STAGE 6. THE LOOP CLOSES · HELPING KIDS GIVE BACK

You have a career. They are fighting for theirs.

League of Pros is the tribe of industry professionals donating time, expertise, and gaming skills to help hospitalized kids and ecosystem grads. Christopher Sean, Allen V Dam, Michael Forbes, Matt Colón, Jon Wolheim, Jack Black. Plus 850+ individual pros. Your employer may even cut us a check for your hours.

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⭐ #1 Rated Gaming Charity on Charity Navigator|🏆 Platinum GuideStar|✅ 501(c)(3) Verified|🎮 850+ Volunteers

PROGRAM ECOSYSTEM. YOU ARE HERE

Stage 6. The loop closes. Survivors become sponsors. Kids we helped grow up to help the next kids.

Kids don’t age out. The loop closes when survivors become sponsors.

League of Pros is the professional volunteer corps of Games For Love. The League unites industry leaders from gaming, technology, STEAM, entertainment, and leadership to mentor, teach, and support children’s hospitals and the kids in the GFL Program Ecosystem. 850+ active volunteer professionals across 6 sub-programs: Esports Solos & Teams (in partnership with Drop-In Gaming), Leadership, Cause Jam, ProSphere, Custom Inclusion Groups, and House of Hearts. Featured League members include Christopher Sean (actor, Ultraman, Like a Dragon, Suicide Squad, Hawaii Five-0, Days of Our Lives, opened AccessCon 2025 keynote), Allen V Dam (Hollywood producer, Fast & Furious, Rambo, Ice Age, The Expendables, GFL Advisor, AccessCon 2025 keynote), Michael Forbes (childhood cancer survivor whose lifeline was a Ms. Pac-Man machine, now GFL advisor), Matt Colón (Senior Engineering Manager at Adobe, programmer for Channel Surfing+ Lepus Lunch, technical producer for BAKLAVA, has directly impacted 500+ children), and Jon Wolheim (Lila Sciences executive, Advisory Council member 2026, AI and superintelligence perspective). Adobe is a Volunteer Grant contributor; Matt Colón’s hours are matched in cash to the kids. Major corporate backers include Blizzard Entertainment ($150K + 109 Secretlab chairs + Lovesac bean bags + multi-year partnership) and Echo Guild ($90K raised in one campaign).

THE PROBLEM

Most ways to “give back” feel small. Logo on a t-shirt. Annual lunch. Bake sale.

League of Pros is the opposite. Use the skills you spent 10,000 hours developing. Gaming, coding, design, leadership. To actually move a kid’s life forward.

850+

Active Pros volunteering

Senior devs, esports players, designers, leadership coaches, actors, producers. Real industry humans.

500+

Kids impacted by Matt alone

Matt Colón (Adobe Sr Engineering Manager) built Lepus Lunch and BAKLAVA through Squad 2D leadership.

$150K

+ gear from Blizzard partnership

109 Secretlab chairs + Lovesac bean bags + employee match grants + 2+ year ongoing partnership.

HOW LEAGUE OF PROS WORKS

Seven steps. We made it dead simple.

From signup to your first impact update. Less than a week.

Sign Up.

Free 5-minute application at leagueofpros. Tell us your skills and how much time you have.

Match.

We connect you to a sub-program: Esports (with Drop-In Gaming), Leadership Mentoring, Cause Jam, ProSphere, Custom Inclusion Groups, or House of Hearts.

Impact.

Play, mentor, or build for the kids. Log your hours. Your employer can match with donations. Real-time impact updates on the kids your work helped.

WHO’S IN THE LEAGUE?

Industry pros. Real people. Real impact.

The League is the network you wish your day-job had. Built around impact.

Christopher Sean. Actor. AccessCon 2025 keynote

Actor (Ultraman, Like a Dragon, Days of Our Lives). Strong GFL advocate.

Roles in Ultraman, Like a Dragon, Suicide Squad, Hawaii Five-0, Days of Our Lives. Opened AccessCon 2025 with a keynote on staying connected to what you love. Tied his creative journey to helping kids heal through play.

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Matt Colón. Adobe Sr Eng Manager. 500+ kids impacted

Built Lepus Lunch and BAKLAVA. Adobe matches his hours in cash.

Senior Engineering Manager at Adobe, 15+ years in software. Joined GFL January 2020 as programmer for Channel Surfing+, built Lepus Lunch (2D arcade game). Promoted to lead Squad 2D. Now technical producer for BAKLAVA (couch co-op brawler set in Mesozoic Greece). Hosted the first Game JAM for Love.

“Volunteering for Games for Love has helped me to live out [Adobe’s involved core value] and share what I am passionate about with my team.” 500+ children directly impacted through his time.

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Michael Forbes. Survivor. GFL Advisor

Childhood cancer survivor. His lifeline was a Ms. Pac-Man machine.

As a kid in the hospital, his lifeline was a Ms. Pac-Man machine. Decades later, he discovered Games For Love through the gaming community and felt instantly connected. Began as a supporter, became a trusted GFL advisor.

