Gamers for Giving is a competitive gaming event hosted each year by video game industry charity organization, Gamers Outreach Foundation. Backed by a story that resonates with many in the gaming community, since 2008, Gamers for Giving has been one of the largest competitive gaming tournaments in the midwest. The event features video game tournaments, special industry guests and a variety of activities for participants and spectators.
Profits from the event are used to support the work of Gamers Outreach Foundation. We build portable gaming carts for children’s hospitals, send video game care packages to troops overseas, and host online gaming events that benefit charity!
Gamers for Giving 2011 will be taking place on Saturday, June 18th at the Eastern Michigan University Student Center. Activities include a 2vs2 Halo Reach tournament, a 4vs4 Call of Duty Black Ops tournament (Xbox 360), a 1vs1 Starcraft 2 tournament (BYOC) and a 100 person BYOC console LAN party.
If you’re flying into the event, the closest airport to the venue and nearby hotels is the Detroit Metropolitan Airport (airport code: DTW). We’ve posted hotel information below.
The EMU Student Center has a food court located on the first floor of the facility (below the ballroom Gamers for Giving takes place in). The following restaurants will be open during the day…
Subway: 10 AM – 6 PM
Starbucks: 9:30 AM – 9:30 PM
Lobby Shop: 9 AM – 9 PM
Wendy’s: 11 AM – 9 PM
If you would like to stay posted on the latest Gamers for Giving happenings, check out our “Updates” page. This will be the section where we’ll be posting all announcements related to this year’s event. If you’re interested in registering for one of our headlining activities, swing by the “Activities” page to sign up.
A number of generous individuals and organizations support Gamers for Giving and the efforts of Gamers Outreach. We’d encourage you to swing by our “Sponsors” page to check out some of this year’s supporters.
We hope to see you at the Eastern Michigan University Student Center on June 18th! Have questions or want to give feedback? Drop us a line via our “Contact” page, or visit us on our “Forums“
