Revelmode raised a total of $1.3 million during the #Cringemas charity live stream, which was broadcast on Felix Kjellberg’s channel.
On 9 and 10 December, YouTubers from the Revelmode network took part in a charity live stream to raise money for AIDS charity (RED).
The live stream was broadcast on Felix Kjellberg’s channel for eight hours across the two days, where he was joined by PJ Liguori, Mark Fischbach, Seán McLoughlin, and Emma Blackery.
The group raised an overall total of $1,303,074 through a number of individual donations from viewers on (RED)’s CrowdRise page.
We've hit our #Cringemas donation goal!! 🎁 thank you @RED, @YouTube, @gatesfoundation, and ALL OF YOU ⭐️ 1.3 million raised to #EndAIDS! pic.twitter.com/ZL8iqNiOyI
— Revelmode (@revelmode) December 10, 2016
The live stream was supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, who matched individual donations ten to one, up to $1,000,000. YouTube also contributed $100,000 on Friday evening.
The theme of the live stream was Christmas Cringe, and the group’s antics included Cringemas cooking, the Cringemas cringe awards, and various Christmas cracker challenges.
New #Cringemas challenge! 🎁@markiplier gives @pewdiepie a majestic whipped cream santa beard! Donate to @RED https://t.co/rX3ZGbVS3d 🎁 pic.twitter.com/X23Ovk5XL0
— Revelmode (@revelmode) December 10, 2016
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