Pokémon fans rally to fund childhood cancer research
Players join forces to catch 1M Pokémon and raise $100,000 for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and their mission to conquer kids’ cancer.
St. Baldrick’s week-long fundraising event is back for its third showing. Catch a Million 2024 challenges fans, communities, and creators around the world to collectively catch 1 million Pokémon. All the funds raised during the event will fund international childhood cancer research.
From April 7 to April 14, players livestreaming official Pokémon games can track their catches in real-time on the event’s website with a custom-made Twitch/YouTube integrated app. Anyone can sign up and donate at CatchAMillion.com.
Catch a Million has raised over $60K for global cancer research throughout 64K hours of watch time, with over 180 participants, and 1.52M followers. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the communities from Bulbagarden and PokemonBDSP, along with the event’s ongoing sponsor, Sport Clips, hope to make this year’s event bigger and more entertaining for fans all around the world, with the children’s future always in mind.
Will you be the very best this April? You Gotta Catch A Million! Learn more and register today at CatchAMillion.com.
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 charity 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 #ConquerKidsCancer.
About Bulbagarden
Bulbagarden is one of the internet's oldest Pokémon communities, having served the fandom since the very first generation of the franchise. Best known for the Bulbapedia, the community-driven encyclopedia of all things Pokémon, Bulbagarden also comprises active Forums and Discord communities, as well as channels on various social platforms, Twitch, and YouTube.
About PokemonBDSP
Welcome to Pokémon Center! We're a friendly community centered around the mainline Pokémon games (Scarlet/Violet, Legends: Arceus, BDSP, SWSH, etc), everyone is welcome!
About SportClips
Headquartered in Georgetown, Texas, Sport Clips Haircuts is a sports-themed hair care franchise for men and boys with almost 1,900 stores across the United States and Canada. Established in 1993 and franchised in 1995 by Gordon Logan, founder and chairman, the company is one of the nation’s leading franchises and is now helmed by president and CEO, Edward Logan. It is ranked by Entrepreneur Magazine at #30 in the “Franchise 500” and is listed in Franchise Direct’s 2021 “Top 100 Global Franchises”. Sport Clips was also named a 2021 Top Franchise for Veterans by Entrepreneur.