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First video from 2012’s RAoC. Check it out!
WARNING: If bright flashes of light cause you to have seizures, do not watch this. Thanks. <3
Welcome to the Random Acts of Christmas tumblr page!
First video from 2012’s RAoC. Check it out!
WARNING: If bright flashes of light cause you to have seizures, do not watch this. Thanks. <3
That was our grand total of gifts given to those in need this year.
GREAT JOB!
We’ll see you guys next year!
Iron Man and Reddit make Teen with Down Syndrome’s Christmas wish come true.
Spread it like wild fire! Super Heroes do exist!
Merry Christmas from all of us over at /r/RandomActsofChristmas!
Iron Man gives boy with Down syndrome a very Reddit Christmas
The moderators of r/RandomActsofChristmas probably anticipated having their hearts warmed several times over by all the redditors who go out of their way to donate their time, energy, and pocketbooks to making Christmas a little brighter for children and other members of the community.
But they probably never expected that one of those redditors would be Iron Man, or that the superhero—or at least one cosplayer—would warm everyone’s hearts this holiday season.
In November, mod Pookie85 posted a request to the r/cosplay subreddit looking for someone to play Iron Man for a special kid:
I am hoping to find an Iron Man Cosplayer near Southeastern Kentucky who could visit a little boy named Cameron. He has down syndrome. He’s a sweetheart and loves Iron Man.
If we can’t find one who can come to KY, then I would like to find one (with an awesome costume) who could make a video and say hi to him, as well as wishing him a Merry Christmas.
We do our best to make the Christmas Magic happen for kids all around the world. This is our second year running. This little guy did not ask for toys, just a visit from his hero. So if you know of someone who cosplays as Iron Man, please let me know! Thank you!
After being flooded with offers from Iron Men across the forum, Pookie85 made a decision and contacted Redditor MartyJMcFly, who, in true Iron Man form, promised he’d “make it happen.” Pookie85 sent MartyJMcFly a customized Iron Man a script personalized for Cameron and his family, and make it happen they did, in a video where Iron Man congratulates Cameron on being such a great kid and promises to put in a good word for him to “the big guy” at Christmas:
Read the rest, and see the heartwarming response video Cameron made, at the Daily Dot!
(via sistermagpie)
13 year old Cameron from Southeastern Kentucky has received the most awesome gift that Random Acts of Christmas (on Reddit) could provide!
An Iron Man cosplayer who goes by the name of MartyJMcFly stepped up to take on the mission of making his Christmas the best possible.
Thank you, Iron Man!
Merry Christmas, Cameron. We all love you so much.
Iron Man cosplayer answers the call to arms to create a video for a young man with Down Syndrome. This is the reaction video of him watching it.
Via Random Acts of Christmas on Reddit, a big Christmas wish came true.
Original video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8Jkjtol7_o
All right, Guys. When we first started up only a short month and a half ago for the season, I had made a post about getting Iron Man to come to Kentucky to visit a very special kid I know. And by special, I mean he’s absolutely incredible. :)
Everyone told me to make my plea at /r/cosplay , so I did!
Here is the original post: http://www.reddit.com/r/cosplay/comments/12k8oj/request_iron_man_cosplayer_are_you_out_there_can/
I was overwhelmed with the offers I received on someone playing Cameron’s Iron Man. But I could only choose one. Hardest decision of my life!
This awesome guy answered the call to arms, http://www.reddit.com/user/MartyJMcFly and we added each other on Facebook to get to work.
After gathering a few facts on Cameron from his parents, who are my co-workers, I wrote out a script and sent it off to our Iron Man. He in turn did the voice over (which he let me listen to along the way) and then we finally made it to the stage where it was completed!
Here is the video that Iron Man made for Cameron :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8Jkjtol7_o
Well, I sent the video along to his parents, and they were so excited after they seen it that they had to wake him up to let him see it, too.
Here is Cameron’s reaction.:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFGL_sPsOWY&feature=youtu.be His father told me that Cameron rarely makes facial expressions, so this was truly a blessing to see. It melted my heart.
And you know what made this even better? Cameron made a reply video to his favorite superhero.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJE2IkiXbNA&feature=youtu.be
Random Acts of Christmas truly does try to give every child what they want most for Christmas, and we were able to accomplish that for Cameron.
Merry Christmas, Cameron.
Thank you, **Iron Man.**
