Hey hey, Friends! I’m Sara (aka/ Luvjonze) and I am mom, a gamer and lover of Dunkin Donuts iced coffee.I love paying it forward to people and causes that are meaningful to me. I love it so much that started a G3 Charity Gaming as a side project and I bring amazing gamers and content creators together to use our favorite hobbies to raise donations and awareness to various charitable causes throughout the year.When I’m not saving the virtual world I’m vengefully clam-dipping unsuspecting noobs!Whatever you’re here for, I hope you stick around to enjoy ride!
What the what? Take a trip down memory lane with me as I draw parallels between my World of Warcraft guild master days and the VeeFriends NFT community.
I also explain why cultivating a solid community is essential in a noisy space and why YOU deserve to be part of it.
I’ve been following @garyvee for at least 5-6 years. I remember he was being interviewed on Z100 radio, by @elvisduran . He was jawwing on about wine.
Immediately I thought - wow this guy has some serious crackhead energy AND I WAS IN LOVE WITH IT!
At that moment I immediately began following him on Snapchat of all places. I would watch every single story - him up usually at 7ish in the morning and giving little nuggets of wisdom laced with Fbombs galore…I knew I made the right choice following this fuckin guy!
Fast forward to prepping for VeeFriends launch day. He said to have everything set up by May 5th and being the awesome procrastinator I am… I waited until the last week of May to get my shit together. Had NO CLUE wtf I was doing but I joined the discord, read the helpful info channel and started my journey.
NF…wha??
Setting up Coinbase and MetaMask was a breeze and I was so proud of myself for taking this leap on my own blindly into something I knew jack shit about, but that’s how much I believe in Gary Vee.
Didn’t have a lot of money at the time to get ETH so I proudly added $10 thinking it was enough to get .05 ETH … yeah, about that…
I guess you could say I am a complete Crypto Noob.
Days went on and I began making awesome friends in Clubhouse (and honestly was going to delete that app until VeeFriends came along). Then, Gary announced GIVEAWAYS!
Holy shit, I thought, my bumbling $10 misstep might be forgiven! I might actually be able to win a VeeFriend!
Yeah, no. Didn’t win. It’s ok though - I still had my VeeFam in discord and Clubhouse!
OG VeeFriends Are The Best Friends
More and more days went on. It was a whirlwind of community members donating to eachother, listening to eachothers stories, paying it forward to eachother. It was beautiful, yet I still felt sad. Felt like I was missing out. I was pretty down in the dumps about a week and a half in and @bryceallard11 and I were talking about our life situations and while they weren’t exactly the same…we had a lot in common.
Little did I know that Bryce would be plotting with @realcolliebuddz, @b.lopez1989, @_f_e_r_r_i_n_ to donate some eth so I could start saving up. @_nickcorso also worked with LucChao to get eth donated to me.
What I also didn’t know is that Bryce was to be the recipient and instead of taking the eth to get HIS first Veefriend, he asked that it go to me & @workitmamab instead.
@irunpro heard the story and gifted Bryce his mammoth but Bryce also wanted his wife to come with him to VeeCon, and so I gave him what was donated to me.
Bryce reluctantly took it back but then he really turned up the heat. That man not only orchestrated eth donations for me but he even worked out a deal with @beardofshteel that allowed me to purchase his Tenacious Turkey for the price he bough it at!!! See, Beard was trying to flip for a Sentimental Salmander and in a glorious turn of events, another amazing community member paid it forward to Beard and he was able to get the Salamander!
Tenacious T was meant for me!
Although my journey was probably a little unconventional, Tenacious T was meant to find me. It’s a symbol of my resolve and perseverance through adversity. I read that Benjamin Franklin referred to turkeys as “birds of courage”. I dig that. It’s me.
I didn’t choose the Tenacious Turkey life, it chose me. It’s my symbol to keep pushing forward and no matter what gets in my way.
Tenacious Turkey is in the house!!! Gobble, gobble, Bitches!!!! 🦃
My @g3charitygaming community has knocked out our 3rd milestone of $1500 and we are hitting the ground running towards our $2K Milestone as we head into gameday this Saturday, Nov. 2nd!!!
I’m so proud of my team and how we’ve all come together for all different walks of life for a common cause! I have the best support💙!!
Please take a quick minute to check out the EXTRA LIFE website at www.extra-life.org and read about the magic of gaming and how it’s helped to raise over $50 Million to families in need of medical care and medical equipment and other children’s health services.
It’s not too late to jump on the bandwagon of wholesome gaming fun and give families in the US and Canada the Extra Life they are so desperately in need of.
Just wanted to give a quick shout out and thank you to the G3 EXTRA LIFE AMBASSADORS who have committed their time for @extralife4kids and @cmnhospitals on game day, 11/2!
It’s not too late to join!!
It costs NOTHING.
It’s more fun as a team!
If you are unsure if you can commit all day but can show up for a couple hours, SIGN UP anyway!
There is a huge benefit to joining our G3 Force for this very reason.
We all strive for 24 Hours individually, but as a team we will accomplish this by committing to smaller time slots throughout the day.
This is what’s important:
1️⃣ Commit some time by joining the roster
2️⃣ Tell people about what you’re doing by sharing your Extra Life page link on social media
Just by doing these things to evangelize the Extra Life cause, you’ve already accomplished more than you think!
Time is precious. Let’s help these families get more of it with their kids ❤️
I’m so excited to share that my former WoW family, The Defiant Ones, will be partnering with us for the EXTRA LIFE 24hour Game-A-Thon event to benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals coming on Saturday, November 2!!
I am thrilled to be able to share this fusion of charitable giving and gaming with my “old” friends and with all of YOU!
We have so many awesome events that are in the planning stage and I would LOVE to add more amazing people to our roster for this event!
🌟Let me do the heavy lifting.
🌟Let’s collaborate.
🌟Let’s help lessen the burden and bring happiness into the lives of families in desperate need of hope and solace.
Are You Ready To Make Your Virtual Life More Meaningful??
Our G3 Community is participating in the most fun-filled and soulfully rewarding charitable gaming event of the year!!!
HERE’S THE DEETS:
🌟What:
Extra Life 24 Hour Game-A-Thon
👉🏻We will be gaming for 24 hrs. straight to help raise money for our local Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.
👉🏻Over the last four years as friends & virtual family, we have collectively raised over $5,000+ for CMN Hospitals and we are poised to hit this number and then some in 2019!
Read more about the Extra Life cause by visiting their website👇🏻
🌟When:
Saturday, Nov 2nd starting at 8:30 AM EST (All Day Event)
🌟Who: YOU!
We want all the good humans to evangelize the EL cause using any game, any platform in any playstyle!!
🌟 STREAM WITH US!
➡️ All Twitch and Mixer streamers are welcome!! Full Multimedia Kits are available for seamless streaming!
🌟HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
All we ask of you is your time in game. 🎮
1️⃣ If you want to play and raise donations for your local children’s hospital of choice, please join the Extra Life G3 Team Page 👇🏻
By signing up on the roster you’re committing to building awareness for the cause ❤️
2️⃣ Just log in and play, baby play! Bring your friends, or join another G3 Team Mate and
HAVE FUN!!!
You do NOT have to donate to participate!
KEEP YOURSELF IN THE KNOW!
🌟 Be sure to check here or Instagram, Discord or Facebook for more details as we get closer to event day!
👇🏻CONNECT WITH US👇🏻
Playing games to save kids. Doesn't get any better than that, does it?!