Grifball Gives Back is a feature of GrifballHub highlighting extraordinary grifballers who are active on the court and in their communities.

In May of 2009, Grifball Gives Back was contacted by Grifball.com community member Bobby Birdseed about Extra Life, a charity event benefiting pediatric cancer research.

Grifball Gives Back began to work on raising awareness for this event, establishing a donation page and posting articles on the Hub.

Around the same time CaptainR3dbeard, another community member and GrifballHub editor, had the idea to create a replica of the assault bomb. He documented the creation process in his Rooster Teeth journal and after an overwhelming positive response from community, suggested that the Hub auction off the bomb and donate the proceeds to charity.

These two projects fused together in August, just in time for the Penny Arcade Expo. The bomb traveled to Seattle where it was signed by Rooster Teeth, Bungie, and Grifball.com staff members. For pictures of the bomb at PAX, click here.

The bomb went up for auction October 2, 2009 and will end Friday, October 12th at 9:42 p.m. EST and can be viewed here. All proceeds go directly to Extra Life and benefit the Texas Children’s Cancer Center at Texas Children’s Hospital. If you would like to make a donation to Extra Life, please visit our donation page or for more information, you can visit the Extra Life homepage and FAQ.

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact Goose, Bobby or any member of the GrifballHub staff.

Thank you for your support!