On December 4, the Seattle Online Broadcasters Association is producing a charity stream to support Child’s Play, a non-profit charitable organization operating out of Redmond, WA, dedicated to improving the lives of children and teens in children’s hospitals..
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Child’s Play?
Child’s Play is a game industry charity dedicated to improving the lives of children and teens in children’s hospitals around the world. Child’s Play currently has a network of over 180 children’s hospitals worldwide as well as nearly 200 domestic violence shelters across the United States. Over the years, the community has answered the call and came together raising over 46 million dollars.
Child’s Play was born in 2003 after Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins of Penny Arcade, in response to how video games were portrayed negatively by the media, challenged their fans to help support Seattle Children’s Hospital. An Amazon Wishlist was set up and in less than one month, the charity raised over $250,000 in cash and toys for Seattle Children’s hospital.
More information about Child’s Play is available on their website.
What is the Seattle Online Broadcasters Association?
The Seattle Online Broadcasters Association (SOBA) is a registered non-profit organization in Washington state and is currently seeking recognition as a non-profit trade association under section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code.
SOBA represents the content creator community in the Seattle area and beyond. SOBA organizes social and professional networking events for content creators, provides personal and professional development opportunities tailored towards creators, and relentlessly advocates for the interests of content creators at a community, local, and national level.
SOBA is responsible for the monthly Seattle Community MeetUp, Powered by Twitch, BroadcasterU educational workshops, and organizing community fundraisers for various charitable organizations.
Who is sponsoring this event?
Twitch is providing direct support in the form of time on the Twitch Front Page and direct financial support of production costs. We would like to thank the community meetup and creator social impact teams at Twitch for their support.
If you would like to sponsor the event, please reach out to the SOBA leadership team at info@seattleoba.org.
What does the schedule look like?
We will be streaming on Twitch for 6 hours from 10AM to 4PM Pacific Time live from an on-site location in Seattle and we will be featuring broadcasters and musicians from the Seattle area.
10AM - Introduction and Twitch Tac Toe
11AM - Musical Performance with Hansolo1390
12:20PM - Twitch Tac Toe
1PM - Tabletop Oneshot
2PM - Musical Performance with seiichi
3PM - Twitch Tac Toe
4PM - Conclusion
How do I get involved as a content creator?
We are looking for broadcasters for the following roles for the stream:
Hosting - We are looking for hosts to join our hosting and broadcast team on-site throughout the show.
Tabletop Participants - We are looking for local participants for the 1PM tabletop oneshot segment. In-person participation is required.
Game Show Participants - We are looking for participants for the “Twitch Tac Toe” game show segment at 10AM, 12:20PM and 3PM. In-person participation is preferred, but we are able to support remote participants.
If you are interested in participating, please complete this form.
I am unable to participate on December 4. How do I still fundraise to support Child’s Play?
You can still fundraise for Child’s Play on your own Twitch channel in support of our fundraising efforts by creating a supporting campaign under our team fundraising campaign on Tiltify.
How do I get involved as a business or brand?
We are looking for items for raffle prizes and fundraising incentives. If you are interested in supporting, please email the leadership team at info@seattleoba.org.