Streamer DrLupo raised over $13 million for St. Jude in 2022

Streamer and content creator Benjamin "DrLupo" Lupo has joined the ranks of streamers who have raised ten figures for charity in 2022. Lupo is one of many gaming content creators using their platform to raise funds for charity. At his most recent Build Against Cancer (BAC), he raised a cumulative $13 million for St. Jude's Children's Hospital over the five years he hosted the event.

During high school, Lupo played various games, such as Minecraft. 2022 marks the first time he streamed the event live from the St. Jude campus in Memphis, where he interviewed and performed with multiple guests, including fellow content creators and St. Jude patients. .

Build Against Cancer 2022 raised over $1 million for the hospital. Lupo told GamesBeat in an interview that this marks his most social BAC so far. "The biggest thing for me was having so many people in person. I got used to doing things like Build Against Cancer practically alone in my studio. It was shocking - in a good way - to have so many of people working to make the event what it was. I couldn't imagine doing the BAC on my own again."

Although the symbiosis between players and charity predates the pandemic, there has been a marked increase in donations during this time. Lupo himself raised $4 million for St. Jude in BAC streams from 2020-2022. The Games Done Quick organization raised $9.3 million for the Prevent Cancer Foundation (via Awesome Games Done Quick) and $8.3 million for Doctors Without Borders (via Summer Games Done Rapide). Jacksepticeye has raised $22 million for various charities through its Thanksmas events during the same period.

According to Lupo, players can help in ways other than money: "Letting people know what we do for St. Jude through play is the most powerful method of support when financial contributions aren't possible. Not everyone can donate, which is fine, but even Danny Thomas said he'd rather receive $1 from a million people than $1 million from one person. This can only happen when others hear about what St. Jude is trying to do.”

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