All for a good cause...

There are a group of lovely people in Victoria, B.C. who do an insane thing every year - they drive a bus (well, the video game version) for hours on end.  While they're 'driving' the bus and generally being hilarious as they stream live video over the interwebs, they also raise money for Child's Play.  Child's Play is a charitable organization that raises money to buy books, toys and games for sick kids in hospitals across North America.  Click the link and check out their website for more info.

The guys and gals in Victoria have been running Desert Bus for Hope since 2007.  That first year they raised $22,805 which is an awesome amount.  Last year?  That number was $209,400.  How amazing is that?  This money is raised in various ways - people can offer to donate a sum of money and submit a 'challenge' to the team, or a member of the team, straight donations are accepted, and silent and live auctions are held.

This year I am whipping up a little something special to donate for one of the auctions.  I don't want to say what it is in detail but here's a little hint:

Because the people involved in Desert Bus for Hope are mostly gamers and self-confessed nerds/geeks, most (if not all) of the items up for grabs in the auctions are gaming/geekery related.  Last year there were some truly amazing pieces up for grabs - everything from clothing, jewelry, art, etc.  I recommend you bookmark the Desert Bus site and check back for the big event starting on November 18th at 6pm PST.  

The Boy is also working on a really cool item for the auction but I'm not telling about that either until closer to the day :)  We're both hoping our submissions will raise at least a few dollars for such a worthy cause. At any rate, we'll be enjoying watching the event!

Of course, I'll post again about my item when it's finished and if it turns out well, I think I might do up the pattern properly for anyone that's interested.  In the meantime, I better get stitching!