Desert Bus for Hope 🚌 $1.05 Million Raised in 2025
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The official profile for Desert Bus for Hope, the world's oldest & longest-running livestream charity gaming marathon, raising money for Child's Play Charity! 🌵🚌💙
So here's to Desert Bus for Hope 2025, where we raised over $1,048,000 FOR THE CHILDREN! We've cried, we've crashed, and we will miss you dearly. See you next year for our *20th* Desert Bus! And make sure to keep an eye out on our socials as we prepare for our big anniversary...
November 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
So here's to Desert Bus for Hope 2025, where we raised over $1,048,000 FOR THE CHILDREN! We've cried, we've crashed, and we will miss you dearly. See you next year for our *20th* Desert Bus! And make sure to keep an eye out on our socials as we prepare for our big anniversary...
Thank you again to everyone out there! Another year down, another million raised, and so many people who will be helped because of what you've done with us this year and every other! We couldn't do this without you, and through all the laughs and the tears, we wouldn't want it any other way...
November 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Thank you again to everyone out there! Another year down, another million raised, and so many people who will be helped because of what you've done with us this year and every other! We couldn't do this without you, and through all the laughs and the tears, we wouldn't want it any other way...
And as the donations go brrrrrr we have hit $1 million at #DB2025 for @childsplaycharity.bsky.social
Thank you all for your amazing support!
Thank you all for your amazing support!
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
And as the donations go brrrrrr we have hit $1 million at #DB2025 for @childsplaycharity.bsky.social
Thank you all for your amazing support!
Thank you all for your amazing support!
desertbus.org/2025/prize/D... Emily has created another knitted piece this week, and it's now up for a donation giveaway! If you want a chance to win this extremely long scarf, then donate $ 7.35 or multiples thereof by 9:50am PST!
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
desertbus.org/2025/prize/D... Emily has created another knitted piece this week, and it's now up for a donation giveaway! If you want a chance to win this extremely long scarf, then donate $ 7.35 or multiples thereof by 9:50am PST!
November 21, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Welcome to the FINAL Night Watch of #DB2025
There have been rips, bursts, creams, caves and a whole lot of money raised!
Tonight we have a Live Auction, Late Night Dub Fight, and probably way too many innuendos.
There have been rips, bursts, creams, caves and a whole lot of money raised!
Tonight we have a Live Auction, Late Night Dub Fight, and probably way too many innuendos.
November 21, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Welcome to the FINAL Night Watch of #DB2025
There have been rips, bursts, creams, caves and a whole lot of money raised!
Tonight we have a Live Auction, Late Night Dub Fight, and probably way too many innuendos.
There have been rips, bursts, creams, caves and a whole lot of money raised!
Tonight we have a Live Auction, Late Night Dub Fight, and probably way too many innuendos.
If you’d like to enter this giveaway head to desertbus.org, create a donor account and pledge any multiple of $8.90 This prize will be drawn at 1:30pm PST and every dollar goes to Child’s Play Charity!
November 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
If you’d like to enter this giveaway head to desertbus.org, create a donor account and pledge any multiple of $8.90 This prize will be drawn at 1:30pm PST and every dollar goes to Child’s Play Charity!
It’s the (probably) Final Alpha flight!
Today we have returning friend of the show Ken (Value Added) Steacy, a live auction for a frame perfect Rizzo the Rat, monopoly, brown, blind baking and of course! The spebakdjahah ashdwad.
Today we have returning friend of the show Ken (Value Added) Steacy, a live auction for a frame perfect Rizzo the Rat, monopoly, brown, blind baking and of course! The spebakdjahah ashdwad.
November 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
It’s the (probably) Final Alpha flight!
Today we have returning friend of the show Ken (Value Added) Steacy, a live auction for a frame perfect Rizzo the Rat, monopoly, brown, blind baking and of course! The spebakdjahah ashdwad.
Today we have returning friend of the show Ken (Value Added) Steacy, a live auction for a frame perfect Rizzo the Rat, monopoly, brown, blind baking and of course! The spebakdjahah ashdwad.
Thank you for joining us for our last full length Dawn Guard! It was so much fun going on adventures with all of you. We even managed to unlock the full RDP song, and we did it together!! We will see you tomorrow morning, but until then....congrats one more time to Snailkane for your winning comic!
