{"id":8633,"date":"2018-05-31T07:41:09","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T11:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=8633"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:05:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:05:54","slug":"722k-gaming-outreach-mott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2018\/05\/31\/722k-gaming-outreach-mott\/","title":{"rendered":"$783k raised to support gaming outreach to Mott, others"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-8650\" style=\"max-width: 850px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-109-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-8650 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Gamers for Giving 2018\" data-height=\"600\" data-width=\"850\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_8650\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_8650\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-8651 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-05-30 15:00:52\" data-filename=\"GfG-2018-EMU-exterior.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-EMU-exterior.jpg\" class=\"slider-8650 slide-8651 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"GfG-2018-EMU-exterior\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 94.117647058824%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-EMU-exterior.jpg 640w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-EMU-exterior-125x94.jpg 125w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-EMU-exterior-267x200.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Gamers for Giving was hosted at the EMU Convocation Center. (Stephanie Dascola)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-8652 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-05-30 15:00:52\" data-filename=\"GfG-2018-sign-e1527691548430.jpeg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-sign-e1527691548430.jpeg\" class=\"slider-8650 slide-8652 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"GfG-2018-sign\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 52.941176470588%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-sign-e1527691548430.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-sign-e1527691548430-75x100.jpeg 75w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-sign-e1527691548430-150x200.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Checking in at the 10th annual Gamers for Giving event. (Stephanie Dascola)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-8653 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-05-30 15:00:52\" data-filename=\"GfG-2018-raffle-table.jpeg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-raffle-table.jpeg\" class=\"slider-8650 slide-8653 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"\" rel=\"\" title=\"GfG-2018-raffle-table\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 94.117647058824%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-raffle-table.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-raffle-table-125x94.jpeg 125w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-raffle-table-267x200.jpeg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">The raffle table featured cool gaming equipment. (Stephanie Dascola)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-8654 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2018-05-30 15:00:52\" data-filename=\"GfG-2018-crowd-shot.jpeg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-crowd-shot.jpeg\" class=\"slider-8650 slide-8654 msDefaultImage\" alt=\"Hundreds of people play video games at the EMU Convocation Center.\" rel=\"\" title=\"GfG-2018-crowd-shot\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 94.117647058824%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-crowd-shot.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-crowd-shot-125x94.jpeg 125w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-crowd-shot-267x200.jpeg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Hundreds played video games at the EMU Convocation Center. (Stephanie Dascola)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 1,500 gamers from all over the world participated in person and online in a momentous weekend fundraising event held at the EMU Convocation Center in April. Their purpose: raise money to provide entertainment devices for kids at C.S. Mott Children\u2019s Hospital, and other hospitalized children across the United States. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event was hosted by <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/gamersforgiving.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gamers for Giving<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a charity organization that has helped more than 450,000 children cope with being in the hospital. This year&#8217;s event, their 10th anniversary, raised a record-setting $783,987.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of those gamers on a mission was HITS staffer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hits.medicine.umich.edu\/news\/hits-staff-member-ryan-henyard-wins-u-m-distinguished-diversity-leaders-award\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ryan Henyard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<div class=\"perfect-pullquote vcard pullquote-align-left pullquote-border-placement-right\"><blockquote><p><br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019m really grateful for how volunteering has given me the chance to provide sick kids some joy, relief, and distraction from pain.&#8221; &#8211; Ryan Henyard <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Henyard is a busy man. When he isn\u2019t helping U-M Medical School faculty and staff with curricular technologies, serving as the co-implementation lead for the HITS Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion Committee, or pursuing a graduate degree in education, he volunteers at C.S. Mott Children\u2019s Hospital with their program called Gamers Outreach. He repairs and maintains gaming equipment that Gamers for Giving has donated. But his favorite thing is to play with the kids. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m really grateful for how volunteering has given me the chance to provide sick kids in our children&#8217;s hospital some joy, relief, and distraction from pain,\u201d said Henyard, who has been with the organization in various roles for the past four years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt is really rewarding to play a part in helping patients cope with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">their health issues. In addition to being able to serve patients and their families, volunteering also gives me the chance to witness our medical students and faculty in action.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"omsc-box omsc-with-bg-color omsc-with-icon omsc-icon-style-border omsc-icon-shape-circle\" style=\"border-color:#000000;background-color:#eff0f1;text-align:center\"><div class=\"omsc-box-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"omsc-box-icon\" style=\"border-color:#eff0f1;color:#eff0f1;border-color:#000000;color:#000000;\"><i class=\"fa fa-info\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"omsc-box-inner\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mottchildren.org\/mott-support-services\/therapeutic-gaming-and-digital-technology\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">C.S. Mott Children\u2019s Hospital Therapeutic Gaming and Digital Technology<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 1,500 gamers from all over the world participated in person and online in a momentous weekend fundraising event held at the EMU Convocation Center in April. Their purpose: raise money to provide entertainment devices for kids at C.S. Mott Children\u2019s Hospital, and other hospitalized children across the United States. The event was hosted by Gamers for\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2018\/05\/31\/722k-gaming-outreach-mott\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":8634,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_umich_oidc_access":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[18,198,176,188],"class_list":["post-8633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-campus-news","tag-community-service","tag-gaming","tag-hits","tag-people"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-crowd-shot.jpeg",640,480,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-crowd-shot-125x94.jpeg",125,94,true],"medium":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-crowd-shot-267x200.jpeg",267,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-crowd-shot.jpeg",640,480,false],"large":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-crowd-shot.jpeg",600,450,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-crowd-shot.jpeg",640,480,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-crowd-shot.jpeg",640,480,false],"excerpt-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-crowd-shot-200x140.jpeg",200,140,true],"themonic-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-crowd-shot-60x42.jpeg",60,42,true],"ioslider-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-crowd-shot-640x300.jpeg",640,300,true],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-crowd-shot.jpeg",640,480,false],"400x250-crop":["https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/GfG-2018-crowd-shot.jpeg",333,250,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"D. 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