On Sunday, March 15, 2020, the Columbus, Ohio tech and business community started talking about the idea of a virtual hackathon in response to the Covid-19 situation. With social distancing, no school, remote work, and a sense of urgency, there’s a lot of energy focused on helping. We proposed an online hacking event where anyone can contribute by defining challenges, building projects, and sharing resources.

...It's kinda grown from there.