{"id":56586,"date":"2019-03-06T15:31:55","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T20:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=56586"},"modified":"2019-03-06T15:35:12","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T20:35:12","slug":"dungeons-and-dragons-donations-to-help-kids-in-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2019\/03\/dungeons-and-dragons-donations-to-help-kids-in-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Dungeons and Dragons donations to help kids in hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brock gamers are doing their part to put smiles on the faces of children in hospital.<\/span><\/p>\n

Members of Westmarches, the University\u2019s student-organized Dungeons and Dragons club, recently put on a 24-hour session of the popular role-playing game to raise funds for <\/span>Children\u2019s Miracle Network Hospitals<\/span><\/a> through the organization <\/span>Extra Life<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thirty-two players put on a series of six four-hour games Feb. 15 to 16 to raise $4,548, far surpassing their $1,000 goal and taking top rank for Extra Life fundraisers in Ontario, second in Canada and eighth worldwide as of March 6. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe decided to give to the Extra Life Mission Critical fund that mostly provides entertainment and video games to sick children in hospitals,\u201d says club President and third-year GAME student Adam Henderson. \u201cWe surpassed our goal before we even started the live stream.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The group took a unique approach to the game in the spirit of charity. To help raise money, players had to pay for in-game benefits. The catch, however, was that they could only buy benefits for other players, not for themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spectators, both in person and via livestream, contributed generously as well. The Twitch livestream attracted viewers from around the world, making it a truly international fundraising effort.<\/span><\/p>\n

The event was organized by Henderson and fellow club leaders Landon McPhee, a second-year Interactive Arts and Science student, and third-year GAME students Kyle Jones, Nathan Lantz and Dylan Doyle.<\/span><\/p>\n

The idea for the fundraising event came through collaboration with peers at Carleton and Guelph universities.<\/span><\/p>\n

While only in its first year as an officially ratified Brock University Students\u2019 Union club, Westmarches has already developed a strong sense of community and recruited 80 members.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an amazing social experience,\u201d says Jones, the club\u2019s Vice-President. \u201cIt\u2019s a great way to come meet like-minded people from different programs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The group welcomes players at all levels, from complete beginners to experienced long-time players, and there\u2019s usually a game session being held somewhere on campus most evenings.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dungeon masters and players rotate through different groups, so every game is a different set of characters, although all take place in the created world of Westmarches.<\/span><\/p>\n

Westmarches is open to all Brock students. Joining the club is free, although for a $3 fee club members can access all official Dungeon and Dragon manuals online through a special agreement the club organizers have with the publisher. For more information, visit the <\/span>Westmarches Facebook page<\/span><\/a> or contact the club leaders by email at <\/span>brockwestmarches@outlook.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Anyone interested in still contributing to the club\u2019s fundraiser in support of Children\u2019s Miracle Network Hospitals can do so through the groups Extra Life team page.<\/span><\/p>\n

Those wishing to make a donation to the Children\u2019s Miracle Network Hospitals may still do so through the <\/span>group\u2019s ExtraLife team page<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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