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Quixotish to launch NFT auction/sale for St. Jude Children’s Research
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The organization aims to unite the Web3 community and onboard new members to Web3 in service of a good cause.
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Published on May 22, 2024 • Last updated 38 minutes ago • 2 minutes read
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania–(Newsfile Corp. – May 22, 2024) – Quixotebased in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States, is hosting a one-of-a-kind NFT auction/sale for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The fundraising event will take place at Consensus 2024 conference in Austin, Texas, featuring original artwork, donated NFTs, newly minted NFT collections, and NFT badges for donors.
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Sam Whitaker, the founder of Quixotish, has set a personal goal to raise $2.4 million for St. Jude in 2024 to fund the hospital’s operations for one day. After raising $30,000 from an extremely generous donor who wished to remain anonymous at a conference in New York in April, this is his next project to reach that goal.
“Web3 is all about community and what could be more fundamental and unifying than the simple statement: ‘Children shouldn’t get sick,'” Whitaker said. “We’re calling on artists, degens, collectors and communities across channels to donate artwork, NFTs, limited mints and even their time to bring the Web3 community together for an incredible cause.”
Donated artwork and NFTs will be auctioned and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to St. Jude and direct donations through the Digital Donor Hub will receive NFT badges that can be shared on LinkedIn.
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The 24-hour event will be broadcast via the Tic live streaming service on May 30 and 31. Whitaker plans to broadcast all the time (“Jerry Lewis telethon style” in his words) and will speak with industry leaders from across the Web3 space while subsisting on caffeine and granola bars.
Quixotish has partnered with several organizations, including:
- Christie’s auction house will review all artwork submitted and if any donated pieces meet their standards, they will be listed for St. Jude in an upcoming auction.
- The women of Web3is a community of Web3 professionals working to ensure the industry is built on a foundation of diversity and inclusiveness.
- A DAO lovecreates a better place where artists can connect, teach, learn, support, and most importantly, LOVE each other.
- Alongside many members of the Web3 community who have donated their time, expertise and influence to this cause.
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Quixote (kwicks-OTT-ish) is an homage to Don Quixote, Cervantes’ knight-errant who traveled the countryside trying to combat the world’s inequality. There is no greater injustice than a sick child.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital does not charge for patient care. Their parents don’t pay for a hotel room in Memphis so they can fully concentrate on their child. St. Jude freely shares all of its research with institutions around the world for one fundamental reason: children. I should not. Get. Sick.
Quixotish’s mission statement is a quote from Margaret Mead: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed individuals can change the world.” In fact, it’s the only thing that ever existed.
Quixotish invites members of the press and Web3 community interested in participating or learning more about the event to contact Sam Whitaker directly by email: sam@quixotish.com or @quixotish and post on social media with the tag #ThisNFTSavesLives
To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/210122
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