Keep Calm & Game On

Who / Why: At the age of 12, Alex Craven was diagnosed with bone cancer. As a result, he had to undergo six rounds of intense chemotherapy, which lasted nearly 100 hours each. During one of his hospital stays, Alex asked his parents if his Xbox could be brought in.

Escaping to the world of video games allowed Alex to better cope with treatment. Unfortunately, very few of his roommates had the same escape, so Alex would share his games and controllers until it was time to go home.

Alex then came up with an idea, “What if we could put video games in all the rooms on the oncology floor and the infusion room too?” And that’s how Alex’s Arcade came to be.

What: Alex’s Arcade Video Game Drive – new and used games and gaming systems will be accepted, as well as monetary donations.

At the culmination of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Alex’s Arcade plans to donate proceeds from the drive to the Oncology Department at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit.

When: Now through September 8

Where: Video game drop off point is at Gamer’s Gauntlet located at 20564 Hall Road in Clinton Twp., MI. Monetary donations can also be made at www.gofundme.com/keepcalmgameon.

For more information about Alex’s Arcade, a Michigan based 501(c)3 non-profit organization, visit www.alexsarcade.org or call (586) 438-6326