd target a specific development issue or medical problem.

How about this?
http://www.americaforpalestine.org/about-us

Kaiwa

Netherlands2209 Posts

June 14 2011 06:35 GMT

#117

Wohoo Sheth! ^^ Looking forward to it man.

Alokiya

United States648 Posts

June 14 2011 06:48 GMT

#118

Sheth, you sir are one of the most awesome humans to ever walk this planet!

Both charities you listed are excellent organizations, but personally I would go for doctors without borders. but I'm sure you could donate to whoever the hell you wanted and it'd be well received by them and the community! GL sir!