Polygon.com / 18.01.25

Twitch streamer Shroud honors his late father in a month-long charity event

Two years after Michael Shroud Grzesieks father passed away from lung cancer, the popular Twitch streamer was ready to honor his dad by helping others going through the same thing. As one of the biggest streamers on the platform, its not a surprise that his first inclination was a charity stream. But one big stream wasnt enough he wanted to create a monthlong event to raise money in the most gamer fashion ever. Grzesiek told Polygon that his father used to play PC games with him when he was just 3 years old. And when he eventually started thinking about becoming an esports player, his father cheered him on. At the time, I was a teenager and honestly wasnt earning much from gaming but he would still encourage me to do it because he knew it was something I loved, he said. If it wasnt for him I wouldnt be where I am today. The Fragathon, a daily charity stream that will run for all of January raising money for St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, is dedicated to him. Profits from every s...
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