Congratulations to Austinpsycho for your win!
Not only did that Donation Drive push us over $100k, it raised $6,053.92!
We hit $100,000 total for #DB2017!!
Thank you everyone so much for contributing again this year, we greatly appreciate how much all of you give every year, it means so much to all of us and everyone at Child’s Play!
For the Children!!!!
We are very pleased to welcome back Fangamer as a sponsor this year at Desert Bus for Hope. Once again they are our production partners for the Official Desert Bus for Hope 2017 T-shirt.
Launched in 2008, Fangamer specializes in creating unique accessories, apparel, figurines, and other merchandise based on your favourite 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 us here at Desert Bus for Hope.
Our wonderful guest, Phil Plait, has graciously donated some of his space swag.
It includes an Amazon Echo Dot (yes, a REAL one!), some baseball hats from SpaceX and SYFY, stickers, Star Trek items, and a meteorite! A 13 gram chunk of iron that fell from SPACE!
So donate $6.28, and multiples thereof, will get you this fantastic lot, and you’ve got until 11:45am PST to get in your money! And don’t forget, you still get the awesome Bug Splat pin for winning the giveaway!
Congratulations to the winners of the silent auctions from Ian’s shift, but with the changing of the driver(s) we have a changing of the auctions!
To start, we’ve got a beautiful set of baby items themed around the Super Mario Bros!
It included handmade burp cloths, travel changing pad, infant seat canopy, and an over-sized blanket!
This silent auction has started off at $512, but it’s still got until 6:00pm PST.
Next up, we have an inspirational Doctor Who water colour painting.
This hand painted wonder features the TARDIS from Doctor Who and will keep you going when you are feeling unsure of your terrible space-time travel choices.
This one is ALSO going for $512 and goes until 6:00pm PST.
And lastly, to round out the baby-themed round here, we’ve got an Alice in Wonderland reversible knitted baby blanket!
It’s a knitted baby blanket featuring Alice herself, a white rabbit, an invisible cat, and a totally fine mushroom that definitely won’t make your baby grow to two times it’s size, we promise.
This is ALSO $512 and ends at 6pm PST.
Make sure to hit these up before they go away!
Driving: Saturday, Nov 18th 10am – 10pm
Matt Wiggins
Years busing?: Yes
Points: 3
Crashes: 7
Since Desert Bus 10, Matt has been training long and hard, honing mind and body to the peak of human endurance. Now harder, faster, and stronger, he is prepared to tackle his biggest challenge to date – a five day trip to Disneyland.
After which he’ll show up to Desert Bus… Probably.
Kate Watt
Years busing?: Sooo many. 7 or 8. Never well
Points: 1
Crashes: 7
I am the chat’s mom. I provided the petri dish it all began in many years ago. I am Billzmom Plane Walker, Matron of Giants and I tell great stories. I’ve been practicing by driving the actual highway thru Tucson. ..only last week
Our next Donation Drive is for an Attack on Titan anthology hardcover, signed by two of the voice actors from the animated series, Mathew Mercer (Levi) and Josh Grelle (Armin)!
BUT THAT’S NOT ALL!
You also get these lovely, HAND DRAWN bus sketches from our own crew,
as seen on the blindfolded drawing challenge early in the run.
So please donate $9.99 or multiples thereof by 9:30am PST for your chance to win the book and our one of a kind ART!
Phil Plait will be calling in to Desert bus on November 18th at 10:15am (PST)
Phil Plait, also known as The Bad Astronomer, is an American astronomer, skeptic, writer and popular science blogger. Plait has worked as part of the Hubble Space Telescope team, images and spectra of astronomical objects, as well as engaging in public outreach advocacy for NASA missions. He has written two books, Bad Astronomy and Death from the Skies. He has also appeared in several science documentaries, including Phil Plait’s Bad Universe on the Discovery Channel. From August 2008 through 2009, he served as President of the James Randi Educational Foundation. Additionally, he wrote and hosted episodes of Crash Course Astronomy, which aired its last episode in 2016. He has a regular column at Slate.com and in 2016 he worked on production of the new series Bill Nye Saves the World as the head science writer.
Have a question for Phil Plait? Leave it in the comments below.
Yesterday, CHEK News came by for some interviews about our humble bus trip.
If you’d like to CHECK (get it?) these out, go to the links below.
We’ve got one interview from 5pm on November 16th, and the interview is right around the 32:18 timestamp.
We’ve also got a second, fairly similar but also not, interview from 10pm on November 16th, at the 20:16 timestamp.
We’ve got some wonderful items going on silent auction right now, and they have LESS THAN 3 HOURS LEFT! So make sure you pay attention to those if you’re wanting to scoop them up!
First up we’ve got a beautiful Shift Banner Leather Journal! 
This journal is lovingly made from natural vegetable-tanned leather and finished by hand with neatsfoot oil, which will naturally soften and darken over time and use. It is currently going for $1200!! This ends at 10am PST.
Second, we’ve got two REAL WOOD pens!
Turned on a lathe with Purpleheart wood and decorated with a tree, this lot is currently going for a little over $1300. This also ends at 10am PST.