GFGC Summer Kickoff

The GFGC Summer Kickoff is an annual event hosted by Gaming for Global Change that serves as a start for the summer's charity fundraiser campaign. It serves as a summer counterpart for the GFGC Winter Kickoff event that kicks off the Winter campaign in October. The inaugural GFGC Summer Kickoff event was hosted in 2018, and is planned to occur every year in May.

2018 GFGC Summer Kickoff
The 2018 GFGC Summer Kickoff was hosted on May 19th, 2018, and featured the following announcements:
 * The Summer of Relief campaign for the benefit of Direct Relief
 * Super Nintendothon

2019 GFGC Summer Kickoff
The 2019 GFGC Summer Kickoff was hosted on May 12th, 2019 and featured the following announcements:
 * The Ultimate Summer campaign for the benefit of Doctors Without Borders
 * Nintendothon Ultimate

2020 GFGC Summer Kickoff
The 2020 GFGC Summer Kickoff was hosted on May 31st, 2020 and featured the following announcements:
 * The Relay for Relief campaign for the benefit of Direct Relief and their response to COVID-19
 * Nintendothon New Horizons

2021 GFGC Summer Kickoff
The 2021 GFGC Summer Kickoff was hosted on June 19th, 2021 and was expanded to include guest broadcasters throughout the day, similar to the GFGC Marathon. The event featured the following announcements:




 * The Splash of Summer campaign for the benefit of charity: water.
 * The GFGC Summer Spotlight
 * Nintendothon Odyssey