“What Nathan and the incredible team at Games For Love are doing is nothing short of transformative. They’re turning pixels into hope, controllers into comfort, and games into gateways for healing.”

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YOUR DOLLAR (OR HOURS). THEIR LIFT.

Donate, sponsor, or just log your hours.

Every action in the League turns into impact. Money helps. Time helps. Both is best.

$25

A month of platform hosting

Esports server, mentor tools, Discord, infra for one Pro’s impact work.

$100

A Cause Jam team day

Fund a team’s participation in a Cause Jam hackathon weekend building games + tools for kids.

Most Impact

$500

Sponsor a Pro’s impact year

One Pro’s full year of mentorship + event support. Career-grade impact at scale.

Champion

$1,000+

Champion. Corporate sponsorship

Sponsor your company’s presence. Branded esports team. CSR-grade reporting. Blizzard-tier engagement.

Most employers match volunteer hours. Ask your CSR team about a corporate match for your participation. Adobe matches Matt Colón’s hours.

WE’RE GIVING. LOP CAMPAIGNS

Three paths. All free to join.

You do not have to be senior. You do not have to be famous. You have to want to help.

Industry Pro. Join
FREE

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Free 5-minute signup. Tell us your skills (gaming, code, design, leadership), your time, your goals. We match you to a sub-program.

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Esports Player. Compete
ROLLING BRACKETS

Join the LoP Esports league

Compete in our pro-esports league with Drop-In Gaming (DIG). Non-pro gamers, AAA companies, real impact per match.

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Company. Sponsor
OPEN

Sponsor your company’s presence

Branded esports team. CSR-reportable impact. Permanent League of Pros presence. Tax-deductible. Blizzard-tier engagement available.

Corporate sponsor →

New sub-programs launching quarterly. Cause Jam runs throughout the year. Fund the general LoP pool for fastest allocation. League of Pros also presents Battle of the Gaming Brands, our corporate-tier B2B activation.

WHY YOU CAN TRUST US

Top 0.1% of charities. Every dollar tracked. Every kid named.

A 2022 meta-analysis showed gaming therapy delivers 43% pain reduction and 61% anxiety reduction for hospitalized kids. We use what works.

Rated charity in gaming

On Charity Navigator + Platinum GuideStar

86%

Direct to Programs

14% covers admin + fundraising

$1.50

= 1 life touched

Updated from $1 in 2018

100M

Kids in 10 Years

Our north-star vision

You spent 10,000 hours getting good at something. Use it to save a kid.

Free to join. Career-grade impact. Your employer may even pay for the hours.

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Corporate Partnership

🎉 THE 1 DAY MOVEMENT

Birthday. Anniversary. Survival day. Working day. Claim ONE day. Turn it into a hospital room.

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Helping Kids For Life.

QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK

FAQ. League of Pros

What is League of Pros?

League of Pros is the Games For Love network of industry professionals who donate time, expertise, and gaming skills to help hospitalized kids and the kids in our Program Ecosystem. Free to join. 850+ active volunteers across 6 sub-programs.

Who is in League of Pros?

Featured members include Christopher Sean (actor, Ultraman, Like a Dragon, Days of Our Lives), Allen V Dam (Hollywood producer, Fast & Furious, Rambo, GFL Advisor), Michael Forbes (childhood cancer survivor, GFL advisor), Matt Colón (Adobe Senior Engineering Manager, 500+ kids impacted), Jon Wolheim (Lila Sciences executive, Advisory Council 2026). Plus Logan Summit (former ESPN), Eli Harris (actor/voice talent), Chris Castagnetto (TikTok Global Gaming BD), Claire Henderson (royal honor recipient), Jack Black, and 850+ more.

How much time does League of Pros require?

Flexible. Most members give 2-4 hours per month. Some give more (esports league, mentoring multiple interns). You set your own commitment level.

Will my employer match my volunteer hours?

Many do. Adobe matches Matt Colón’s hours in cash to the kids. Blizzard runs employee match grants. Ask your company’s CSR or HR team about volunteer match programs.

What is the LoP Esports league?

A pro-esports league of non-pro gamers within AAA companies, in partnership with Drop-In Gaming (DIG). You compete with peers from other companies, and every match generates impact for hospitalized kids. Brackets run year-round.

What companies back League of Pros?

Blizzard Entertainment ($150K + 109 Secretlab chairs + Lovesac bean bags + multi-year partnership). Echo Guild ($90K raised in one campaign). Adobe (volunteer-hour grant matching). Lila Sciences (Advisory Council partnership). Jack Black champions our cause.

What is Battle of the Gaming Brands?

League of Pros presents Battle of the Gaming Brands, our corporate-tier B2B activation. Companies compete in branded esports tournaments with proceeds to hospitalized kids. AccessCon also lives under this umbrella for industry pros and youth.

How does League of Pros connect to GFL’s other programs?

League of Pros is Stage 6 (the loop closing) of our Program Ecosystem. Members mentor Kids of STEAM students, sponsor Scholarship recipients, host Interns International placements, and run esports events that fund GFLX hospital gaming. Survivors become sponsors.