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A change for 2024: In the past, all of the funds raised during Destin's segment went into the general P4A pot (and since he was during the second half, the money went to community-voted charities). This year, the funds from Destin's perks (Awesome People Board, Character We Mail to You, and Dinos to Space) are being split 25% to PIH and Save the Children, 25% to community voted charities, and 50% to the charity Destin supports, Not Forgotten.
In 2025, Destin's segment is returning to the usual situation. All funds donated while Destin hosts goes into the regular pot of funds to be distributed. If Destin's chosen charity gets enough votes it is eligible to receive funds.
Destin has been a beloved host of the Project for Awesome for many years. His fundraising time in 2014 was the origin of Butfartman. From there, Destin developed the “Awesome People Board” where he and his volunteers wrote the name of anyone who donated at least a certain amount during his hosting time. The Nerdfighters were very into this idea and Destin expanded into character magnets with the person’s name on them and then developed the Dino Space Program. By 2021 the DSP took dinonauts to the Moon, Mars, or the Mystery Planet. In 2022 and 2023, the Mystery Planet was replaced with the JWST. Most years, a very generous person donates so “everyone watching” or “everyone in chat” can be a dinonaut together.
An example of a character magnet.
Destin's 2021 Dinonaut Space Program set up.
In 2019, Destin’s hosting raised $41,000.
In 2021, Destin hosted for two hours and raised $116,000 in that time. Additionally, during Destin’s time, the Tiltify reached $1 million.
A small selection of the Dinonauts (and other space travelers) from 2021.
In the 2022 P4A, Destin and his team raised $151,228.03 in two hours by sending dinonauts to the Moon, Mars, and the James Webb Space Telescope (as well as offering character magnets and adding to the Awesome People Board). Some highlights from this year’s Dino Space Program include: John, Hank, and Katherine all traveling to the JWST; an attempt at tripling up dinonauts on the rocket (with mixed success); juggling when flustered; dinonauts being laser cut while streaming; a new view from within the dinosaur helmet (allowing two hands free to send dinonauts to space); and a marriage proposal.
Nerdfighters often reference the Emily Dickenson poem that begins "Hope is the thing with feathers..."
In the 2023 P4A, Destin and his team continued the Awesome People Board, character magnets, and sending dinonauts to the Moon, Mars, and JWST. During the two-hour segment, over $180,000 was raised. This year, Destin developed space ship technology so he could also travel to JWST.
Someone donated to send the Sandlin Family (Destin's family) to Mars.
In the 2024 P4A, people had the opportunity to donate for the Awesome People Board, a Character, a Dino to the Moon, a Dino to Mars, or a secret Mars Expedition.
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