{"id":3322,"date":"2024-12-13T06:41:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T06:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crawlforthecure.net\/wpcftc\/?p=3322"},"modified":"2024-12-13T20:15:44","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T20:15:44","slug":"join-us-for-the-jerry-stefek-memorial-crawl-for-the-cure-ethermeet-2024-on-saturday-december-14th-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crawlforthecure.net\/wpcftc\/?p=3322","title":{"rendered":"JOIN US FOR THE JERRY STEFEK MEMORIAL CRAWL FOR THE CURE: ETHERMEET 2024 ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14TH, 2024!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ethermeet.crawlforthecure.net\/\"><br>The Jerry Stefek Memorial Crawl for the Cure: Ethermeet 2024<\/a> is moving full speed ahead to doing more Good for the <a href=\"https:\/\/cancer.org\/\">American Cancer Society<\/a> with your help! The event will be on Saturday, Dec. 14 from 7 AM until Sunday, 1 AM CST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately, we were unable to get this submitted in time, but this is a video we made for the American Cancer Society for the event.&nbsp; Please take this opportunity to learn more about our namesake, Jerry Stefek, and how we strive to continue his ethos of Good:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1T-RB98jKkqn3xSsxlRsN4FuVBw2gVc73\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1T-RB98jKkqn3xSsxlRsN4FuVBw2gVc73\/view?usp=sharing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our Sessions &#8211; Start Times (CST), Judge, and System:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7:00:00 AM <strong>Chuck Cumbow<\/strong>:&nbsp; Castles &amp; Crusades &#8211; The Lost Tower of Sivad<br>10:00:00 AM <strong>Edwin Nagy<\/strong>: Dungeon Crawl Classics \u2013 The 12 Days of Orcus<br>1:30:00 PM <strong>Jim Meyers<\/strong>: Weird Frontiers \u2013 Weird Journey to Corruption<br>4:30:00 PM <strong>Julian Bernick<\/strong>: Umerican Survival Guide &#8211; Find My Monkey!<br>7:30:00 PM <strong>Luau Lou:<\/strong> Mutant Crawl Classics &#8211; Christmas Comes to the Sky-High Tower<br>10:30:00 PM <strong>Brian Shutter<\/strong>:&nbsp; Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland &#8211; Death Planet: Nakatomi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The memorial play-a-thon is in memory of Jerry Stefek: gamer, father, friend and altruist. We tragically lost Jerry to aggressive lymphoma in 2018.&nbsp; Also, Aaron Koelman, DCC superfan, man of iron faith and will, man of supreme kindness and wisdom, who succumbed to his long battle with pancreatic cancer in 2023.&nbsp;And, alas, a friend of our supporters, Matt Bowen, has also been unfairly taken in the last year. We ask for you to help us prevent these tragedies. <strong><em>ALL proceeds <\/em><\/strong>from this event, as always, will be donated to further cancer research and patient assistance through the American Cancer Society.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any donation of $4 or more will be entered in a drawing for great prizes every hour featuring our awesome sponsors!&nbsp; Please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/oursponsors-em.crawlforthecure.net\/\">our sponsor site<\/a> as it is updated for the latest updates!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AND, there is more goodness to be had &#8211; we have two artist contributors who will be using their talents for the cause during the event!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Brad McDevitt, legendary Goodman Games artist, will be joining us from 11:00 AM CST until 5:00 PM CST working on an original artwork for the event! We&#8217;ll have raffle entries for the artwork available for a $5 donation, and we&#8217;ll be checking in with Brad to check his progress through the event! He&#8217;ll be hosting his art jam from his Facebook account, should anyone want to keep a window open watching his work! Check out Brad&#8217;s art at https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/BradMcDevittArtStore!<\/li><li>Christopher Tupa will be taking requests for sketches during his game with Insanti Claws at the Final Admission Theater and Half-Price Oyster Bar at 7:30 PM CST! Want to see Shrek with a light saber? Bob the BurgerBarbarian? Make your suggestion, make a donation, and Christopher will get to work! Christopher will post the sketches in his blog at his website after the event for everyone to share at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ctupa.com\/\">http:\/\/www.ctupa.com<\/a>! (Don&#8217;t forget to check his other art on the site while you are there!)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>View our list of extraordinary <a href=\"https:\/\/crawlforthecure.net\/wpcftc\/?page_id=1248\">Judges and players<\/a> gathering for your entertainment, and see the <a href=\"https:\/\/crawlforthecure.net\/wpcftc\/?page_id=1541\">game and raffle schedule<\/a> (always being updated, but look at that Judges list!) so you are sure to have contributed by the time your \u201cmust-have\u201d creator is scheduled in the raffle lists! Your $4 donation also gets you a thank you from us with your Ethermeet 2024 Memorial Token, this year featuring incredible Weird Frontiers artwork &#8211; <strong><em>DESIGN FRESHLY CRAFTED!<\/em><\/strong> Thank you, Hazel!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/crawlforthecure.net\/wpcftc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TJSMCftC_EM_2024_combo-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3425\" width=\"638\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crawlforthecure.net\/wpcftc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TJSMCftC_EM_2024_combo-1.png 990w, https:\/\/crawlforthecure.net\/wpcftc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TJSMCftC_EM_2024_combo-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/crawlforthecure.net\/wpcftc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TJSMCftC_EM_2024_combo-1-768x385.png 768w, https:\/\/crawlforthecure.net\/wpcftc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TJSMCftC_EM_2024_combo-1-700x351.png 700w, https:\/\/crawlforthecure.net\/wpcftc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TJSMCftC_EM_2024_combo-1-348x174.png 348w, https:\/\/crawlforthecure.net\/wpcftc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/TJSMCftC_EM_2024_combo-1-354x177.png 354w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, at 7:30 PM CST, tune in for a little twist of late-night horror nostalgia with your Judge and host, Luau Lou (as Insanti Claws!), and the late night show at 10:30 PM CST with Brian Shutter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, <strong><em>DONATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 If you\u2019d like to support the cause and you can\u2019t make the event, we\u2019d love to have your support!\u00a0 You can find the instructions and links for donation <a href=\"https:\/\/crawlforthecure.net\/wpcftc\/?page_id=2534\">here! <\/a>\u00a0Thank you for your support!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please tell your friends about this awesome RPG entertainment event and join us on December 14th on the Twitch channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/dcc_mayhem\">DCC Mayhem.<\/a> Your donations, taken through Tiltify, will not only help the American Cancer Society but will also influence our games during this online event. 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