{"id":41396,"date":"2024-11-29T11:11:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T11:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/?p=41396"},"modified":"2026-06-10T15:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:22:19","slug":"gamers-set-out-to-raise-money-for-the-grand-appeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/2024\/11\/29\/gamers-set-out-to-raise-money-for-the-grand-appeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Gamers set out to raise money for The Grand Appeal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6572-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Jingle Jam\" class=\"wp-image-41400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6572-copy.jpg 700w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6572-copy-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6572-copy-640x366.jpg 640w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_6572-copy-681x389.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Jingle Jam returns to Bristol (picture: The Jingle Jam x The Grand Appeal)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A group of gamers based in Bristol want this year&#8217;s charity drive to be &#8220;bigger than ever.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Jingle Jam, a virtual fundraising drive, is now in its thirteenth year. Since 2011, they have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jinglejam.co.uk\/\">raised an estimated \u00a325 million. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the 1st to 14th of December, a bundle of discounted games will be available to purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proceeds from these sales will go towards eight charities, including The Grand Appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, they will be joined by creators from across the world, including TommyInnit &#8211; a celebrity ambassador for <a href=\"https:\/\/sarcoma.org.uk\/news\/youtube-sensation-tommyinnit-becomes-sarcoma-uk-celebrity-ambassador-raising-170000-in-memory-of-technoblade\/\">Sarcoma UK. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our Jingle Jam 2024 lineup! All these creators, plus hundreds more and counting, going live to change lives this December.<br><br>It all kicks off when the 2024 Games Collection goes live at 5 pm GMT on Sunday, December 1st. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7OlQIeYMcg\">pic.twitter.com\/7OlQIeYMcg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jingle Jam (@jinglejam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jinglejam\/status\/1862198123482751033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drive will focus on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jinglejam.co.uk\/2024-charities\">four key areas<\/a> to improve the lives of young people: diversity and inclusion, improving their mental and physical health, support for those affected by global disasters and events, and safeguarding the future of the planet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Yogscast have championed the work of The Grand Appeal since 2017, raising \u00a31.8 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their work is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandappeal.org.uk\/latest-news\/new-ground-breaking-facility-bristol-childrens-hospital\/\">set to be honoured<\/a> in a new, ground-breaking patient hospital aptly titled &#8216;The Jingle Jam Building&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Spotted in Bristol: Wallace &amp; Gromit\u2019s sidecar! \ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jinglejam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JingleJam<\/a> trustee Lewis &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSpiffingBrit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@thespiffingbrit<\/a> turned heads cruising the harbourside to kick off <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JingleJam2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JingleJam2024<\/a>! \ud83c\udfae From Dec 1\u201314, gamers unite for amazing causes like the Patient Hotel at Bristol Children\u2019s Hospital. Find out\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vJCDhGXoSm\">pic.twitter.com\/vJCDhGXoSm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Grand Appeal (@thegrandappeal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thegrandappeal\/status\/1862194965264171483?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to The Grand Appeal, Jingle Jam founder Lewis Brindley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandappeal.org.uk\/latest-news\/jingle-jam-returns-for-2024\/\">shared his thoughts<\/a> on the drive returning for another year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Every year in December, we turn our focus to raising as much money as possible for amazing charities, like Wallace &amp; Gromit\u2019s Grand Appeal. The gaming industry comes together for the Jingle Jam to help create an incredible Games Collection to encourage gamers to dig deep and donate.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of gamers based in Bristol want this year&#8217;s charity drive to be &#8220;bigger than ever.&#8221; The Jingle Jam, a virtual fundraising drive, is now in its thirteenth year. Since 2011, they have raised an estimated \u00a325 million. 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