With the Scout update right around the corner, I think it’s time to formally announce my plans for what I’ve been working on for about a month now:

Bonkathon

The rules are simple: For three hours, I will personally bonk for charity. I’m going to pick my favorite Team Fortress 2 2Fort server, play as Scout, and only use the bat. For three hours I will bonk, boink, and possibly cap the intel. I’m also going to stream it live.

After three hours, I’m going to add up all of my points, and that will determine how much money this little idea raises. Here’s how it’s going to work: Whoever wants to contribute will donate a certain amount per point. They’re free to set the rate, so if you only want to donate $0.01 per point, that’s fine. I’ll have a page setup where you can set the amount you want to donate, sign up to receive a ‘bill’ when the event is over, and keep track of the total cumulative amount donated per point. For this one (and I’m hoping to do more in the future), I’m setting a goal of a total of $2 per point and 300 points (I’m pretty good at bonking). 70% of the total amount donated will go to Child’s Play, and the rest goes towards paying you guys.

I’m going to try to drum up some interest with the various clans that I play with, and if you guys want to help spread the word, that’d be awesome. For those of you who are math-impaired, we can reach our goal if:

• 40 people donate $0.05 per point (that comes to $15 per person)
• 20 people donate $0.10 per point ($30 per person)
• 200 people donate $0.01 per point ($3 per person)

I’d say that sounds pretty doable. Exact date and dedicated page coming soon, I’m still working on getting the donation process automated. For now, let’s say this’ll happen on Friday, March 27th at 7 PM EST.