First off, I’m sure if you’re not a Supernatural fan, you’re asking, “What is Gishwhes?”. It’s an acronym for the Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen….but it’s soooo much more. It’s fun, creative, interesting, embarrassing, and kindness all rolled into one big friendship building event.
Gishwhes was started by Misha Collins, who plays Castiel on Supernatural, five years ago for fans of The Show to raise money for Random Acts (a charity started by Collins). But, it’s grown to be a huge event in a very short time. The Hunt just ended a few days ago and already I can feel the post-Gishwhes euphoria that is settling over the famdom. Gishers are sharing their pictures, videos etc. of their experiences, and it’s awe inspiring.
I was unable to participate this year, and I was totally bummed about it because last year it was a life changing experience for me. I did so much more (with the help of my team) than I ever thought I’d be able to do … but this anxiety filled, introverted geek made new friends and ventured out into public to do good deeds. I even made and wore a dress made entirely out of construction paper and posed next to a hot rod for a picture… because Misha asked me to (for an item). My team didn’t win. Hell, we didn’t even make the honorable mentions list, but we had so much fun.
This year, the team with the most points will accompany Misha on an all expense paid trip to Iceland. Notice that I didn’t say “the winning team”? That’s because all the teams are winners. And, I don’t mean that in an everyone-gets-a-participation-medal type way. Every participant in Gishwhes wins fun and happiness … and gets good human bonus points.
So, if you’ve ever wanted to wear clothing made entirely of food or perform a puppet show at a Children’s Hospital… and have a ton of fun while doing it, what are you doing next year, say about the first week of August? Wanna be on a Gishwhes team with me? Because come hell or high water, I’m gishing next year.
Just try and stop me.
**Learn more about Random Acts here. And learn more about Gishwhes here.**
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