Over the years, NFT has worked with many wonderful supporters to raise awareness and hope for transplant patients. This year, the nonprofit is thrilled about a partnership with The Zeldathon Network, a group of gamers that fundraises for charities doing what they do best—conducting The Legend of Zelda marathons.
The summer 2013 marathon, which begins Friday, July 5, is titled Zeldathon Lives, and its proceeds will benefit NFT and transplant patients across the country.
Starting July 5 at 4 p.m. (EDT), a team of more than 25 people will begin streaming gameplay live at http://zeldathon.net, and they won't go off-air until July 10 at 4 p.m. (EDT).
When viewers of the live stream donate, they will have the ability to put their money toward certain donation goals and challenges.
The Zeldathon Network has been conducting marathons for the past three years, having raised more than $110,000 for charities worldwide such as Child's Play, the American Red Cross and most recently, charity: water.
This year’s marathon goal is to raise more than $50,000 for NFT.
“We wanted to make it possible to give the gift of life,” said Matthew Moffit, co-founder of The Zeldathon Network. “Transplants do that; they make it possible for somewhere out there to live! That's something that hits home with us and really gets to what we wanted to accomplish. That's why we called this marathon Zeldathon Lives, because we are directly giving life to those transplant patients who are helped by our donations.”
More information and launch trailer available at http://zeldathon.net.
With more than 118,000 Americans on the transplant waiting list, NFT and The Zeldathon Network are raising hope for transplant patients nationwide.
For more information, please contact Emily Joyner of NFT at 901-680-5668.
About NFT: NFT is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization based in Memphis, Tenn. that has been helping transplant patients overcome financial obstacles since 1983. NFT provides fundraising expertise and advocacy to transplant patients by organizing fundraising campaigns in the patients’ own communities. In the past 30 years, NFT’s fundraising campaigns have generated nearly $60 million to assist patients. NFT annually assists more than 2,500 transplant candidates and recipients nationwide. For more information about NFT, please call 800-489-3863 or visit www.transplants.org.