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
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Summer 2021 Part 2 Stern Premium Pinball Machine Raffle
62% Sold
Limited to 200 Entries
$75 Per Entry
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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
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2019 Gold Seal of Transparency
Our organization earned a 2019 Gold Seal of Transparency on GuideStar!!
By adding information about our goals, strategies, capabilities, and vision, we are highlighting the difference we help to make in the world!
Check out our updated GuideStar #NonprofitProfile:
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/46-3417202
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45th Pinball Machine Dedication at Wolfson Children’s Hospital
Today is our Final Dedication Day during our 5th Annual Love Across America Tour. As this tour comes to an end we couldn’t think of a better way to end it than with another dedication that is closer to home!
Today we are dedicating a Stern Star Trek Pinball Machine to Wolfson Children’s Hospital! This amazing Star Trek pinball machine was donated by the Jacksonville Arcade Expo (JAX) crew lead by Doug Titus and Steven Moritz.
As a team, they raised the funds needing to make this happen through their fundraising efforts in their community and their JAX show donation. We love to thank everyone that made this possible and put us up to 45 pinball machines placed across our nation!
Project Pinball’s NEW Office and Team Member!
We have a new office and a new team member here at the Project Pinball Charity!
At the beginning of this year, we made BIG changes here at the Project Pinball Headquarters. We expanded our office by over 900 square feet! We now have not one but TWO extra rooms for pinball machines. That’s twice the fun! We even expanding our staff and added a new team member!
Meet Chelsey, born and raised in SWFL; she is currently finishing up her bachelor’s degree in Information Technology. Chelsey will oversee running and coordinating all of Project Pinball’s events and marketing!
She will be attending the Midwest Gaming Classic with Senior Founder/Director Daniel Spolar next weekend! Make sure you give her a warm welcome to the pinball community!
6 Excellent Reasons to Donate Your Old Pinball Machine to The Project Pinball Charity.
6 Excellent Reasons to Donate Your Old Pinball Machine to The Project Pinball Charity.
You can help today by donating your pinball machine.
1. Helping Families: We started our charity by placing pinball machines in Children’s Hospitals and we still continue to do that today. We added Ronald McDonald Houses locations to our charity’s list as well. We found years ago that a pinball machine placed in the right setting can bring joy and happiness to families that are experiencing troubled times. The doctors, nurse and child life specialist express the therapeutic and beneficial properties that such active play can have on a patients’ recovery.
2. Helping Children with Special Needs: We are placing pinball machines in schools that help children with autism and other special needs. A pinball machine can help build the bridge dealing with child develop social skills, verbal and nonverbal communications, motor skills, as well as other challenges.
3. Helping Seniors: The seniors can enjoy pinball machines as well as the younger pinball players! We place older games and titles that this crowd could possibly recognize from their youth, bringing back those wonderful memories and helping their motor skills as well.
4. Helping Raise Funding: Fear not, we can still use your donation, but in a different way. If we cannot use your pinball machine, we will try to sell it to a pinball enthusiast or similar, to find it a good home. Using the proceeds to help fund our charity’s mission to place more and more pinball machines to help others in need.
For some reasons, we can not use the pinball machines in the hospital or other similar settings. The two things that hold us back are:
• When a pinball machine theme is considered too risqué, racy, lewd or untasteful to be used in a family setting.
• When a pinball machine is received in a condition that is considered to be in too bad of shape or in need of too many repairs to be safe or reliable in a hospital or similar host location.
5. Tax Savings Incentive: Project Pinball Charity can offer you a tax certificate, since we are a 501(c)(3) not for profit pinball charity, that you can use for your next year’s tax return as a tax deduction.
6. No Heavy Lifting: We will be glad to pick up your pinball machine. Just email us at: projectpinballcharity@gmail.com
You contact us here at: projectpinballcharity@gmail.com if you would like to donate a pinball machine. We will be glad to help through this easy process.
For more information about our charity: http://projectpinball.org/about/
To follow our charity’s mission go to www.facebook.com/ProjectPinball/ and “LIKE” our page
Most Intriguing Pinball People of 2018-Project Pinball Charity!
Our Senior Founder/Director Daniel Spolar has been recognized by Jeff Teolis from Pinball Profile as one of the Top 10 Most Intriguing Pinball People of 2018!! It is great to be recognized for all the effort that he has put forth for the charity and how it helps many others through pinball!
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