Player 2 – Work hard, Play Hard
Take on a gaming fundraiser to support grieving children, young people and families.
At Winston’s Wish we work with children and young people after someone important to them has died. Many of them have shared that gaming helps them cope with their grief. Some have shared that the person who died is someone they used to game with – their Player 2.
Inspired by their stories we launched Player 2 – Work Hard, Play Hard. We’re asking our corporate partners to take on a gaming marathon for Winston’s Wish with your organisation and raise funds to help us to be there for more grieving children, young people and families.
Get Started
Choose your challenge
Decide on the length of your marathon. We’d suggest 12 or even 24 hours in relays, so people can join in from home. You’re free to choose your games, whether it’s on a desktop, console or laptop. (If you’d rather play board games or sports, that’s fine too)!
Sign Up
Register below to let us know you’re taking part and set up your fundraising page on Just Giving.
Make a difference
Share your page with colleagues, friends and family to raise as much as possible, decide if you’re going to stream your challenge and have fun completing it!
How your support can make a difference
Lots of children and young people lose their Player 2 every day in the UK, whether it’s their mum, dad, sibling or someone else important. By joining us you can make a real and lasting impact on the lives of grieving children across the country.
£26 could fund a resource pack for a grieving child, including a memory box to help them to remember their special person
£54 could help pay for us to run an online support group for young people
£299 could cover the cost of running our on demand services (live chat, Helpline and “Ask” email service) for 1 day
£538 could give a child or young person with complex needs 8 carefully crafted bereavement counselling sessions
Why Winston’s Wish?
We believe that every child deserves the chance to live a life filled with opportunity, regardless of the hand they receive. We want every child who faces the devastating loss of a loved one at a young age to know that the rest of their days don’t need to be defined by their grief and that they can enjoy a full and flourishing future.
Over the last 30 years, we’ve worked with tens of thousands of children and young people who have lost their Player 2. Each one has their own story to tell and their own unique way of making sense of their grief.
We need your help to make sure that we can be there for them and work towards a future where no child grieves alone.
