03-30-2023, 04:42 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-01-2023, 08:29 PM by Caleb_H. Edited 1 time in total.)
The Royal Charitable Foundation was started up in London a few seasons ago both to encourage league activity and simultaneously raise money for charity as the season progresses. The challenge is issued: Each week that a currently rostered player submits an update, GM @Alikh would add $1 to the charity pot! Last time around, the season event earned nearly three hundred dollars in donations as former GMs and alumni added their own pledges! In recent seasons the Royals participated in the league wide charity drive and other events in lieu of their own program. But now, with a locker room bursting with activity and great users, it was time to open the foundation again!
Fellow GM @Gordon Bombay joined in the this season's pledge right away as well, making every weekly update worth $2 all season long. Like last time, it was up to the locker room to select a charity, ngo, or cause that our funds would go to at the end of season. Our players hit on two great causes this year- The Make-a-Wish Foundation and Earthquake Relief in Turkey and Syria!!
Week to week, we beat our total updates from last time. The first time around, we had 46 total updates at the end of the season, which was rounded up to $50 and quickly matched by many others. This season we hit 59 updates, rounded right on up to $60!! Joined surprise matches from @slate, @Mojojojo, and @Twenty6 that ballooned up to $240 almost instantly.
Now to drop some stats and flex a little on behalf of the generosity of the London locker room....
S37(?) Charity Drive Total
$276
Benefitting Children's National Hospitals, Foster America, and Villa Pardoes
S40 Charity Drive Total
$260
Benefitting Make-a-Wish Foundation and Turkey and Syria Earthquake Relief
Total London Royal Charitable Foundation Donations to date
$516
Fellow GM @Gordon Bombay joined in the this season's pledge right away as well, making every weekly update worth $2 all season long. Like last time, it was up to the locker room to select a charity, ngo, or cause that our funds would go to at the end of season. Our players hit on two great causes this year- The Make-a-Wish Foundation and Earthquake Relief in Turkey and Syria!!
Week to week, we beat our total updates from last time. The first time around, we had 46 total updates at the end of the season, which was rounded up to $50 and quickly matched by many others. This season we hit 59 updates, rounded right on up to $60!! Joined surprise matches from @slate, @Mojojojo, and @Twenty6 that ballooned up to $240 almost instantly.
Now to drop some stats and flex a little on behalf of the generosity of the London locker room....
S37(?) Charity Drive Total
$276
Benefitting Children's National Hospitals, Foster America, and Villa Pardoes
S40 Charity Drive Total
$260
Benefitting Make-a-Wish Foundation and Turkey and Syria Earthquake Relief
Total London Royal Charitable Foundation Donations to date
$516