![Comic of the Kate and Bear song:
Panel one - "Kate and Bear are best friends. They go on adventures!" with an image of Bear holding a tiny crocheted Kate
Panel two - "Bear and Kate are best friends. They are friends forever!" with an image of Bear hugging tiny crocheted Kate
Panel three - "Cruising down the highway" with an image of Bear driving a bus through the desert and tiny crocheted Kate on the dashboard
Panel four - "Sipping on French lattes. They are friends forever. Have we mentioned that yet?" with an image of Bear in a purple suit and red tie and crocheted Kate both with mug of lattes in their hands and a bunch of coffee cups on the table and a ping pong ball flying towards them
Panel five - "One likes honey sandwiches. Not the one that you'd think!" with an image of crocheted Kate winking and some honey sandwiches and a pot of honey that says "Hunny" ala Winnie the Pooh
Panel six - "[Musical Interlude!] Song over" with an image of Bear playing the drums and crocheted Kate playing the saxophone. Art by Snailkane](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks5h4fetj6t7fuhqpt5gtlxs/bafkreie3tanuqmmict7oayxarae6ajiannl3onjt6tet5pfvw35bpzq6ja@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Thank you for joining us for our last full length Dawn Guard! It was so much fun going on adventures with all of you. We even managed to unlock the full RDP song, and we did it together!! We will see you tomorrow morning, but until then....congrats one more time to Snailkane for your winning comic!
Thank you to our lovely sponsor Fernwood Coffee! They have truly kept us going all week long, we appreciate you so much for all your contributions. Their delicious creations are always a welcome site at Desert Bus for Hope! Go check them out at fernwoodcoffee.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Thank you to our lovely sponsor Fernwood Coffee! They have truly kept us going all week long, we appreciate you so much for all your contributions. Their delicious creations are always a welcome site at Desert Bus for Hope! Go check them out at fernwoodcoffee.com
Good morning! For the very last art challenge of the run, we want you to give us some cute comics of Bear and Kate going on adventures together. We even have a theme song! Click the link for info and lyrics for inspiration! You have until 10:30am PST! desertbus.org/2025/?id=691...
November 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Good morning! For the very last art challenge of the run, we want you to give us some cute comics of Bear and Kate going on adventures together. We even have a theme song! Click the link for info and lyrics for inspiration! You have until 10:30am PST! desertbus.org/2025/?id=691...
Many thanks to Legacy Books Press for providing books for book enjoyers and sponsoring Desert Bus for Hope for many years! legacybookspress.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Many thanks to Legacy Books Press for providing books for book enjoyers and sponsoring Desert Bus for Hope for many years! legacybookspress.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 AM
We asked for some sweet airbrush art and dang did you deliver! Eric, (épocadofim in chat) (he/they) made this awesome panel for us that will sit, gleaming, on the side of our bus as it rattles along from Tucson to Vegas
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
We asked for some sweet airbrush art and dang did you deliver! Eric, (épocadofim in chat) (he/they) made this awesome panel for us that will sit, gleaming, on the side of our bus as it rattles along from Tucson to Vegas
Let’s hear a big Desert Bus welcome for Tina Belcourt & Becki Steel from Victoria Hospital Foundation & Victoria General Hospital. They were both part of the MRI Simulator unveiling that Travis, Erika, & Andrew participated in earlier this summer.
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Let’s hear a big Desert Bus welcome for Tina Belcourt & Becki Steel from Victoria Hospital Foundation & Victoria General Hospital. They were both part of the MRI Simulator unveiling that Travis, Erika, & Andrew participated in earlier this summer.
TaskAsker is here again! Your Askmaster Erica (and Little Lionel) has some devilish challenges and challenging devilries for our cavalcade of comedy contestants to fry their brains over.
Tune in at 2PM PST to find out!
Tune in at 2PM PST to find out!
November 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
TaskAsker is here again! Your Askmaster Erica (and Little Lionel) has some devilish challenges and challenging devilries for our cavalcade of comedy contestants to fry their brains over.
Tune in at 2PM PST to find out!
Tune in at 2PM PST to find out!
It is once again time for Alpha Flight!
We have such a packed day today I couldn’t get them all on the poster.
We have guests coming, we have book reports, we have a cool art challenge and all the craziness you’ve come to expect!
We have such a packed day today I couldn’t get them all on the poster.
We have guests coming, we have book reports, we have a cool art challenge and all the craziness you’ve come to expect!
November 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
It is once again time for Alpha Flight!
We have such a packed day today I couldn’t get them all on the poster.
We have guests coming, we have book reports, we have a cool art challenge and all the craziness you’ve come to expect!
