Last weekend, the anniversary edition of the charity event Friendly Fire 10 took place, hosted by Gronkh and PietSmiet on Twitch. This resulted in record donations and an emotional moment.
What kind of event was this? From December 7 to 8, the 10th edition of the charity event Friendly Fire took place. This is a project by Gronkh and PietSmiet, complemented by fisHC0p, DerHeider, PhunkRoyal, MrMoregame, and Pandorya.
Regularly, 1 million euros are raised for a good cause – this year, the content creators even managed to surpass themselves.
Gronkh and the gamer group PietSmiet alternately host the event on their respective Twitch channels.
News reaches the participants in the middle of the hide and seek game
This is how much money was raised: Friendly Fire 10 broke the mark of 2 million euros for a good cause for the first time in its 10th anniversary, the last time this much was raised was in 2021 when 1.98 million euros were gathered.
The total consists of almost 1.2 million euros that came in through donations during the stream, along with 720,000 euros from merchandise sales and about 100,000 euros from sponsors. However, these are preliminary sums.
In the crucial moment, the streamers were still a bit busy (via Twitch). After the hide and seek game, they were able to celebrate aptly – and very spontaneously. You can find the moment on the Twitch channel of PietSmiet, who hosted the event this year.
When a documentary about the 10-year history of the event was shown, the participants were touched and big emotions arose. Here you can watch the moment:
Who gets the money? As in every year, several charitable organizations were selected to benefit from the donations collected. One-eighth of the money also goes into an emergency fund to be able to help spontaneously throughout the year.
- Amadeu Antonio Foundation works against right-wing extremism, racism, and anti-Semitism
- EnableMe aims to empower people with disabilities and chronic illnesses to lead self-determined lives
- Goldeimer fights for safe and dignified access to toilets worldwide
- Loki Schmidt Foundation for the protection of endangered plants
- NCL Foundation promotes research on the metabolic disorder childhood dementia NCL
- Silbernetz e.V., the network against loneliness in old age
- Tierfreunde Münster e.V. animal welfare association with its own animal shelter
Although Friendly Fire only takes place once a year, this does not mean that the participants do not engage in charitable activities outside of the event, sometimes even spontaneously: Gronkh shows a donation appeal on Twitch, raising over 14,000 € in 15 minutes
