$3.01 million raised for Doctors Without Borders.
July 3, 2022
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
Author: Games Done Quick
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Bloomington, MN – July 3, 2022 – Summer Games Done Quick (SGDQ) 2022 has ended its week-long 24-hour speedrunning marathon, raising a total of $3.01 million raised for Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières. The event was held June 26-July 3 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bloomington - Minneapolis South – the first in-person GDQ event since Awesome Games Done Quick 2020 in Orlando, FL – and was also broadcast on Games Done Quick’s Twitch channel.
Every run from SGDQ 2022 can be found archived on the Games Done Quick YouTube channel.
Games Done Quick has now raised more than $40 million for charities around the world since their founding in 2010, including Doctors Without Borders, Prevent Cancer Foundation, Malala Fund, Organization for Autism Research, and CARE.
The next Games Done Quick event will be Flame Fatales, an all-women speedrunning showcase taking place online August 21-27
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/gamesdonequick
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/gamesdonequick
About Games Done Quick
Games Done Quick is a series of charity video game marathons. These events feature high-level gameplay by speedrunners raising money for charity. Games Done Quick has teamed up with several charities in its ten-year history, including Doctors Without Borders and Prevent Cancer Foundation. To date, Games Done Quick has raised over $40 million for charity. For more information, please visit gamesdonequick.com
About Doctors Without Borders
Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is a private international association founded in 1971. The association is made up mainly of doctors and health sector workers and is also open to other professions which might help in achieving its aims. Their mission is to provide lifesaving medical care to those most in need.
MSF provides assistance to populations in distress, to victims of natural or man-made disasters, and to victims of armed conflict. They do so irrespective of race, religion, creed, or political convictions.
For more information, visit doctorswithoutborders.org
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