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One Special Day 2019 raises £455,000
We’re delighted to announce that our One Special Day 2019 campaign raised a record-breaking £455,000 – a simply incredible total! Dr Mick Donegan, our Founder and CEO, said “The funds and awareness generated by One Special Day makes an enormous, life-changing difference. It enables us to direct the funds where they’re needed the most, helping…
Learn moreGames industry mobile-ises for One Special Day
Press Release at 11am on 06 Sept 2019 from SpecialEffect: For the fourth year running, the mobile games industry has come out in force to support SpecialEffect’s One Special Day fundraising event to help more severely disabled people from all over the world enjoy the fun and inclusion of video games. Big hitters such as…
Learn moreOne Special Day 2017 raises £446,000!
Some great news – we can’t quite believe this ourselves! Here’s the full press release: SpecialEffect, the UK charity that specialises in helping people with disabilities enjoy the fun and inclusion of video games, has announced the total amount raised from its One Special Day 2017 fundraising event on 29 September 2017 is £446,000. The…
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Mobile games industry backs One Special Day 2017 in force
Wow! The biggest and best news today is that #onespecialday NEXT Friday will see over 30 of the world’s most popular mobile game developers unite in support of SpecialEffect. If you buy or spend in any of these games during 29 September, 100% of the revenue from the UK will be donated to help SpecialEffect…
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Tim Schafer backs One Special Day 2017
SpecialEffect Vice President & Double Fine CEO Tim Schafer is backing #OneSpecialDay and urging you to join him! Watch and share his message! Full press release below. Tim Schafer backs SpecialEffect One Special Day initiative Tim Schafer, critically acclaimed games designer and Founder of Double Fine Productions, has backed SpecialEffect’s tenth anniversary One Special Day…
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Ian Livingstone backs One Special Day
Ian Livingstone CBE, Co-Founder Games Workshop, and Founder and Chairman of the Livingstone Foundation has added his backing to One Special Day. “I was excited to hear about One Special Day at the VIP opening of the SpecialEffect Centre last year,” said Ian, “and as a SpecialEffect Vice President I am delighted to urge people…
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