In case you’ve just joined us, here’s some Day 2 highlights from Alpha Flight!
Not being able to win this M41A Pulse Rifle destroyed Jerry Holkins’ will to live.
The dashing Jacob Burgess charmed the studio, doled out pearls of voice acting wisdom, and tried very hard to curb his New York potty-mouthed instincts.
Baby Shark!
The Panalysts were live answering all your questions, including Gwyneth Paltrow or baboon?
We hit $140,000!
Keep watching for more shenanigans!
For our next donation drive, we have a stunning miniature replica of Aloy’s War Bow from Horizon: Zero Dawn to wear around your neck.
If you are interested in this beautiful, one-of-a-kind item, please donate $5.84, or multiples thereof ($5.84, $11.68, etc.) until 4PM PST!
We’re happy to welcome back Card Kingdom as a sponsor of Desert Bus for Hope 2018.
Card Kingdom is owned and operated by brothers John and Damon Morris. In 1999, they opened Card Kingdom in John’s basement, and before long they quit their day jobs to focus full-time on making Card Kingdom the best place on earth to buy Magic cards. Since then Card Kingdom has grown into one of the world’s biggest retailers of Magic: the Gathering, with two brick and mortar locations in the Seattle area.
Card Kingdom has long been dedicated to giving back to communities. Through their Engage program, they donate company funds and employee’s time to give back to those who need support. It is with that mindset that they are a perfect fit for us here at Desert Bus.
Thank you Card Kingdom for your contributions and support of Desert Bus for Hope 2018!
From now until 2PM PST (less than an hour to go!), donate $10.95, or multiples thereof ($10.95, $21.90, etc.) to win this spectacularly crafted, film-accurate replica of the M41A Pulse Rifle from the 1986 sci-fi classic, Aliens!
Did you have a favourite childhood game? Perhaps one you and your friends played? One just you played? Maybe even a game you thought could have been great but never brought to life?
Tell us stories about games you played as a child (we will accept ones both real and made up), and you could win a Desert Bus 2018 T-shirt! Submit a short and sweet entry to contest@desertbus.org with the title “Dumb Kid’s Game”.
This contest is open until 5PM PST!
We are very pleased to welcome back Fangamer as a sponsor of this year’s Desert Bus for Hope. Once again they are our production partners for the Official Desert Bus for Hope 2018 T-shirt.
Launched in 2008, Fangamer specializes in creating unique accessories, apparel, figurines, and other merchandise based on your favorite games and geek fandoms. They have made it their mission to do more than just sell wares, they want to build a better community. Through their attendance at conventions and their support of charity events like Desert Bus, they strive to celebrate the art of gaming.
Many thanks to Fangamer for their continued support of Desert Bus for Hope.
Our first donation drive of the Ash and Alex run is a sweet lamp made by our comms volunteer Steph, aka Azralorne!
So donate $9.43 or multiples thereof to try to win this piece of art! You have until 11:30am PST!
Now that we’ve cycled over to 10am PST, we’ve got Ash and Alex at the helm, and we have a few silent auctions to go along with them.
First we have this sweet crocheted Kitchen Witch that’s going over $100!
This ends at 6pm PST.
Second we have a Smaug diorama made of needle-felting and paper maiche, it’s incredibly detailed and very shiny! It’s going for over $200 right now!
This ends at 6pm PST.
And last we have a two piece auction for Caledfwylch and Turntables! These wonderfully detailed pieces are made of foamcore, and are already at over $600!!
This ends at 6pm PST.
Driving: Saturday Nov.10th 10am – 10pm
Alex Steacy
Alex is a professional internet idiot and comic artist.
Alex on twitch!, Alex on tumblr, Alex’s comic
Alex on the twitter
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Ash Vickers
Driving in from Nanaimo BC, Ash has been a part of the Desert Bus team for six years now (holy crumbs!) as an event manager and, more recently, communications lead. She wrote and drew the web comic MegaCynics for almost eight years and has been a full-time dog mom for nine years. Ash enjoys drawing, video games and long walks on the bea… oh wait, this isn’t an online dating profile… also she’s married. Ash is pretty cool, the end.
We’re happy to welcome Electronic Arts as a sponsor of Desert Bus for Hope 2018.
Electronic Arts is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment. Since 1982, they’ve developed and delivered games across a variety of consoles and platforms. Madden, FIFA, Battlefield, The Sims, Mass Effect, Need for Speed, Unravel… and that’s just a small selection of the franchises that EA has published over the years!
Thank you Electronic Arts for your contributions and support of Desert Bus for Hope!