Your donation brings entertainment, comfort, and connection to hospitalized children.
DONATE NOWEvery year, more than 5 million children in the U.S. spend time in the hospital, often for weeks or months at a time. Those long days can feel overwhelming and isolating, especially for kids who miss out on school, milestones, and time with friends. Gaming helps bring back a sense of normalcy for hospitalized children, allowing them to just be kids for a moment.
Easier to cope during treatments.
Gaming boosts mood and gives a sense of control.
Kids can play together with peers online or bedside.
Brings familiarity from home into a clinical environment.
Starlight Children’s Foundation has spent over four decades delivering happiness and comfort to seriously ill children and their families. From hospital-safe gaming stations to programs that spark imagination and connection, Starlight helps kids cope with the stress and isolation of long hospital stays.
Through Gaming 4 Good, Valnet and its flagship gaming brands — TheGamer, Game Rant and Polygon — are proud to support Starlight’s mission. Together, we’re raising $25,000, with Valnet matching dollar-for-dollar for a total impact of $50,000. Each contribution goes directly towards delivering gaming stations to hospitals, creating brighter moments for children when they need them most.
Thirteen-year-old Patrick spent 48 hours unable to move after surgery for a tethered spinal cord. The immobility caused both physical pain and emotional strain. “Being in the hospital at holiday time is so upsetting for family and Patrick,” says his mom, Kathryn.
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Four-year-old Sophia was diagnosed with leukemia in June 2024, upending her family’s life. Once active and playful, she now faces painful treatments, hospital stays, and medications. “Her hospital experience was terrifying and confusing,” says her mother, Kimberly.
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You donate online.
Valnet matches it.
(Up to 25,000$)
Funds go to gaming station deployment.
Station delivered to hospital.
Kids play, smile & connect.
The success of Gaming 4 Good is made possible by the generosity of our partners. From financial contributions to in-kind support through exciting giveaway items, each partner plays an important role in helping us reach our $50,000 fundraising goal. Their commitment ensures more hospital-safe gaming stations can be delivered to children across the U.S., delivering happiness and comfort during extended hospital stays.