"Penguins" team to host "The Metroid Marathon" in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters

May 21, 2012 - PRLog -- The Penguins in The Desert Productions team will be holding "The Metroid Marathon" to support Big Brothers Big Sisters St.Catharines - Thorold & District. The event is a third party fundraising effort that is being put together to aid in mentorship programs and making successful matches for children.

The event will begin Friday, June 1st at 7 p.m. ET at www.penguinsmarathons.com. The Penguins Marathons team will be playing every Metroid game for 24 hours a day. The marathon will not conclude until all games have been completed.

They will be playing : Metroid, Metroid 2: Return of Samus, Super Metroid, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime: Echoes, Metroid Prime: Corruption, Metroid Prime Hunters, Other M and Metroid Fusion.

The team always has great prizes and this marathon is no exception as for the first time ever donors can order custom Metroid Jersey's with their name on them for a minimum $50 donation. Check out their prizes at http://penguinsmarathons.com/PrizesNew.html

The team is raising the bar high, and aiming for a $4,000.00 goal. Donations can be made at the time of the event  via a "Chipin" widget on their website. For more information contact Penguins Marathons at penguinsproductions@gmail.com.

The team has created trailer which is a parody of the Liam Neeson film "The Grey" to promote The Metroid Marathon:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykBn-vzR8AM