What is Extra Life?

In 2008 and 2009 Extra Life raised a combined $302,000 dollars, 100% of which went directly to help kids at The Texas Children's Hospital. While thousands of gamers, over 100 websites, and over 12,000 donors were more than happy to support Extra Life, many expressed their desire to raise money to help kids closer to home.

This year, when you sign up to play video games for 24 hours on October 15th, 2011, you won't just be raising money for kids. You'll be supporting LOCAL kids and their families. Kids right in your own back yard.

100% of the money you raise in Extra Life 2011 will go directly to the Children's Miracle Network Hospital closest to you if choose to participate, create your own team or join Team Meerkat.

Find out more Extra Life information at Extra Life.

Team Meerkat icons for you

While heavily in the midst of the daily grind I took some time out to drum up some more Team Meerkat donations. To that end, here is a free set of team icons for you to use and spread the love!

The icons themselves come in three sizes which you can download right of the page, or if you’d like the whole set you can download the zip provided below. If anyone asks where you got the icons we’d love it if you could point them our way, we need as many individual or team sponsorships as we can get, Extra Life 09 is getting closer!

Download all the icons here!