Hello Buckeye Gamers!

TL;DR: Play games, raise money for charity, be awesome. (We would greatly appreciate it if you could take the time to read the rest of the post though.)

We know that all of you love playing games. Sometimes though, we all have to give back to our community. Extralife provides us with a way to do both! What is ExtraLife? ExtraLife is a gaming marathon in which we play games to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network. It’s a great cause and last year, Team Buckeye raised $9167.96! Nationally, Team Buckeye ranked 35th in the nation. The Buckeye community is just too strong!

As Buckeyes we know that it’s never enough to be satisified with how we’ve done. We can always do better. This year, we want to smash this record. But we can’t do it alone. We at BuckeyeLAN would like to invite all of you to join Team Buckeye for ExtraLife Columbus! This year, Extra Life Columbus has teamed up with the Ohio Game Developer’s Expo to host the event at COSI!

From October 24th - 26th, you can look forward to a weekend full of games, tournaments with prizes, and you can help contribute to raising money to children who need it the most.

What else will be there?

• Speakers - game developers will give many exciting talks!

• Raffles and silent auctions!

• Free to play events

How do you sign up? All you need is to purchase your tickets online at the link below. A $45 student ticket will net you a weekend pass to not only ExtraLife but the rest of COSI. Pretty awesome! Not a student? Want to bring a friend? Not a problem! Tickets will be $60.

You can sign up here: http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&teamID=14330

OK, maybe the dates are bad and you can’t make it. We get that. You can still join Team Buckeye and help out Children’s Miracle Network! You can collect donations and send them in - every penny counts and can make a difference. To help compensate you for your time, Every $10 raised will get you a raffle ticket towards various prizes (raffle tickets can also be bought at COSI):

• A PlayStation 4

• PS4 copy of Destiny Ghost Edition

• The Last of Us Remastered Steelbook signed by Naughty Dog AND a copy of the game

• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Atlas Pro Edition for PS4

• Xbox One Limited Edition Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Wireless) Controller

• And much, much more!

In light of all of these fantastic prizes, we humbly ask that you join our team and help raise awareness and funding for the kids who need it the most. Every action, every donation counts. With your help, we can make a difference.

For more information on what is Extralife: http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=cms.page&id=1095

If you have any questions or concerns, please ask away! Once again, thanks in advance for your time and efforts! As a final word, even if you personally can’t make it to the event, please spread the word! At the end of the day, it’s results that matter.

An actual final note, I’d be remiss if I forgot to mention the other fantastic groups working with us for ExtraLife! A full list here:

• The Gamer's Advocate

• The Ohio Game Developer Association

• BuckeyeThon

• BuckeyeLAN

• E-Sports Initiative

• Multivarious Games

• Game On

Thanks,

The BuckeyeLAN team and everyone else at ExtraLife