Become a Hero from Home by raising funds for cancer research and support. Watch or play your favourite games and encourage viewers, friends and family to donate to support cancer patients and their families all over the country!
By signing up for this event you are agreeing to our Terms and conditions
Simply pick your time to game – you can do it solo or get your pals together online.
Set up your JustGiving page and ask your friends, family and co-workers to sponsor you. There is no time limit or restriction on what game you play – just be sure to stay safe, active and hydrated while you game!
Heroes from Home is a fundraiser where you can play games to raise funds to support the Irish Cancer Society’s services and research to help people affected by cancer.
Simply pick your time to game – you can do it solo or get your pals online at the same time.
You can set up your JustGiving page and ask your friends, family and co-workers to sponsor you. There is no time limit or restrictions on what game you play – just be sure to stay safe, active and hydrated while you game!
Adding your livestream to your JustGiving page is really simple and a great way for people to follow along as they donate! You can find a really easy to use guide here.
The JustGiving Livestream Fundraising tool allows you to link you JustGiving page to your Twitch stream, meaning people can donate to you seamlessly while they watch!
You can find out how to do that here.
Of course! We want everyone who loves gaming to take part and there is no need to stream your play to get involved.
Share your JustGiving link on your social media and tell your community what you are doing and why.
Let us know too – tag us on social media and use the hashtag #heroesfromhome
Simply log into https://live.justgiving.com/ and click the "Clear Selection" button to disconnect your fundraiser from the stream overlay.
If you choose to use Facebook Gaming as a streaming platform, or in order to complement or top up donations for your Game Heroes, please note we may not be aware of this fundraising activity.
If you raise money on Facebook and want us to acknowledge this, please get in touch; you can email fundraising@irishcancer.ie or send us a private message through social media.
If you choose to use Facebook Gaming as a streaming platform, or in order to complement or top up donations for your Game Heroes, please note we may not be aware of this fundraising activity.
If you raise money on Facebook and want us to acknowledge this, please get in touch; you can email fundraising@irishcancer.ie or send us a private message through social media.
You can use the “Share” button on your JustGiving fundraising page to share to your favourite social media platforms.
You must be over 18 to sign up to Heroes from Home. We would love to have families on board but adult supervision is a must.
Facebook fundraising can be an alternative to JustGiving, although you won't be included on the leaderboards and totals on the Heroes From Home homepage, and we may not be aware of your fundraising activity. That being said, if it works for you, you can contact us at fundraising@irishcancer.ie and we'll be able to include you in all our contact lists!
The funds you raise will go directly towards helping support cancer patients and their families all over Ireland.
Click here to find out more about the impact of your support
Contact us at fundraising@irishcancer.ie or on our social media channels and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
By signing up for this event you are agreeing to our Terms and conditions
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