Desert Bus For Hope 6!

CaptSpiffy · Nov 18, 2012

Started in 2007 by internet sketch comedy group LoadingReadyRun, Desert Bus for Hope combines video games and tedium to benefit charity.
The world's longest running internet-based fundraiser, over the past six years Desert Bus has raised more than $825,000 for Child's Play, making it the most successful charity gaming marathon in the world.
Growing from a "lightly planned" event broadcast from a living room to a professionally organized fundraiser, it takes more than 15 people to plan the event and another 10 dedicated volunteers to keep the whole thing running when it starts.
Our viewers direct the action, talking with us via live chat, challenging us to sing, dance and generally make fools of ourselves in front of thousands of viewers. The Desert Bus Craft-Along allows people from all over the world to help us raise money by donating incredible handmade art and goods for auction.
Desert Bus is a great example of what happens when a huge community of people from all over the world - organizers, volunteers, crafters and viewers - come together to achieve a singular goal.
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I am so busing excited. Desert Bus is one of my favorite things of the year. It's a fantastic group of people playing the world's most boring game ever made, and making complete idiots of themselves for the entertainment of generous strangers across the internet. And all of it is for the kids.

So, check it out, and if you want, bid on something.
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VintagePC · Nov 18, 2012

Ah yes, good 'ol LRR. They should break 1 million in lifetime donations since they started in 2007.

More info on both the game, and the LRR history (scroll to the bottom)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Bus#Desert_Bus

CaptSpiffy · Nov 19, 2012

The crew has only been going for a little over 2 days, and they've already raised over $130k for Child's Play.
They're off to an AMAZING start this year.

CaptSpiffy · Nov 23, 2012

The crew has finished for the year. End of bus count has them showing $436,015.71 for Child's Play. I'll post again once they have the true final tally after all auctions and every other bit of cash has been counted.

VintagePC · Nov 23, 2012

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn

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