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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

AmazonSmile Donations NOW Available Through Your Amazon App!

AmazonSmile customers can now support Project Pinball Charity in the Amazon shopping app on iOS and Android mobile phones!!
Simply follow these instructions to turn on AmazonSmile and start generating donations.
 
1. Open the Amazon Shopping app on your device
2. Go into the main menu of the Amazon Shopping app and tap into ‘Settings’
3. Tap ‘AmazonSmile’ and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the process
 
If you do not have the latest version of the Amazon Shopping app, update your app.
 
 
Thank you all so much for your support and please turn on your AmazonSmile in the Amazon App to easily generate funds for your favorite charities.
 
#projectpinball #forthekids #amazonsmile #amazonapp #amazon #youshopamazongives #doitforthekids #therapeuticpinball #pinballistherapy
Setting Up AmazonSmile in Your Amazon App!

Tyler’s 1 Year World Cup Soccer Anniversary!

It has been a year ago that The Project Pinball Charity had Tyler VanPelt’s very special dedication of the World Cup Soccer pinball machine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)!
This machine has brought many smiles and a whole lot of love for the patients, their families, and the hospital staff.
 
“It has been a year ago that Tyler’s World Cup Soccer pinball machine arrived and was dedicated to and we admire the commitment and dedication you have for this endeavor. I enjoy watching your travels and placement of other machines as you criss-cross the U.S! I can’t imagine how many miles you’ve traveled this past year! It is still my dream to see another pinball placed in Tyler’s name but I have not yet started down that path.
 
Knowing we have made Tyler’s goal a reality (and with such a cool game) and hearing of the pleasure it brings the patients on the stem cell transplant floor has comforted us in the hardest journey of our life. Thank you for the work that you do and the heart that you share.” ~ Connie VanPelt
 
#projectpinball #forthekids #worldcupsoccerpinball #TylerVanPeltDedication #OregonHealthandScienceUniversity #OHSU #stemcelltransplantfloor #goalareality #therapeuticpinball #firefighter #supportprojectpinball #pinballtherapy

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

#projectpinball #forthekids #supportprojectpinball #guidestar #goldsealoftransparency #childrenshospitals #ronaldmcdonaldhouses #assistedlivingfacilities #rxpinballprogram #pinballplacementprogram #therapeuticpinball

Project Pinball Charity in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

What a WONDERFUL article from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
that perfectly depicts Replay FX this year!

“Dozens of booths also lined the floor of the convention center. Project Pinball, a nonprofit based in Florida that donates pinball machines to children’s hospitals, raised more than $1,000 at the festival, said Daniel Spolar, a Dormont native who runs the organization.

He said that pinball provides an escape for young cancer patients — as well as their parents.

“In front of the machine, they forget what they are dealing with”.

Check out the rest of this awesome article using the link below!

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/other-sports/2019/08/04/Replay-FX-festival-gamers-Pittsburgh-Pinburgh-pinball-tournament/stories/201908040179?fbclid=IwAR2OPlkQDL80KTacwTZKuKNJoEvZAovqbLS3q-R0D3wrahFuRBH0khD91cA”>Replay FX Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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!

News Broadcast from Texas Children’s Hospital

Project Pinball Charity donates limited-edition pinball machine to Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands

Check out this amazing article from our Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands Pinball Machine Dedication!

Also, Check out this incredible News Coverage from ABC13 Houston! This is all about our Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands Pinball Machine Dedication and The Game Preserve!

ABC13 Houston- Texas Children’s Dedication and The Game Preserve

Project Pinball Dedicates 2 Pinball Machines in Houston

The Project Pinball Team had 2 consecutive days of pinball machine dedications in Houston, TX!

The 1st was Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands where we dedicated a Dale Jr. Pinball Machine that was donated to us! We had a great turn out and some of the sweetest little patients getting to use their new pinball machine for the first time!

We love seeing the smiles these pinball machines put on the faces of so many! Huge thank you to the entire staff at Texas Children’s as well as Rusty Key and The Game Preserve for making this dedication possible!

This special Dale Jr. Pinball Machine was donated to Project Pinball Charity by a wonderful supporter in Oklahoma!

Our 2nd consecutive Pinball Machine Dedication in Houston was beyond incredible! The children, families, and even hospital staff were having a ball!

This dedication brings our number of pinball machines placed up to 43 across the United States!

Thank you all for your support, because of this, we are able to put smiles on the faces of so many children and their families during hard times and continue to place pinball machine across the nation! We cannot thank the Houston community enough for making this all a possibility!