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Jingle Jam 2021

Seasons greetings! The Jingle Jam is back for the 11th year with your favourite streams and the biggest and best rewards we’ve ever had!

Over the last 10 years, you guys have raised over $20 million for charities across the world. It’s made an incredible difference to so many lives and we’re really proud and grateful to be doing it again. You can support some brilliant causes and unlock some amazing games at the link below!

Donation page: https://jinglejam.tiltify.com/

Stream link: https://www.twitch.tv/yogscast

Schedule of streams:

Week 1: https://twitter.com/yogscast/status/1465744326705750020

Week 2: https://twitter.com/yogscast/status/1467847595603202050

VODs on Yogs Live: https://www.youtube.com/yogscastlive

Highlights for 2021:

• Donate £35 (about $47) and get keys for 56 games!
• Tiltify have built a new system to send out rewards - should be quicker and easier now!
• Combined RRP is over £650 ($875) - which is 50% bigger than last year!
• 100,000 bundles are available - last year we almost sold out so don’t delay!
• 14 different charities to choose from, all worthy causes with unique projects!
• Create your own fundraiser as part of the Jingle Jam and your community can also redeem the rewards for donating! You’ll be able to do this once the page is live on the 1st of December at 5pm (insert link here!).

Games list:

Charities:

This year you can support these charities:

• Access Sport: "To drive change in the way sport is delivered locally in the UK, dramatically improving access to sport and all its benefits for tens of thousands of vulnerable children and young people."
• Autistica: "We focus on giving autistic people the opportunity to live long, happy, healthy lives. We do this by funding research, shaping policy and working with autistic people to understand their needs."
• Call of Duty Endowment: "The Call of Duty Endowment identifies and funds the most efficient and effective organizations that get unemployed veterans back to work."
• Cancer Research UK: "We fund scientists, doctors and nurses to help beat cancer sooner. We also provide cancer information to the public."
• End Violence and Racism: "We are an anti-racism campaign group using intersectional approaches to educate on, redress and prevent structural racism and inequalities directed against East & Southeast Asian communities."
• Global's Make Some Noise: "We improve the lives of disadvantaged people in our communities by working with small charities across the UK. "
• ILGA: "The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association - is a worldwide federation of more than 1,700 organisations from over 170 countries and territories campaigning for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex human rights."
• Lifelites: "Lifelites gives life-limited and disabled children using hospice services across the British Isles the chance to play, be creative, control something for themselves and communicate, through the magic of assistive technology."
• Mental Health Foundation: "We take a public mental health approach to prevention, finding solutions for individuals, those at risk and for society, in order to improve everyone’s mental wellbeing."
• Open Bionics: "We’re a bionics company developing affordable, assistive devices that enhance the human body. We’re on a mission to make 3D prosthetics beautiful, functional and more accessible."
• Special Effect: "We’re transforming the lives of people with physical challenges right across the world through the innovative use of technology. At the core of this mission is our work to optimise inclusion, enjoyment and quality of life by helping people control video games to the best of their abilities for as long as they need us."
• The Grand Appeal: "Here at The Grand Appeal, the official Bristol Children’s Hospital charity, we are committed to saving lives and supporting families at the children’s hospital."
• War Child: "We protect, educate, and stand up for the rights of children in war. We aim to reach children as early as possible when conflict breaks out, and stay on to support them—long after the TV cameras have gone home."
• Whale and Dolphin Conservation: The WDC focuses on ending the practice of keeping whales and dolphins in captivity, stopping whaling, creating healthy seas, and preventing deaths in nets.

Notes and FAQ:

What’s different this year?

• The minimum donation is higher this year at £35 ($47) which reflects the higher value of the rewards at £650 ($875). For context, last year’s minimum donation was £25 ($35) and the rewards were valued at around £420 ($560).
• This year’s rewards are more streamlined - consisting of Steam keys to 55 full games, plus 2 discount codes and the latest CODE charity pack for Call of Duty Vanguard and Warzone.

How do I receive my games for Jingle Jam?

• First, you need to make a donation (between 1st Dec and 14th Dec 2021) of at least £35 (around $47 USD) in a single transaction to one of the charities on the Jingle Jam event page. You do not need a Tiltify account to make a donation but it’s recommended to keep track of your donation. Make sure you double-check your e-mail address as this is where the codes will be sent!
• Second, ensure the reward is selected. Rewards are selected by default - but if a reward is not selected you will not receive your keys.
• Keys will be sent to the e-mail address used at the time of donation and you can review your donations on your Tiltify account by going to “My account” > “Donations”.
• Once you receive your keys please redeem them before January 2022. Keys may expire after the 1st of January and Jingle Jam, Tiltify and the charities involved are not liable to replace expired keys! This is a donation reward - not a purchase!

Why are you doing this?

• The Jingle Jam started in 2011 when Lewis and Simon of The Yogscast requested goats instead of presents for Christmas. With help from many generous gifters, Oxfam were able to ship thousands of goats where they were needed most - and followed up with beekeeping equipment the next year.
• In 2013, the Jingle Jam started giving presents back to donators - in the form of a bundle of games provided by friendly developers. To promote the charity drive, The Yogscast and their friends organised some special streams on twitch.tv which have become yearly traditions. The idea of Simon receiving hundreds of goats is still one that tickles us today.
• PS. It's called the Jingle Jam but there is no jam involved, strawberry or otherwise. You will not receive any actual jam, since that would make your computer quite sticky and may attract bees. This would somewhat reduce the usual warm fuzzy feelings usually associated with Jingle Jam and replace them with warm buzzy feelings.

Can I donate to you guys as normal?

• No donations to the main channel (twitch.tv/yogscast) will be accepted in December, please make sure you donate through our Tiltify campaign!

What's happening with money from subscriptions/adverts on twitch.tv/yogscast?

• Subs/ads on twitch.tv/yogscast are not donated to charity! Instead, streamers and guests share subs/ads as normal. Losing a month of twitch revenue and donations is hard for some of our streamers, who also give up their free time during the busiest month of the year.

How can I best support my favourite streamers?

• If you wish to support any specific streamer directly, the best way to do this is to buy your favourite merch from our store: https://store.yogscast.com/ You can make this cheaper by using the discount code included in the rewards!

What’s the deal with Displate?

• Displate are supporting Jingle Jam for the third year (edit: actually fourth!) running with a 42% discount code in the rewards. They are also providing a $50,000 donation during the poker stream on the 10th - so each player will be representing a different charity and the winners will decide where their donation goes!