Desert Bus For Hope Raises $1.052 Million for Child’s Play Charity

Four days ago, the charity fundraiser Desert Bus for Hope raised over one million USD for Child’s Play Charity.

Desert Bus for Hope 2025 bused for seven days, raising a total of $1,052,000.01 for Child’s Play Charity. The money raised in this year’s fundraiser will go toward bringing therapeutic games and technology to children in the hospital. The total money that has been raised was confirmed to be $12,980,929.20, for a detailed list of money raised from previous years, head over to their About Section.

A look back at Several of this year’s DBFH 2025 Events:

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What is Desert Bus for Hope?

Started in 2007 by the internet sketch comedy group LoadingReadyRun, Desert Bus for Hope combines video games and tedium to benefit charity. Desert Bus is the world’s longest-running internet-based fundraiser and has raised more than $10 million for Child’s Play over its eighteen-year history. The viewers direct the action and talk on chat, challenging the Desert Bus players to sing, dance, and make fools of themselves in front of thousands of viewers. Desert Bus also offers things such as Craft-A-Long, Silent Auctions, and Live Auctions. If you would like to join in on the action and support a great cause, be sure to follow the action on Twitch and their website. Listed below is a list of places you can follow the team:

Source: Desert Bus for Hope Press Release

The picture featured in this article was taken by Kolin Toney.

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