Hey folks, we have just over 2 hours left on a few silent auction items! Kathleen waxed eloquently about them on stream but here are some quick links for you!
First up we have the stained glass Desert Bus Coat of Arms. We also have the Brass XCOM Pendant, and finally the massive embroidered Mario Tapestry
Get those bids in while you still can!
Hot off the heels of our haiku challenge we have a fresh donation drive coming your way. Jenga has been a part of Desert Bus for years now, no more evidenced then by James’ sick skills!
For the next hour until 3:35 PM, any donations of $13.37 or multiples thereof will enter you for a chance to win a Desert Bus Tenth Anniversary Jenga Set!
If you fancy yourself a latter-day Basho, we’ve got the contest for you!
We want your best Desert Bus for Hope Haiku! In a 5-7-5 syllable scheme, we’d like your take on how we got to Desert Bus X! Best entry will win a FanGamer Desert Bus X T-shirt!
Send entries to contests@desertbus.org! USE THE SUBJECT LINE “DESERT DBX HAIKU!” and include the chat/screen name you’d like us to call you on air if you win! You have until 1:40pm Pacific Time to put your poetry into our inbox!
No time to waste, it’s time for another
Donation Drive!
One of our most unique Donation Drive prizes is up for grabs! Check out the Desert Bus SOUTH Prize Pack — featuring
- Pop Vinyl figure of Driver and Founder Mikey Neumann
- A Chasm Scooter magic card and 4 Shift Squid tokens,
- A ~17″x15″ Desert Bus tote bag made with cotton fabric and painted details,
- A 10″x10″ Desert Bus South cloth handkerchief with painted details, and lots more!
Donate $6.66 (or a multiple) before 12:30pm Pacific Time
to be entered to win!
Well that didn’t take long! James has inaugurated our first
DBX
DONATION DRIVE!
In the spirt of getting this up as quick as possible, donate $5.27 — or a multiple thereof — before 11:09am Pacific Time to be entered to win our sensational Portal Prize pack!
Now that the post is up: you might be asking what the heck is a Donation Drive? Happy to explain!
We have lots of prizes to give away here, and we want to make sure that everyone gets a chance to win! Every now and then, we open up a DONATION DRIVE to do that. We specify a donation amount and a deadline (for this one, $5.27 and ending about 11:09am Pacific Time). Until that deadline, anyone who donates $5.27 gets an entry into our random draw for the prize! Easy!
Oh, one more thing: you can always donate MULTIPLES of the donation amount for MULTIPLE chances to win!! So for this drive, a donation of $5.27 gets you one entry. $10.54 (which is $5.27 x 2) gets you two entries. $105.40 gets you TWENTY entries! Get it? Good! Get out there and donate!
WELCOME TO
DESERT BUS
X
It marks the spot; it’s the MVP of the alphabet when it comes to algebra; it’s an Ed Sheeran album? And most importantly it’s in the title of the this year’s event! What are we talking about? Why X of course!
The atmosphere here at Lunar Module Mark 3 is electric as we prepare for our TENTH instalment of DESERT BUS FOR HOPE. As if the whole enterprise wasn’t insane enough, this year we roll over into DOUBLE DIGITS as we hurtle through a virtual Sonoran Desert in a busted virtual charter bus… FOR THE CHILDREN!
Mike here, proud as a peacock that I get to blog you through the first shift of DBX! I and the rest of the blog team will be updating this space LIVE and in real time as we undertake this week of loving insanity! We will be doing our best to keep you up to date with any ongoing events, contests, auctions, special guests, and anything else you’ll need to know!
So on behalf of the whole DBX #squad, welcome aboard! We look forward to having you along for the ride!
James Turner
Driving: Saturday, Nov 12 10am – 10pm
Points: 25(!)
Crashes: 9Born in the fires of Mt. Tolmie and raised on a diet of jello, James was born for one reason and one reason only. To be Captain The Sensible One.
It’s Desert Bus’ 10th year:
His first memory of Desert Bus:
Turning on the camera for the very first Desert Bus and astonished people actually showed up to watch.
Favourite DB gif:
Desert Bus for Hope
Pinny Arcade Pin
Introducing the most air freshener-filled, road-centric, desert-focussed Pinny Arcade pin ever! This rare pin is an official part of the Pinny Arcade collection, commemorating an entire decade of driving tiredly through virtual desert landscapes in the service of aiding sick children.
These pins went unbelievably fast! We can’t thank you enough for all of your purchases that went right to Child’s Play Charity.
A pin will also be included in each and every Desert Bus 10 prize, whether silent auction, live auction, or giveaway.
Many thanks to Penny Arcade for giving Desert Bus this exciting opportunity to join the Pinny Arcade family!
