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A True Workhorse- The PinMobile

The PinMobile is known for its adventures!
Not only has it helped our team dedicate 57 pinball machines and counting, but it’s also traveled to 53 different hospitals in 25 states!

Over 200 machines have been reliably moved by the Escalade, successfully helping the charity focus on our mission at dedications, expos, raffles, and fundraising events. Every year for 2 months our team packs up and travels the nation for our Love Across America (LAA) Tour, where we dedicate pinball machines to children’s hospitals, RMHC, and assisted living facilities. We fill the trunk to the brim with machines, luggage, supplies, and of course our mascot, Maggie the minpin.

We cannot fully express how grateful we are to have such an immense vehicle at our disposal! The PinMobile is truly the foundation of Project Pinball Charity and without it, our nationwide mission would not be feasible.

Click below:

Help Us Save The Project Pinball Mobile!

Project Pinball’s Iconic Escalade

If you’re familiar with Project Pinball, then you know our iconic Escalade.
If you’re a newbie, then let’s meet the PinMobile!

When the charity began in 2011 we needed a vehicle large enough to transport pinball machines, so our founder generously donated his personal car. 11 years later and OVER 350,000 miles and here we have our trusty steed.
But even a hero calls in sick. Due to high mileage and working long shifts on the road, our precious Escalade is ill.
Losing oil pressure by the minute, we decided to contact a doctor for an engine transplant. Our team is currently at home base, but soon we are back on the road and can’t imagine our long trips without it!

Keep our beloved PinMobile in your thoughts as it wheels down the road of repair.

Click below to:

Help Us Save The Project Pinball Mobile!

Kick Off Love Across America 2021

Coming up in the next few weeks, our team will be embarking on our ever-popular, 7th Annual Love Across America Tour 2021!

Over the course of 35 days, our team will be traveling across the nation, making pit stops state-by-state to hold fundraisers, attend expos and meet & greets, and of course, dedicating 5 pinball machines to Children’s Hospitals and Ronald McDonald Houses!

More than ever, we need our arsenal of dutiful supporters by our side, helping us make our mission possible! Better yet, funds raised in-state remain in-state, keeping the heart where the home is – through the power of pinball! Follow us on our journey via Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and be a part of the magic we are so grateful to be able to make a reality!

Project Pinball- Facebook

Project Pinball- Twitter

Project Pinball- Instagram

Gilbert Elijah Benefit!

The pinball community is more than an incredible group of people. We are all a family who are willing to support special causes such as this one in any way we can.
Project Pinball Charity is more than happy to help this very special Gilbert Elijah Benefit!

This one-of-a-kind fundraising event benefits Gilbert Elijah, a 4-year-old pinball player!
This benefit fundraiser is to help a local San Antonio pinball family (the Herrera family) in their battle against childhood leukemia.

Retro Atomic Zombie Adventureland Signed Playfield

Barry Oursler Signed Collection of Pinball Posters

Tune in this evening at 5:30 PM to our Facebook LIVE Event at What’s Brewing!
 
MarcoTV– Marco Specialties will be multistreaming this wonderful Meet and Greet Event!
You can find it on twitch.tv/marcopinball
 
You all still 4 different opportunities to help this very special family and their son, Gilbert Elijah in his battle with leukemia.
 
Gilbert Elijah Benefit Fundraisers:
 
Limited Edition Project Pinball Translite-
Limited to 100 entries, $10 per entry
Only
 
Signed Brian Allen Williams Translite-
Limited to 100 entries, $5 per entry
Only 54 entries remain!
https://projectpinball.rallyup.com/signed-brianallen-translite/
 
Signed Gary Stern TMNT Pro Playfield-
Limited to 100 entries, $20 per entry
Only 60 entries remain!
 
Signed Gary Stern Star Wars Translite-
Limited to 100 entries, $5 per entry
Only 35 entries remain!

Project Pinball will be forwarding all proceeds to the Herrera Family to help their battle with cancer.
Anyone who donates over $100 to our raffles will receive your choice of either a Project Pinball T-Shirt or a Marco Specialties Baseball Cap!

It will be one of the first Pinball events after re-opening since the pandemic so please check back often for details and changes based on public health measures.
This benefit pinball tournament is to help raise funds for a local pinball family (the Herrera family aka Gilbert & Destiny) in their battle against childhood leukemia.

