There are many people throughout the world who could use your assistance. Among them are those in Somalia, a county on the eastern coast of Africa which continues to face a major food shortage, thanks in part to not receiving a sufficient amount of rain. It also doesn't help that the country is without a centralized government.
A group of gamers are coming together to support Somalian hunger relief this weekend by playing Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Donations are being accepted from now until September 2 through GamersOutreach, a non-profit group that uses games to help various causes. $2,439.08 has been raised as of this writing from 120 contributors.
A number of Bad Company 2 PC servers will be running with the name "Somalian Hunger Relief SHR" for a 24-hour period from August 6 at 9am GMT (that's 4am Eastern and 1am Pacific) until the same time on August 7. Every $500 that is donated will result in a raffle taking place for various items from Gunnar Optiks, Astro, and other companies. To be eligible, you simply need to donate during the event.
The effort is being put together by Don't Revive Me Bro and Quantic Media, along with Battlefieldo and Battlefield developer DICE's community manager, Daniel Matros. Various members of the DICE staff will be playing on the servers. Livestreams will be broadcast on Twitch TV.
You can find out more at the First Person Saviors website and on its Twitter account.
Another cause worthy of your attention is the Barnes Family Memorial Fund. A number of items are being auctioned off on eBay through Treyarch's account like a signed prestige edition of Call of Duty: Black Ops.
The money is going to benefit the family of Donald Barnes Jr., a videogame artist who was stabbed and killed earlier this year when he attempted to break up a fight between a man and a woman. Barnes, 41, left behind a 17-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son.
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