As of September 30th, 2024, Project Pinball Charity has successfully dedicated 75 Pinball Machines to Children’s Hospitals and Ronald McDonald Houses across the United States!
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THE FREEDOM TO PLAY PINBALL
THE FREEDOM TO PLAY PINBALL
Do you remember your first exposure to a pinball machine and the excitement it brought you? Do you ever wonder what it would be like if you weren’t able to play pinball?
There are some wonderful people coming to the Expo who have dedicated their lives to helping children who are hospitalized with medical issues. They are the charity known as Project Pinball. Daniel Spolar and his staff have placed many pinball machines in Hospitals and Ronald McDonald Houses across the country to provide a spark of enjoyment during what can be a traumatic stay in a Hospital for kids.
Unfortunately, not everyone has the physical capability to reach the flipper buttons on a pinball machine. So what can be done to help those who are physically limited to enjoy this wonderful experience we take for granted? The Project Pinball team is working with several companies to develop game controllers that will give everyone “the freedom to play pinball.” The controllers are specifically designed to allow people with disabilities to play pinball and be included in pinball events and tournaments. Those who are in a wheel chair or have other problems working the flippers will be able to use a newly developed controllers to play pinball by using the remote flipper buttons on the new controller.
This year the Project Pinball booth will have 10 or more pins from several different manufacturers set up for you to play with the new inclusive and accessible controllers. Come and try them out and provide your feedback on how they work!
They will also be hosting an ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Inclusive Pinball Tournament named “Freedom to Play” that will feature the ADA Enhanced Game Controllers. Join in on the tournament and experience these controllers first hand! It’s absolutely free and there will be some neat prizes to win by just entering the tournament. Top finishers will receive plaques and more cool prizes! The link to the event page for the Tournament is: https://facebook.com/events/s/freedom-to-play-pinball-tourna/1440906456753482/?mibextid=RQdjqZ.
This year the Project Pinball booth will also feature a Space Jam themed pinball machine that was designed and developed for actor Christopher Reeve who was paralyzed from the shoulders down after suffering a fall from a horse. This special pinball machine was made so he could enjoy a game of pinball during his stays at the hospital.
WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT PROJECT PINBALL
- Project pinball will once again be holding a live auction at the EXPO from Thursday October 19th through Saturday October 21st at 4:00 PM. You can check out the items available at the Project Pinball booth and bid on some amazing items with the proceeds going to the charity.
- You can buy raffle tickets for a Williams Comet pinball machine that will be awarded during the Expo.
- Daily during the Expo you can compete for the high score on Flipper Football at the Project Pinball booth.
- For the first time this year you can participate in a 50/50 drawing with a payout of $5000 when the fund reaches $10,000.
- Also, there are ongoing raffles for your choice of Stern Pro and Premium pinball machines. For more information on Project Pinball and how you can help, go to their website at https://projectpinball.org/.
- And, of course, you can make a donation directly to the Project Pinball Charity to support any or a specific Hospital fund raising project.
Please support our friends at Project Pinball and all of the children who benefit from this great charity!
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!
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!
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!