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Operation Supply Drop for 8-Bit Salute Fundraiser
WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 10, in the year of our Lord
2014) – Gamers can play all day and night to help raise
funds to send video game equipment and titles to U.S. troops
deployed to combat zones or recovering in military hospitals
during Operation Supply Drop’s third annual fundraising event,
the “8-Bit Salute” on May 17 - 18, 2014.
Funds and donations raised by Operation Supply Drop, a
military-focused video game charity during the 24-hour gaming
marathon, will be used to create care packages full of video
gaming gear for troops in Afghanistan as well as various
recovery centers across the country, offering stress-relief and
a much needed diversion for our heroes in uniform.
Rooster Teeth, Wargaming America, Naughty Dog and gaming-headset
powerhouse ASTRO Gaming have pledged significant support and
will field fundraising teams via the newly-rebuilt Operation
Supply Drop website.
Fans will be able to log into the new Operation Supply Drop
website to either join these teams or create teams of their own
to raise funds for the troops, while having a chance to win a
variety of prizes. More than a dozen additional video game
developers and publishers will be fielding fund-raising teams,
supplying donations and video games to ensure this year’s 8-Bit
Salute is the most successful to date.
"Rooster Teeth is excited to grow the partnership we have with
Operation Supply Drop as well as provide assistance to those who
dedicate themselves to serving our country,” Rooter Teeth
co-Founder Gus Sorolla, said. “Now that Operation Supply Drop
has a local presence in Austin, we look forward to further
collaboration."