It’s time for Desert Bus for Hope 5… and I still haven’t finished my Halloween candy!
Hey internet, I wanted to let you know about an event going on RIGHT THIS SECOND that is pretty near and dear to all our hearts hear at Geeking Out About. It’s a fundraising event for Child’s Play – a really wonderful charity. “Child’s Play works in two ways. With the help of hospital staff, […]
In: Events, Eyes and Ears · Tagged with: Child's Play, Child's Play charity, Desert Bus, for the chidren, pig
Trisha’s Take: Using the Force as a force of good
When Carrie Goldman wrote about her daughter Katie who was teased when she brought her Star Wars-themed water bottle to school because “Star Wars is for boys, and not girls,” and the Internet and cast and crew members from “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” proved that was most definitely not the case, I kept a […]
In: Around the Intertubes, Opinions/Editorials · Tagged with: Child's Play charity, Internets to the rescue, one of us, Star Wars
Desert Bus for Hope 4 rolls out… for the children!
As a liberal-minded geek, I try and donate to charity whenever I can because I believe that helping other people and being altruistic is a pretty cool thing. Also as a kid, I spent almost an entire week strapped to a bed at the Childrens Hospital of Orange County in California after a kidney surgery. […]
In: Around the Intertubes, Video Games · Tagged with: Child's Play charity, Desert Bus for Hope, geeks unite, Internets to the rescue
Desert Bus for Hope 2 drives onto the Internet…for the children!
One of the best things about having a blog is that you can talk about things that may sometimes only be tangentially-related to the blog’s topic. Today, I’d like to talk about Desert Bus for Hope, a video gaming marathon for the Child’s Play charity, which was started by the guys at Penny Arcade, who […]
In: Events · Tagged with: Child's Play charity, Desert Bus for Hope, Loading Ready Run, Penny Arcade, what did I just watch?