Raising Money for MDA with Subservient Chris
This year, we will once again be doing the Subservient Chris fundraiser on New Year’s Eve, from 10:00 PM until 1:00 AM Eastern Time. That’s 7pm until 10pm Pacific time, where I live! In the past, the monies raised were donated 100% to the irc network that my channel is found on. This year, we are doing things a bit differently, so listen carefully.
Back on October 1st, long-time community member Cory Carrier passed away. Cory suffered from Muscular Dystrophy basically all of his life. We lost him due to complications from the H1N1 Flu virus. Cory was highly active within our community, and on IRC. He was loved by everyone he came in contact with, and his loss has left a huge hole in our hearts.
We wanted to do something to commemorate our years with Cory, and the impact he had on all of us. The best thing we can think of is to give back to the charity that helped Cory nearly all of his life. The local chapter of the MDA in Tucson, AZ is who worked with Cory and his family. Therefore, this year we will be donating 25% of the monies raised to GeekShed IRC network to help with operating expenses. The greater portion of your donations – 75% – will be sent directly to the Tucson chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association in Cory’s name.
I cannot express enough how much it means to myself and my staff to be able to do this. Cory was an amazing person. If you ever talked with him at all, you’ll know what a great sense of humor he had, how much he loved all things technology, and how much he truly cared about people.
So how does this thing work? It’s simple, young grasshoppers. My assistant Kat will be hooked into the stream with me via Mumble. She has access to see donations made to the GeekShed account. For a minimum $10.00 donation, you can request something silly for me to do. Keep in mind that I will not do anything illegal or immoral… or disgusting. In the past, I have been known to sing and dance, put peanut butter on my face, and end the night in a dress with heels and makeup. Just about anything goes, and I’m looking to help raise a LOT of money for the MDA!!
Have your donations ready, along with your Subservient Chris requests. When making your donation that night to GeekShed, put your request for me in the comments section, so that Kat will know what to have me do! I’m looking forward to this, and I hope all of you will join us for a fun-filled – and very worthwhile – New Year’s Eve!
Be sure to join us in the live chat room during the event!
Oh, and have you joined the community on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube yet?
6 Comments
Ron Knights
December 26th, 2009
at 4:19pm
Great, Chris…. You’re all heart, and have lots of courage.
Fort
December 26th, 2009
at 4:53pm
Chris,
Oh wow, very cool and it’ll be huge fun. So, people, get wallets ready and open as much as you can!
Fort
Daniel Vining
December 26th, 2009
at 5:39pm
I would be tempted to donate a nice sum for Chris to be a panelist on TWiT. Have you EVER been on TWiT? Once? In fact, you should have a show on the TWiT network. This Week in Human Circuitry perhaps.
Justin Stout
December 26th, 2009
at 8:15pm
Hi Chis,
This is a great service you guys are doing to help MDA.
Long story short, my oldest son (19 now) was diagnosed with FSHD at the age of 16. MDA and people like you have helped us as a family cope with this disease. MDA has povided custome AFO’s (Ankle-foot orthoses) or braces. The AFO’s help with a foot drop he has developed due to the progression of the disease.
God bless you and everyone involved in this fundraiser.
David (Internet Nut)
December 28th, 2009
at 12:57pm
Because I primarily work on Lockergnome, and don’t really stray into the chat room that often (although I do have the Live Stream often in the background) I had never known of Cory.
I’ve just read your blog post that you composed in October, just after you’d heard the news about Cory’s death. It is amazing how much it touched me – despite me not even knowing him, the way you conveyed the message and how much he clearly meant to you and the community was incredibly emotional.
A very nice thing for you to do Chris: it’s fantastic that some of the more popular, high-profile internet users can put their visibility to real good on the internet.
It will be 2am in the morning GMT (my time) here in the United Kingdom, on January 1, when you begin the proceedings. I’m not entirely sure if I’ll be able to make it into the chat room (I’m sure it will be great fun). Whether or not I can make it, I’ll be heading onto GeekShed and I hope I can be there with you all on the night.
David
Lockergnome Blogger, lockergnome.com/internetnut
Edmer Archila
December 28th, 2009
at 11:09pm
Hey Chris, you should call Jerry Lewis on New Year’s Eve and have him on the “Chris Pirillo MDA Streamathon”.