Matthew Hutcheson

Hello folks, I think it's safe to say that we've all had heavy hearts over the past few days and seeing the devastation in Central Texas. As someone who is not from Texas, it's been incredibly heartwarming seeing our community rally around each other and strangers in the aftermath. In the interest of full transparency, I wanted to give you the behind the scenes of why we chose the Central Texas Food Bank as our charity tonight. Firstly, while we obviously appreciate the work more well-known/national/international non-profits (Red Cross, Salvation Army, etc.) do, we wanted to make a difference locally. Secondly, YouTube has a strict, weeks-long process for applying for, and being approved for, fundraiser status. I won't bore you with the details of tax forms and such, but they only accept VERIFIED charities and non-profits to be apart of this program. Of these verified charities and non-profits, Central Texas Food Bank is the closest I could find that will make a direct, local impact. Important note: 100% of the money you donate will go to the Central Texas Food Bank. No questions asked. YouTube gets none, we get none. This is SOLELY to help those in need. As for the show itself, it will look a little different. There will be no superchat option. Instead, you will see a button that looks like shaking hands, or below the chat box you can find a blue "Donate" button. I will be able to see the name of everyone who donates - I will look for your comments/questions specifically and get those moved to the front of the line. I appreciate you guys for everything you've given me (except Joe z) and lets have some fun raising money for a GREAT cause tonight! -Matthew

I asked you, privately, to please keep it on topic and not spam political topics (Cold War, Henry Kissinger's role, etc). Please do so.