Running for Starlight!

I am running the 2024 runDisney Disneyland Half Marathon on behalf of Starlight Children’s Foundation with mah friends as part of Team “Imperial Made Me Do It“!

Starlight delivers happiness to thousands of hospitalized kids at more than 800 children’s hospitals and healthcare facilities in the U.S., including my local hospital – Texas Children’s, which is very near and dear to me! With their fun, state-of-the-art programs like Starlight Virtual Reality, Starlight Hospital Wear, and Starlight Gaming, they work hard to bring smiles to kids’ faces.

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Starlight’s Mission

Delivering happiness to seriously ill kids and their families.

Starlight’s Values

Service: We are motivated by a strong commitment to serving seriously ill children.
Teamwork: We are one team with one goal – to deliver happiness to seriously ill kids.
Accountability: We are accountable to those we serve and our donors, as well as ourselves.
Respect: We encourage diversity of identity, perspective, and backgrounds to create a more inclusive organization to better serve seriously ill kids and families of all races and ethnicities.
Integrity: We do what we say we will do to make a positive change for seriously ill children and their families.
Excellence & Innovation: We strive to go beyond expectations, always seeking new and better ways to achieve our mission.

Incentives / Rewards

$5.00 – Viva la Snail Mail! – I will send you a postcard via snail mail!
$10.00 – $10 can lead to 10 hours of play for a seriously ill kid in a hospital!
$20.00 – Your donation can provide 20 hours of play on the Starlight Gaming Station for a child.
$25.00 – Viva la Snail Mail (Disneyland Edition!) – Receive a postcard from me via snail mail from Disneyland, USA during the Half Marathon weekend in January 2024!
$35.00 – Fund a Starlight Hospital Gown – Your donation can provide a comfy and cozy Nintendo-themed Starlight Hospital Gown.
$50.00 – Sew on the Toy SewHandy – Make me stop whatever I’m doing and go sew on the Singer SewHandy toy sewing machine for 10 minutes. Yes, even if we’re doing a study or gaming sesh! Pure torture!
$75.00 – Spin the Wheel of Morality – Whatever it lands on, I have to do it.
$100.00 – Your Name Here – Your name (or gamertag) will be embroidered onto my hoodie for the race weekend! Please keep it PG.
And more!

Milestones

WHEN we reach our goal, I have to take the Hot Ones Challenge. I just picked up a Season 19 pack and I am *NOT* prepared. I may see if I can get ThatEngin3rD to do it with me if we surpass it by a certain amount. Hmm…

There are other milestones in the campaign as well, including a community game night, cosplay streams, etc. Let’s raise money for sick kids and “Run Miles to Deliver Smiles!”

Thank you from the bottom of my heart!