Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Back in January, the Awesome Games Done Quick event managed to raise over $2.75 million for Prevent Cancer Foundation. Their next event, Summer Games Done Quick, took place throughout last week and the team has revealed they managed to raise a similar figure this time; more than $2.9 million pledged by their supporters will be heading towards Médecins Sans Frontières, otherwise known as Doctors Without Borders.
A total of 153 speedruns took place between July 4-11. Between them, they managed to raise a total of $2,909,764.35 from 40,359 donors at the time of writing; one person donated over $250,000 towards the worthy cause. While the event is now over, viewers can still donate through the Games Done Quick website towards that impressive total. The grateful recipient, Doctors Without Borders, is a team of volunteer doctors and health sector workers that travel to areas where medical aid is needed the most, such as natural disasters or war zones.
Impressive: SGDQ 2021 final tally is over 2.9 million dollars for charity
This is a new record for the online-only events!
That fun time of year has come and gone. Yes, Summer Games Done Quick 2021 just concluded its weeklong event. And while it is sad to see it finish, the money raised for Doctors Without Borders is something else. The final tally for SGDQ 2021 is over 2.9 million dollars. Not only is this total impressive in and of itself, but it is a new record for GDQ’s online events.
SGDQ 2021 was great and all, but I’m starting to miss the live audience immensely
SGDQ 2021 raises $2.9 million for Doctors Without Borders
It’s been another successful year for Summer Games Done Quick, even after the shift to an online-only format in the wake of COVID-19. The week-long speedrunning festival, which featured everything from RPG games like Dragon Age: Inquisition to classic platformers, brought in over $2.9 million in viewer donations.
Those donations will go to Médecins Sans Frontières – also known as Doctors Without Borders – which is an international humanitarian aid organisation that sends medical workers to areas of the world hit by wars and endemic diseases. The total amount collected in donations was $2,909,644.35 USD (which works out to £2,095,802.28).
About Games Done Quick
Games Done Quick is a series of charity video game marathons. These events feature high-level gameplay by speedrunners raising money for charity. Games Done Quick has teamed up with several charities in its ten-year history, including Doctors Without Borders and Prevent Cancer Foundation. To date, Games Done Quick has raised over $31 million for charity. For more information, please visit gamesdonequick.com
About Doctors Without Borders
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is a private international association founded in 1971. The association is made up mainly of doctors and health sector workers and is also open to other professions which might help in achieving its aims. Their mission is to provide lifesaving medical care to those most in need.
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