Fund childhood cancer research by catching Pokémon
Starting this week, from April 24th to May 1st, Pokémon Twitch streamers will be working together to catch 1 million Pokémon and raise $100,000 for St. Baldrick’s Foundation.
St. Baldrick’s Foundation is challenging Twitch streamers to catch a million Pokémon and raise $100,000 in 7 days to fund childhood cancer research around the world. The research funded by this event has the potential to impact every kid diagnosed with cancer. Catch a Million to Conquer Kids’ Cancer is open to all streamers who enjoy Pokémon, regardless of stream size.
What Participants Need to Know:
- Participants MUST register on CatchAMillion to contribute towards the overall goal of catching 1 million Pokémon. Every streamer playing any Pokémon game is invited to participate.
- Throughout the week long event, CatchAMillion.com will receive live updates with the latest capture data and fundraiser updates.
- While streamers are live on Twitch with the integrated tracker app, their captures will count toward the million-Pokémon goal.
- Every Pokémon caught in any Pokémon game counts toward the overall goal.
At the forefront of the fundraiser, TwitchPlaysPokemon will be hosting a Pokémon Red and Blue face-off. Team captains Bruce Greene and KaraCorvus are key players in the 24/7 event as they race to complete as much Pokémon content as possible using the “Twitch Plays” chat-driven gameplay format. Where all streamers are welcome to fundraise for St. Baldrick’s, all viewers are invited to participate in the Twitch Plays race in between supporting their favorite Pokémon streamers.
Pokémon helps to conquer kids’ cancer in more ways than one.
Peter, 15, is the honored kid for this event. He endured chemotherapy treatment for osteosarcoma during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. With a weakened immune system and days spent in the hospital, Peter wasn’t able to connect with his friends in person. Video games served as a much needed distraction from the pain of battling childhood cancer while also giving him a way to hangout with his friends.
Join Peter, Bruce Greene, KaraCorvus, and many other Twitch streamers this week as we work to catch a million Pokémon and raise $100,000 for St. Baldrick’s Foundation.
Disclaimer: This is a fan-driven event and is in no way sponsored or associated with the owners of Pokémon intellectual property on any platform or in any medium. All rights to Pokémon (trademarks, media, and so forth) are still the property of their respective owners.
About St. Baldrick's Foundation
Every 2 minutes, a child somewhere in the world is diagnosed with cancer. In the U.S., 1 in 5 will not survive. The St. Baldrick's Foundation, the largest non-government funder of childhood cancer research grants, is on a mission to give kids a lifetime by supporting the most promising research to find cures and better treatments for all childhood cancers. When you give to St. Baldrick's, you don't just give to one hospital - you support virtually every institution with the expertise to treat kids with cancer across the U.S. St. Baldrick's ensures that children fighting cancer now - and those diagnosed in the future - will have access to the most cutting-edge treatment, by supporting every stage of research, from new ideas in the lab to the development of new therapies, to lifesaving clinical trials. Join us at StBaldricks.org and help #GiveKidsALifetime.