Another year and another successful Extra Life gaming marathon has concluded; and after tallying up all of the donations made thanks to the effort of over 24,000 gamers across North America, Extra Life has surpassed its goal and raised $1.1 million for children's hospitals.
CEO of the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, John Lauck said, "This remarkable miracle of raising $1.1 million through the Extra Life marathon will truly make a difference in the lives of children in local communities."
Destructoid's Extra Life marathon went spectacularly well with the community raising $6909.16, surpassing all previous years totals. On top of giving away ridiculous amounts of prizes from some generous sponsors, we also got to share in some moments that will live in Destructoid history forever, especially since it's in GIF format. One thing is for sure, we couldn't have gotten to that amount without our fantastic community's help. You are amazing!
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Thanks also to everyone that donated this year. You still can donate and help out since the pages are still live.
Sacred Heart's Children's Hospital Washington
New Orleans Children's Hospital
Nationwide Children's Hospital of Ohio
Primary Children's Medical Center Salt Lake City
PS: I find it funny how in this news and the earlier one there are so few comments - compared to the amount of comments a Jim Sterling review is getting, I can't help but imagine how much money could be raised if more dtoid users paid attention to these events.