Location:
What’s Brewing Roastery & Cafe:
138 West Rhapsody
San Antonio, TX 78216

If you want to help organize or donate items to this event contact Matthew at (210)660-8272

The Turtles Are Home!

“I have lots of thanks to give to John Geiger of Arcade Super Awesome who helped me transport, unbox, and set up my new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pinball machine.

He was also the one who took the pictures.

I love the pin, it is so much fun to play!

Again, I really appreciate your work to benefit Children’s Hospitals and Ronald McDonald Houses. It makes me so proud to help in my small way to support your mission.

Thanks again, Bob”

Bob really took the words right out of our mouths!
Thank you for your contribution and support!
You have the opportunity to be a winner just like Bob.

If you would like to support our charity’s mission while also receiving the chance to win a new pinball machine of your choice, then you know what to do!
Click the links below to show your support in this fun and unique way.

Win a Pinball Machine Stern Pro Model 21-104
76% Sold
Limited to 200 Entries
$50 Per Entry
https://projectpinball.rallyup.com/winapinballmachine-sternpromodel-21-104/

Summer 2021 Part 2 Stern Premium Pinball Machine Raffle
62% Sold
Limited to 200 Entries
$75 Per Entry
https://projectpinball.rallyup.com/summer2021-mandalorian-premium-pinballmachine-raffle/

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Saving One Pinball Machine at a Time!

Howard has done it again for Project Pinball!

We have been in contact with a few wonderful donors in the Northeast recently and this is another wonderful pinball machine that has been generously donated to Project Pinball Charity!

World Cup Soccer is already a perfect theme that we have placed in 2019 that was so very special to us in Oregon at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)! It is still loved and cherished to this day.

This World Cup Soccer will be going to another special location coming this year! Until then, we’ll be restoring this to its full glory, with Howard’s help, of course! So that it may have many more years of enjoyment ahead!
GOAALLL!!!

But, this was not the first time Howard has saved the day and been able to pick up a donation on our behalf!

Each of these amazing pinball machines has been generously donated to Project Pinball Charity!
Each one is special to us and to our charity’s mission! They all will be used for fundraising purposes or possibly placed on location in the near future!
Howard is one of our amazing volunteers who will go out on our behalf to pick up pins that are donated throughout the Northeast!
Every pinball machine donation is tax-deductible.
We never want to see a pinball machine out in the elements.
We don’t want to see any of them set out to be trashed either, so we accept all donations because after all Project Pinball is #forpinball & #forthekids
Contact Howard or us with questions!







Pinball Photos Collab

A Scary Good iPhone Case—with an Exclusive Custom Design!

Your purchase of this adorably creepy iPhone case supports us, Project Pinball!

It’s spooky. Kooky. Horribly playful. This one-of-a-kind iPhone Pinball® Bizarre case features frightfully good
custom-made illustrations that shift around whenever the phone moves. It’s a great conversation starter!

The Pinball® Bizarre is one of the kindest iPhone cases around.
The sales of this exclusive iPhone case are used to place pinball machines in Children’s Hospitals and Ronald McDonald’s Houses for therapeutic benefit by children, their families, & even hospital staff of all ages.
Pinball machines boost morale among patients, family, and hospital staff members by creating a playful and uplifting vibe, inspiring kids to stay active and have fun while healing.

Crafted from clear high-quality thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), the eye-catching case features a shockproof, protective bumper shielding your iPhone from the dings, cracks, and scratches occurring with daily use.

Grab the lovably quirky mobile phone case that appeals to kids and adults alike and supports a truly deserving charitable cause!

Details
· Gravity Movement
· Clear Case Color
· Supports an Amazing Cause
· Exclusive Custom-Made Illustrations
· Protective, Shockproof Bumper

Free shipping in the Continental U.S

iPhone Case Collab with Pinball Photos

Love Across America Tour 2020

Project Pinball Charity presents Love Across America Tour 2020
Placing Pinball Machines across the Northeast U.S During the Holidays

December 1st, 2020 – Project Pinball’s Love Across America Tour 2020 “Winter Edition”

The majority of our viewership are first-timers in the pinball community, but we do also have many friends, supporters, and followers who have been avid in the community for many years who reach out to us. We offer our services to aid them in making a difference in their local community.

