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If you’ve got a few spare dollars you can help for a good cause this week on 7/7. Mike “Fyrewulff” Kidder, noted Halo fanatic, Bungie community fixture, and owner/operator of Fire Team Zulu, is running a two day BUNGIEDAYATHONto help support the Brian Morden Foundation in the search for the cure for Ewing’s Sarcoma.

What is Ewing’s Sarcoma?

Ewing sarcoma is a malignant round-cell tumor. It is a rare disease in which cancer cells are found in the bone or in soft tissue. The most common areas in which it occurs are the pelvis, the femur, the humerus, and the ribs.

Because a common genetic locus is responsible for a large percentage of Ewing sarcoma and primitive neuroectodermal tumors, these are sometimes grouped together in a category known as the Ewing family of tumors. The diseases are, however, considered to be different: peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumors are generally not associated with bones, while Ewing sarcomas are most commonly related to bone.

Ewing sarcoma occurs most frequently in male teenagers, with a male/female ratio of 1.6:1

BUNGIEDAYATHON?

Yup, Fyrewulff is going to be playing Bungie games for two days straight, starting with the classic FPS Marathon and heading right through to ODST and Halo Wars.

To make things more interesting he’s going got some achievement markers and “skulls” in place for money raised:

• If he can raise $343, he’ll bump the the difficulty from normal to Heroic.
• $777 is the BUNGIEDAYATHON’s goal, bumping the challenge to Legendary.
• $1170 is extra credit, with a surprise for old Bungie fans if that goal is hit.

What’s even better? He’s streaming it all, live! So if you’re interested in helping out a good cause and getting some free entertainment as you do, you can donate here to the BUNGIEDAYATHON here!