Ninja, DrLupo, and TimtheTatman Reveal Charity Merch
By Wyatt Fossett ·
The 'boy band' is back, and this time they're hawking a new shirt design to raise money for St. Jude Children's Hospital.
Just a day after Ninja and friends teased something mysterious on social media, popular Twitch personalities DrLupo, TimtheTatman, Ninja and ActionJaxon announce new charity fundraiser to benefit St.Jude Children's Research Hospital. The name "Four Millionaires and Paul" started as a joke during a live-stream event in which the group of Ninja, Lupo, Tim, MLB star Trevor May and Apple Store employee ActionJaxon roasted each other on stage.
Now, fans can get in on the joke and support charity at the same time.
The Boy Band
With their collective success on Twitch, DrLupo, Ninja, and TimtheTatman have all made a lot of money. Trevor May of the Minnesota Twins also makes millions playing baseball in America. So, when it was hilariously brought to light by May during the roast, it quickly became the most prolific inside joke/meme. May also got a laugh by mentioning that they "don’t know where Paul (ActionJaxon) came from." Collectively, they are Four Millionaires, and a guy named Paul.
Though they have had extensive success in their professional careers, the five members of this “boy band” do all that they can to support charities, and raise awareness/funds for causes that need help.
After teasing the announcement on social media just the other day, all those involved brought up DrLupo’s stream on their feed this morning around 9:00 AM PST, where it was announced that the group would be selling a new design on DesignedByHumans in which every cent of the proceeds will go to St.Jude’s Charity. The merchandise art was created by a friend of the group, AR McD on twitter.
St.Jude Children’s Research Hospital
St.Jude’s is an amazing company and charity that helps children through the painful process of curing or managing diseases. They pay for it all. A St.Jude child receives all travel, and medical costs completely covered through the charity funds raised by the organization. Their mission statement reads:
"The mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures, and means of prevention, for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. Consistent with the vision of our founder Danny Thomas, no child is denied treatment based on race, religion or a family's ability to pay."
The Charity Sale
With the launch of the Four Millionaires and Paul design, the group is looking to raise $20,000 for the charity through shirt and sweater sales alone. Currently, they have sold 4,500 units already only four hours after the launch.
Sales of the merchandise include the cost of printing and shipping the goods. Many viewers on the collective's Twitch channels asked why the sales numbers and charity earning didn’t match up. It’s important to note that the St.Jude Children’s Research Hospital will receive all profits from the sales.
From myself, @Ninja, @timthetatman, @IamTrevorMay, @actionjaxonbtw, and all of our communities - and from people all over the world...
— DrLupo (@DrLupo) March 25, 2019
Thank you for your work, St. Jude. ?❤️
The tease from the weekend showed what looked like a mock Grand Theft Auto-style Apple logo using a pear as the fruit, which has since been removed from the art of the charity merchandise. Benjamin “DrLupo” Lupo stated during his announcement speech that the team “didn’t realize that there was an Apple event just a few hours after their launch” and removed it late last night to ensure no legal problems arose from the art.
You can purchase your own Four Millionaires and Paul shirt or sweater over at DesignbyHumans and help support St.Jude Children's Research Hospital.