Disability
charity launches UK-wide 24-hour video game marathon weekend.
SpecialEffect,
a charity who help people with disabilities to benefit from the fun and
inclusion of video games, is running a GameBlast marathon weekend on 21-23
February 2014. People of all ages across
the UK are invited to play video game marathons with friends or family to raise
money for the charity.
The
sponsorship raised from the GameBlast marathons will provide funds to modify
and provide technology and gaming equipment that will enable more people with
disabilities to enjoy video games with their friends.
The
charity is calling for teams to set themselves a fundraising target, register onthe website, and undertake their own sponsored marathons, which can last
anything up to 24 hours during the weekend. Every team that registers
will automatically be entered into a prize draw to win gaming goodies.
Mark
Saville, SpecialEffect Communications Officer said, “Many children across the
UK can only watch their friends and family play video games because their
disabilities prevent them from using a controller. We want to change this and the money raised
will enable the Special Effect team to create bespoke gaming equipment to bring
joy to many families across the UK.”
SpecialEffect
will be running its own marathon from the Gameblast HQ, and will keep the world
up to date with their progress through Facebook and Twitter.
For more
information visit: www.specialeffect.org.uk/gameblast
* I have not been given any form of compensation for sharing this and have done so to support the fabulous work that the charity SpecialEffect does *
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