DrLupo Announces 24-hour Fortnite Stream to Surpass $1 Million Raised for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital®

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Dec 20, 2018, 08:00 ET

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Gaming celebrity DrLupo released a video today announcing a 24-hour Fortnite livestream on Dec. 22 to help him surpass his goal of $1 million raised this year for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital^®. Earlier this year Benjamin "DrLupo" Lupo used his enormous fan base for good during GuardianCon, a week-long, 24-hour-a-day gaming event that benefits the lifesaving mission of St. Jude: Finding cures. Saving children^®. In 2018, he has raised more than $730,000 through GuardianCon, a limited edition t-shirt campaign and a charity event. The live stream kicks off at 12 p.m. CT and will feature fundraising incentives announced over the course of the stream. To learn more, visit @StJudePLAYLIVE.

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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.^® It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to more than 80 percent since the hospital opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude won't stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude freely shares the discoveries it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook, following St. Jude on Twitter and Instagram and subscribing to its YouTube channel.

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