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Maressa

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Unity Event: Extra Life Charity Drive and Gameathon
« on: September 28, 2012, 01:09:12 PM »

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Re: Unity Event: Extra Life Charity Drive and Gameathon
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2012, 01:31:08 PM »
Its been difficult for me to play CoX lately without feeling sad, but this is something I can get behind. Count me in.

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Re: Unity Event: Extra Life Charity Drive and Gameathon
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2012, 02:20:51 PM »
I am up for this too

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Re: Unity Event: Extra Life Charity Drive and Gameathon
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2012, 03:19:45 PM »
Can we get this stickied so it doesn't get lost ? :)
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Re: Unity Event: Extra Life Charity Drive and Gameathon
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2012, 03:41:01 PM »
Hey, I'm up for this, count me in!

Ooo, a smiley for how I'll look at the end... :o

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Re: Unity Event: Extra Life Charity Drive and Gameathon
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2012, 03:44:11 PM »
This is a weekend I myself am not available (and this is probably a dumb question because I just can't see the answer from work), how can I become a sponser to support the effort (and give to charity :) ) even if I can't actually play that day?

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Re: Unity Event: Extra Life Charity Drive and Gameathon
« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2012, 03:45:17 PM »
Hey, I'm up for this, count me in!

Ooo, a smiley for how I'll look at the end... :o

If you look that good by the end I'll be surprised. I'm super excited to see you all join the team. I should really start fundraising soon myself. I'm third in the team. :P

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Re: Unity Event: Extra Life Charity Drive and Gameathon
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2012, 03:47:08 PM »
This is a weekend I myself am not available (and this is probably a dumb question because I just can't see the answer from work), how can I become a sponser to support the effort (and give to charity :) ) even if I can't actually play that day?

If you want to sponsor someone doing the event go to the page for the City of Heroes team and donate to their hospital.

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Re: Unity Event: Extra Life Charity Drive and Gameathon
« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2012, 03:51:57 PM »
Can we get this stickied so it doesn't get lost ? :)

Sure, I stickied it.

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Re: Unity Event: Extra Life Charity Drive and Gameathon
« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2012, 03:53:10 PM »
Sure, I stickied it.

Thanks for the sticky TonyV! Hope you'll join the team soon. ;)

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Re: Unity Event: Extra Life Charity Drive and Gameathon
« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2012, 03:53:56 PM »
<sigh> Sadly, this is the only way I will get away with gaming for 24 hours straight, anymore...  ;)
I wouldn't use the word "replace," but there's no word for "take over for you and make everything better almost immediately," so we just say "replace."

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Re: Unity Event: Extra Life Charity Drive and Gameathon
« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2012, 04:18:29 PM »
<sigh> Sadly, this is the only way I will get away with gaming for 24 hours straight, anymore...  ;)

Where better to do it than in CoH?

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Re: Unity Event: Extra Life Charity Drive and Gameathon
« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2012, 04:26:19 PM »
I'll have to settle for contributing money. The 20th is a bad day for me.
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Re: Unity Event: Extra Life Charity Drive and Gameathon
« Reply #13 on: September 28, 2012, 04:42:42 PM »
Folks...I am throwing my hat in the ring.

For the last two years I have participated in in-game charity events for Real World Hero, and have been devastated that I could never contribute financially. I still can't, this year.

I will do the next best thing. I will "run" the marathon. I hope you all support me, and the rest of our team, and we'll stand tall and proud together.

My donation page is here: http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=36654

If you choose not to donate to me, I sincerely hope you find it in your hearts to support another team mate. Together, we can--and will--change the world for the better.

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Re: Unity Event: Extra Life Charity Drive and Gameathon
« Reply #14 on: September 28, 2012, 04:43:11 PM »
I need to check my schedule, but I should be able to sign up for this.  No clue how many donations I'll get though.

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Re: Unity Event: Extra Life Charity Drive and Gameathon
« Reply #15 on: September 28, 2012, 04:55:28 PM »
Hm. Somebody mentioned that this might conflict with a "media day" event if they ran on the same day, but I actually think this might work in coordination with such a thing, if we could work it out. I'll re-read the OP in this thread and see if anything in it would conflict with trying to invite media people to come see the game first-hand. Showing them an active charity event going on at the same time and even offering them a chance to interview participants (or to participate themselves) might be very powerful.

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Re: Unity Event: Extra Life Charity Drive and Gameathon
« Reply #16 on: September 28, 2012, 04:59:28 PM »
Hm. Somebody mentioned that this might conflict with a "media day" event if they ran on the same day, but I actually think this might work in coordination with such a thing, if we could work it out. I'll re-read the OP in this thread and see if anything in it would conflict with trying to invite media people to come see the game first-hand. Showing them an active charity event going on at the same time and even offering them a chance to interview participants (or to participate themselves) might be very powerful.

It wouldn't conflict at all. I know OnRPG.com is planning on updating once an hour every 24 during the event from City of Heroes.

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Re: Unity Event: Extra Life Charity Drive and Gameathon
« Reply #17 on: September 28, 2012, 05:04:38 PM »
Hm. Somebody mentioned that this might conflict with a "media day" event if they ran on the same day, but I actually think this might work in coordination with such a thing, if we could work it out.

Yeah. That was me. I don't know why the idea of tying the two events together didn't occur to me, though. Now that you say it aloud, so to speak, it sounds brilliant.
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Re: Unity Event: Extra Life Charity Drive and Gameathon
« Reply #18 on: September 28, 2012, 05:23:04 PM »
I will discuss joining in with my husband.  Gonna need Redbull and whatnot..but I know *I* will be willing to help out.  My hospital will be the IWK Grace in Halifax because 1: It's close to me 2: it's benefitted my extended family and friends (And those of my husbands coworkers)  So I will discuss this with my husband and see if I can get him to cover childcare for me on the Sunday so I can crash out.

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Re: Unity Event: Extra Life Charity Drive and Gameathon
« Reply #19 on: September 28, 2012, 05:38:57 PM »
So all set up! Here's my page:

http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=36640

Maybe this smiley would match how I'll look on the Sunday:  :gonk: