Young Adult takes part in Game On! fundraiser
This Easter weekend over 60 gamers took part in Game On!, Naomi House & Jackplace's online gaming fundraiser. In total, participants raised an incredible £6.4k for life limited and life theatened children and young adults. Among the gamers, was Lucy, a young adult that visits Jacksplace.
Lucy was born with Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (MDC1A), a life limiting and muscle-wasting condition which has had a profound impact on her life. Despite the challenges presented by her condition, Lucy finds joy and independence in her visits to Jacksplace. Jacksplace is the only young adult hospice in central Southern England, which offers support and independence to young adults like Lucy.
Lucy decided to get involved in the Game On fundraiser, because of her love for gaming and the flexibility of the event format, which meant that she could approach the fundraising in whatever way best suited her. Lucy used a range of adaptive technology in order to stream and has raised over £460 for our hospices.
I am utterly shocked and thrilled at how my first Game On! stream went! Being my first proper stream, too, I was very nervous, but I quickly got into the swing of it, and it turned out amazingly. Streaming with a laptop and a phone rather than a gaming PC with multiple monitors is a challenge. Thanks to the amazing carers I had working that day and night, I definitely pulled it off far better than I could have hoped, and had a great deal of fun.
Chris Meany, Fundraiser at Naomi House & Jacksplace, said: