You won’t find any marathon runners or bake sales here; this fundraiser is for gamers only. Extra Life Game Day is an event where volunteers play games for 24 hours to raise money for their local Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) hospital. The Extra Life Calgary Guild has been raising money for the Alberta Children’s Hospital for over 6 years now. They are aiming to hit their $1 million mark in total donations by the end of this year. So far, they have raised over $800 thousand dollars in the past 6 years.

Game Day for Extra Lifers across North America happened on November 3rd. While volunteers can raise money throughout the year, every volunteer participates in fundraising efforts on Game Day. The funds from Game Day go to over 170 CMN hospitals. Over the past decade, Extra Life volunteers have raised over $40 million for sick and injured kids and their families.

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