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Written by Dustin Murphy
With 20 years happening this year, Bethesda Softworks and id Software are playing host to five charitable organizations as a thank you to their valued community. With this they have announced that they are partnering with the American Red Cross, Take This, Dallas Pets Alive, Extra Life, and DFW Nerd Night to commemorate the 20 years of QuakeCon, but also their support of the event that has helped make it a success.
“The community has been the backbone of QuakeCon ever since the first gathering in 1996,” said Pete Hines, VP of PR and Marketing, Bethesda Softworks. “Now it’s our turn to show our appreciation by supporting some amazing organizations while giving something back to our ever-important supporters and fans.”
For those attending the largest Bring-Your-Own-Computer (BYOC) Lan Part, but also largest gaming festival around can find these organizations within the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas starting Thursday, July 23rd through Sunday, July 26th. Want to know what will be going on? Take a peek below.
● The American Red Cross will once again attend QuakeCon to collect blood to provide lifesaving contributions to people in need. Attendees who wish to donate blood can sign up with American Red Cross representatives in the Topaz room from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25. Donors who take part in the Blood Drive will receive a special gift to honor the donation while supplies last.
**Donors must be at least 17 years old and meet American Red Cross requirements for donating blood, which can be found at http://www.redcrossblood.org/donating-blood/eligibility-requirements
● Take This, a non-profit group dedicated to informing the video game community about mental health issues, will host its popular Away From Keyboard (AFK) Room for QuakeCon attendees for the first time. The AFK room provides a safe place to take a break from the hustle of the show between the hours of 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. from Thursday, July 23 through Saturday, July 25.
● Dallas Pets Alive, a local non-profit dedicated to promoting and providing the resources, education, and programs needed to eliminate the killing of companion animals, will be on hand with adoptable dogs, fun photo opportunities, and raffles. Attendees who adopt a pet or contribute a charitable donation will receive a small token of appreciation from “Vault-Tec Animal Friends” while supplies last. Visit Dallas Pets Alive in the Exhibit Hall (booth #303) throughout the event.
● Extra Life, a peer-to-peer fundraising group that raises money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals through the power of play, will be in attendance raising awareness and encouraging sign ups for Extra Life 2015, were you can play games for 24 hours to raise money for your local children’s hospital. Visit the Extra Life booth in the Exhibit Hall (booth #302) to sign up and support the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital of your choice
● DFW Nerd Night, a local, community driven organization that hosts gaming parties and events to help support their monthly charity of choice, will be on hand raising support for their July organization of choice, Big Brothers & Big Sisters of North Texas. Visit the Exhibit Hall (booth #205) to “Play Games and Help People”!
To register for QuakeCon today go to: registration.quakecon.org. For more information on QuakeCon 2015 visit QuakeCon 2015 Website
Our Take:
As a team of people who give back to our community as much as we can without saying it, we love to do what we can in order to help people as well as those who could use it. We are looking at meeting up with several of these charities and getting their takes on the QuakeCon community, but also what you, our readers, can do in order to help give back also. You can be guarenteed we will be doing some small donations to them, but also donating blood to help provide assistance to those in need.
About the Writer:
Dustin is our native console gamer, PlayStation and Nintendo reviewer who has an appetite for anything that crosses the boarders from across the big pond. His interest in JRPG’s, Anime, Handheld Gaming, and Pizza is insatiable. His elitist attitude gives him direction, want, and a need for the hardest difficulties in games, which is fun to watch, and hilarity at its finest. You can find him over on Twitter @GamingAnomaly, Google+, and or you can find him on PSN with RaivynLyken.