We have such a packed day today I couldn’t get them all on the poster.
We have guests coming, we have book reports, we have a cool art challenge and all the craziness you’ve come to expect!
Good Evening Desert Bus!
Come join Night Watch for Art Challenges, Giveaways, and Silent Auctions!
...and Rip-offs, Creaming, and who knows what else...
desertbus.org
#DB2025
Come join Night Watch for Art Challenges, Giveaways, and Silent Auctions!
...and Rip-offs, Creaming, and who knows what else...
desertbus.org
#DB2025
November 19, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Good Evening Desert Bus!
Come join Night Watch for Art Challenges, Giveaways, and Silent Auctions!
...and Rip-offs, Creaming, and who knows what else...
desertbus.org
#DB2025
Come join Night Watch for Art Challenges, Giveaways, and Silent Auctions!
...and Rip-offs, Creaming, and who knows what else...
desertbus.org
#DB2025
Tina Belcourt & Becki Steel from Victoria Hospital Foundation & Victoria General Hospital will be stopping by Wednesday the 19th at 3pm PST to chat with us for an hour. They were both part of the MRI Simulator unveiling that Travis, Erika, & Andrew participated in earlier this summer!
November 19, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Tina Belcourt & Becki Steel from Victoria Hospital Foundation & Victoria General Hospital will be stopping by Wednesday the 19th at 3pm PST to chat with us for an hour. They were both part of the MRI Simulator unveiling that Travis, Erika, & Andrew participated in earlier this summer!
The past 15 years have seen an explosion of LGBTQIA2S+ representation in animation. This craft is a celebration of the sapphic couples that have appeared in that media.
Each piece is a watercolour painting, with linework in India ink; embellished in broad-nib calligraphy with gouache paint.
Each piece is a watercolour painting, with linework in India ink; embellished in broad-nib calligraphy with gouache paint.
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The past 15 years have seen an explosion of LGBTQIA2S+ representation in animation. This craft is a celebration of the sapphic couples that have appeared in that media.
Each piece is a watercolour painting, with linework in India ink; embellished in broad-nib calligraphy with gouache paint.
Each piece is a watercolour painting, with linework in India ink; embellished in broad-nib calligraphy with gouache paint.
It’s Alpha Flight time!
Stay tuned today for some Coffee, some literature, some spelling and of cou-
HE IS COMING
Stay tuned today for some Coffee, some literature, some spelling and of cou-
HE IS COMING
November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
It’s Alpha Flight time!
Stay tuned today for some Coffee, some literature, some spelling and of cou-
HE IS COMING
Stay tuned today for some Coffee, some literature, some spelling and of cou-
HE IS COMING
Thank you so much to Isperia for our winning Coat of Arms submission for Lizonia! And also a thanks to everyone else who submitted to the art challenge. We appreciate each and every one of you for joining us today, and we will see you tomorrow for the Guarding of the Dawn!
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Thank you so much to Isperia for our winning Coat of Arms submission for Lizonia! And also a thanks to everyone else who submitted to the art challenge. We appreciate each and every one of you for joining us today, and we will see you tomorrow for the Guarding of the Dawn!
We've got our art challenge for today! In honor of our Queen, Her Krakeness Liz, we want your help to design a coat of arms for Lizonia! You've got until 11am to get your designs in, just email them to [email protected] with the title "Coat of Arms", click here for more info tinyurl.com/ktvu7ph5
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
We've got our art challenge for today! In honor of our Queen, Her Krakeness Liz, we want your help to design a coat of arms for Lizonia! You've got until 11am to get your designs in, just email them to [email protected] with the title "Coat of Arms", click here for more info tinyurl.com/ktvu7ph5
desertbus.org/2025/prize/B... We have our first giveaway for the Dawn Guard morning! We're starting off strong with this amazing set of TTRPG accessories! All you have to do is go donate $6.19 or multiples thereof by 7:15am PST for a chance to win!
November 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
desertbus.org/2025/prize/B... We have our first giveaway for the Dawn Guard morning! We're starting off strong with this amazing set of TTRPG accessories! All you have to do is go donate $6.19 or multiples thereof by 7:15am PST for a chance to win!
Shoutout to our sponsor Pegasus Games in Wisconsin for their support and donating an entire collection of tabletop games for us to give away! pegasusgames.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Shoutout to our sponsor Pegasus Games in Wisconsin for their support and donating an entire collection of tabletop games for us to give away! pegasusgames.com