Last year, between raising money from you guys and my own money, we were able to provide over £15,000 worth of support to various different causes. I said that I wanted to do even more this year.
Consider this the official announcement for the first big step towards that. On 25th April, I will be bringing a treadmill in to my studio and running a marathon (26.2 miles) while I play Warzone. The entire event will be livestreamed from beginning to end on the page so you guys can participate. We already have tonnes of content ideas and ways to get the community involved in the stream to help the time pass and make it as crazy a stream as possible.
I have several friends who are in the army and some who are veterans and I wanted to use this as an opportunity to raise money in their honour.
That said, I will be working closely in support of two charities and any money raised from sponsors and donations from you guys will be split between them. I am honoured and humbled to be able to work alongside these incredible charities:
Blesma, The Limbless Veterans who support limbless veterans.
Combat Stress who offer mental health services for veterans.
If anyone reading this owns/works for any companies that might be interested in sponsoring the event in advance, please send me an email – contact@halfordsucks.com – public donations will be opened up two weeks before the event.
I hope to have your guys full support throughout this as I embark on what might one of the hardest feats I have decided to undertake to date.