We met Dustin a year or so ago at a comic convention and he has been a great friend to SuperHeroStuff ever since. He never ceases to impress us with his generous spirit, great attitude and willingness to help everyone and anyone he meets. He has a belief, as do we, that anyone can be a superhero if they put their mind towards doing great things and helping people that need it.
Dustin is also a cosplayer, a cosplayer with a really awesome Superman costume. He is going to be putting that costume to just about the best use I can imagine. In just a few short weeks, Dustin is going to head out onto the road trip of a lifetime. He is going to travel to all 48 continental United States as well as several places in Canada and visit sick children in hospitals. He is going to do it dressed as Superman and hand out freebies to try to bring some hope to these kids and inspire others to do what they can to help.
A road trip like this isn't cheap. It costs a lot of money to travel 15,000 miles in three months so he put together an IndieGoGo page to try to raise the bare minimum of funds needed for a trip like this. He is planning to live in his car and eat as cheaply as he can. Personally, I think he needs more than he is asking for so we are doing our best to help Dustin not only reach his fundraising goal but exceed it!
I love comic book movies as much as the next raving comic fan but moments like this don't come around often. We all have the ability to help someone do something truly heroic and touch the lives of thousands of kids and their families. Please take a moment and donate a few bucks to his worthy cause. Let's show him that comic book fans believe in the same things that the heroes we admire strive to personify.
To donate, head on over to his IndieGoGo page, you can find it at Hospital Heroes.