2018 All Stars Charity Tournament
Overview
During the 2018 All Stars Event, Riot held a 2v2 charity tournament where the winning team would win $100,000 (USD) to the charity of their choice, 2nd place would win $25,000, and each participating team would each earn a minimum of $10,000 for their chosen charitable organizations.
What they do
Here is the list of selected charities by region as chosen by the participants:
Region: Brazil
Selected Organization(s): Vaga Lume Association
What They Do: Education and community empowerment
Region: CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States)
Selected Organization(s): Step Up
What They Do: Human rights
Region: China
Selected Organization(s): China Education Development Foundation, China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation
What They Do: Education, Hunger and poverty
Region: EU (European Union)
Selected Organization(s): Fundacion APASCOVI
What They Do: Human rights
Region: Japan
Selected Organization(s): Action against Child Exploitation
What They Do: Child protection and safety
Region: Korea
Selected Organization(s): Korean Association for Safe Communities (KASC)
What They Do: Disaster safety and preparedness
Region: Latin America (North)
Selected Organization(s): Peraj Mexico, A.C.
What They Do: Education
Region: Latin America (South)
Selected Organization(s): CDI Chile
What They Do: Education
Region: LMS
Selected Organization(s): Community Services Center
What They Do: Health and community wellness
Region: North America
Selected Organization(s): American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Citizen Schools
What They Do: Mental health and public safety, Education
Region: Oceania
Selected Organization(s): Rainforest Rescue
What They Do: Environment conservation
Region: South East Asia
Selected Organization(s): Philippine Business for Social Progress
What They Do: Education and community empowerment
Region: Turkey
Selected Organization(s): Turk Egitim Vakfi (TEV)
What They Do: Education
Region: Vietnam
Selected Organization(s): Alliance Anti Trafic
What They Do: Human rights
How we're helping
The winning organization and recipient of $100,000 was American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and the runner-up was Korean Association for Safe Communities (KASC) with a grant of $25,000.
AFSP apply the grant money and apply it to their ambitious Project 2025 plan which aims to reduce the rate of suicide by 20% in the US by 2025. Project 2025 targets four critical prevention areas and will work with strategic partners to accelerate the acceptance and adoption of evidence-based suicide prevention strategies.
KASC is using the grant money to further disaster safety education to children in Korea. Through their programs and local partners, KASC aims to hold fire and earthquake preparedness training at 40 facilities to regional children welfare centers.