Here's the TLDR: You can raise money for Children's hospitals, it's as simple as continuing to share your interest in Hearthstone and I'll raise money on your behalf, or you can join me with your own Extralife drive.
Extralife is an organization that works with children's hospitals in the USA and Canada to facilitate gamers raising money to help sick kids. I raise money with them by streaming Hearthstone on Twitch.tv and committing to donate when I reach certain ranks in the game. Currently if I hit rank 15, 10, or 5 I donate $5 for each. If I hit legend I'll do something crazy!
Here's how you can help for FREE. Help me with the latest deck tech, coaching, or just sharing your experiences on twitter. The better I play, the more money we raise!
If you want to join with your own Extralife page or even join my team "Hearthstone 4 Help", just sign up here: http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&teamID=28149
With this sort of fundraising structure, I can raise money within my own means and I'm not asking anyone else to donate outside of their own!
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Background:
I'm a medical student (Soon to be MD) who has had the opportunity to work around the Detroit area and I've seen the challenges that our local communities face. For me, being a physician is about more than treating the people I see firsthand but also about working with communities and helping those that need it the most. I'm combining the fun I have playing Hearthstone with streaming games online and raising money to improve care for our young patients.
I've been very lucky to be a part of online communities with other games (looking at you #HMSVU and Hearthstone peeps) who have gone beyond their own internet worlds to support others. Helping other people doesn't require a lot of money or time but the sum of all our little efforts can make a world of difference for someone in need.
You can help and donate to your own regional Children's Miracle Network hospital too!
Thanks for reading and I hope you'll either join me, or help someone else, you've got it in you :)
@Ricostravels