Our goal is to get everyone super excited about our upcoming LAA Tour and to have many new friends made in the process of where our travels lead us this December. We will be dedicating 8 pinball machines in the span of 14 days and travel over an estimated 6,000+ miles! We will be showcasing our entire journey with the help of great supporters and be posting daily on our social media outlets such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, and more.

Travel Plans

The Project Pinball Team plans to travel from Fort Myers, FL to as far north as Akron, OH then as far West as St. Louis, MO. These travels will be taking us through some of our favorite communities that have shown support of our charity’s mission from the very beginning. However, due to the current circumstances that have to do with COVID-19, we are not making any extra stops along our journey this time around. Our travels are purely for the purpose of dedicating the pinball machines to each location and heading onto the next.

Proper precautions are being taken into consideration at all times, including but not limited to personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks, gloves, etc. We have been in contact and continue to keep a close eye on the status of the locations in which we are planning to visit, constant communication is key between Project Pinball and each facility to ensure safety for all.

Dedications

Project Pinball Charity will be dedicating 8 pinball machines in 14 days!
Starting with our very first dedication on December 1st in St. Petersburg, FL at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital where we will be placing a donated Hook pinball machine.

Along our journey we will be stopping at two locations in South Carolina; one at the beginning and one at the end of our LAA Tour. The RHMC of Charleston dedication of the Star Wars is on December 3rd with the help of ZEN Studios and many Twitch Streamers. Then, we head to North Carolina Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC on December 4th for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Dedication.

We will make our way to Ohio where we have another two dedications; one at Akron Children’s Hospital on December 7th then the RMHC of Cincinnati will be getting an incredibly special dedication with the help of “Fluke Skywalker” on December 8th.

Our journey then takes us out as far West as we will travel on this LAA Tour to St. Louis, MO; one donated The Beatles Gold Edition Pinball Machine will be held on December 10th at Mercy Children’s Hospital and the very next day; on December 11th we will be dedicating a Hot Wheels Pinball Machine to Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital with the help of Jason Fowler and the Slap Save Pinball Podcast!

We will end our journey back in South Carolina where we will be dedicating a Brand-New Avengers: Infinity Quest Pinball Machine to the RMHC of Columbia!

NEW Love Across America Tour 2020 Jersey

Project Pinball Proudly Presents our New & Improved…

Love Across America Tour Jersey’s 2020!

These Limited Edition Tour T-shirts are Now Available for Pre-Order! (Link is Below)
For Only $25 you can show your support for our charity’s mission!
We carry sizes Small – 3XL!

& Shipping is FREE anywhere in the U.S!

https://projectpinball.org/products/limited-edition-2020-laa-tour-jersey-2/

They are Limited Edition, only 100 are available.

All proceeds will be going towards helping us fund our upcoming travels, where we will be
dedicating 8 more pinball machines across the nation within the span of 2 weeks!

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For the Joy of Pinball

ZEN Studios & Project Pinball Charity team up to fundraise to place a pinball machine into the wonderful state of South Carolina during our 2020 Love Across America Tour!

Coming this December!

This 2-day Crossover Event will be taking place on Twitch.

https://tiltify.com/+support-project-pinball-05854e/for-the-love-of-pinball

With Dread Nautical coming to Steam, we saw an opportunity to use our work in games to help children in need, so we’re excited to introduce our “For the Joy of Pinball” campaign.

Here’s how it works:

  • The campaign will run from Oct. 28 through Oct. 30
  • Our goal is to raise $8,500, the cost of a new pinball machine (including ongoing maintenance) for a Children’s Hospital in North Carolina
  • Pinball players and RPG players are welcome to participate, playing a Zen pinball title or Dread Nautical on stream to fundraise for Project Pinball
  • We are raffling off a choice between an Elgato Stream Deck and an Elgato Key Light Air to streamers who participate (one raffle is a pool of all participating streamers; the other raffle is a pool where each $1 raised counts as an entry)
  • Zen Studios is donating a portion of Dread Nautical games sales tied to this campaign

If you’re a streamer, whether you’re big or small, whether you play pinball or RPGs, we’d love to have your help in supporting this great cause.

Sign up today!

https://blog.zenstudios.com/?p=9530