And so the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis vs. Pearl Jam vs. Slog Holiday Charity Challenge draws to a COMPLETELY AWESOME (in the real sense of the word: inspiring awe) conclusion with...

TOTAL $$$ RAISED FOR YOUTHCARE'S ORION CENTER:

• Pearl Jam fans: $48,890.27

• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis fans: $43,198.14

• Slog fans: $14,023.35

AND THE GRAND TOTAL IS... $109,307.76

Almost one thousand people donated.

And with the additional $100,000 from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Pearl Jam, YouthCare can make sure young people have not only a safe place to sleep at night—every night—but also help to get off the streets, healthy, housed, educated, employed... and happy. I'm sorry, I'm getting weepy here.

From Melinda Giovengo, executive director of YouthCare:

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Pearl Jam, and Slog, all of you who said this is not right, we must do something, made a huge difference. Your leadership, your compassion, and your willingness to open the eyes of your fans has opened the doors for hundreds of young people. Being supported by you means that seven nights a week our doors will be open. You embracing these young people, educating the community about what they need, who they are, means that they will not be invisible, that we will not walk away, that they are not disposable, and that they matter.

Hero is a powerful word that I rarely use—but to these young people, and to all of us here at YouthCare, that's who you are.

Heroes, each and every donor that stepped up.

So Pearl Jam fans won. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis fans won. Slog fans won, too. Most of all, love won for some young people who need it most. Merry everything, everyone. You're the best.