Here’s what we’ve been up to.
Since the release of Hot Wheels by American Pinball in 2020, Project Pinball Charity has placed four of the pinball machines within Children’s Hospitals and Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHCs) nationwide to share therapeutic benefits as part of their Pinball Placement Program. It’s not the same without the flame! Project Pinball Charity knows this to … Continue reading “Ultimate Dream Team: Mattel’s Hot Wheels® and Project Pinball Charity’s Pinball Placement Program”
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 … Continue reading “THE FREEDOM TO PLAY PINBALL”
Special Needs Teacher at Lockwood Elementary School in Eaton Rapids, MI- Ms. Gochenour has updated us with her student’s progress since the School Days pinball machine has been dedicated this year! School Days is a rethemed Williams Ding Dong. • • “The students have been super excited about learning their scores. I’m finding that our … Continue reading “School Days Pinball Debut- Lockwood Elementary School”
The Project Pinball Team are proud to officially announce our newest addition! Meet Taj Kniceley! She was born and raised in Springfield, OH, and attended Wittenberg University. She is currently completing online Gardening and Landscape courses at Stratford Career Institute and will be finishing her bachelor’s degree in English at Michigan State University. She also works … Continue reading “Introduce Our New Marketing & Communications Specialist”
We need your help! (See the end of the post for the link)As you’ve seen the last few days, the PinMobile is essential to not only the team but also to the charity by helping us place pinball machines nationwide. Every year the Love Across America (LAA) Tour adds on about 15,000 miles, and therefore … Continue reading “Help Us Save The Project Pinball Mobile!”
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 … Continue reading “Project Pinball’s Iconic Escalade”
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 … Continue reading “NEW Love Across America Tour 2020 Jersey”
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 … Continue reading “For the Joy of Pinball”
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 … Continue reading “Project Pinball Dedicates 2 Pinball Machines in Houston”
The Berwick Academy in South Berwick, Maine had their Second Annual Pinball Wizard Showcase yesterday! Pinball Wizard is an Upper School trimester elective that explores the history, physics, geometry, art, electronics, and engineering of pinball machines. What a great RX Pinball Program they have set up at the Berwick Academy and a great way to … Continue reading “Pinball Wizard Showcase in Maine!”
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 … Continue reading “6 Excellent Reasons to Donate Your Old Pinball Machine to The 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! Make sure to … Continue reading “Most Intriguing Pinball People of 2018-Project Pinball Charity!”
Take 2 minutes out of your day to watch this wonderful video regarding Project Pinball’s most recent Pinball Machine Dedication at The Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Near Egleston! This pinball machine dedication shows our many supporters from the Atlanta community and a call to action from our very own Senior Founder/Director Daniel Spolar! Check out … Continue reading “Project Pinball’s Call to Action”
Check out this awesome trailer for our brand new “Meet Project Pinball” Film Documentary! Come join us as we showcase Imoto Harney and her film crew’s wonderful efforts filming during two of our recent dedications at the Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida and Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities. This is a touching documentary that … Continue reading “Trailer for Meet Project Pinball Documentary”
Check out this great video about Project Pinball’s partnership with Beercade in Omaha, Nebraska!
Since Project Pinball Charity was founded back in 2011, we developed a master plan to guide our road ahead with several detailed phases that would shape our impact through pinball. At this time, we are proud to announce that we are ready to launch publicly our charity’s Phase Two. Phase Two is our new Rx … Continue reading “Phase Two: Rx Pinball Program”
We are super excited to update our supporters, donators, and followers of a very exciting thing that has came up due to the Project Pinball Charities impact! As you are probably aware we started back in 2011 and since then several other pinball charities have risen with our help! As we want all of our … Continue reading “Our Global Impact”
Project Pinball was proudly featured on NBC Nightly News during a segment about the ‘Make A Film Foundation’. They grant film wishes to kids battling serious diseases, giving them a chance to shine as they write and star in their own movie. As one of our wonderful Project Pinball supporters, 16-year-old Anthony Conti got the … Continue reading “Project Pinball Featured on NBC Nightly News”
Project Pinball Charity, with the support of Stern Pinball, Inc. and Marco Specialties, is kicking off their 2nd annual Love across America tour. Beginning June 30th, founder Daniel Spolar will travel over 10,000 miles, visiting 26 states to dedicate pinball machines in 5 children’s hospitals 5 different cities across the nation. Project Pinball focused their … Continue reading “Second Annual Love Across America Tour”
The Project Pinball Charity is a labor of love for Daniel Spolar. It started with love for the game of pinball. “My children had left home and started their own lives; there was a gap. I reflected back on my past and remembered my love of pinball,” said Spolar. He looked on the Internet and … Continue reading “Pinball Enthusiasts Find a Cause”
Posted on October 1, 2024
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!
Posted on October 14, 2022
NEWS ARTICLE ALERT! Project Pinball Charity, along with Stern Pinball were mentioned in Chicago’s LARGEST daily newspaper, the Daily Herald! Submitted by Rob Berk and his Team at Pinball Expo, the article was published yesterday, Oct. 13th. Project Pinball’s partnership with Pinball Expo was highlighted, and we feel just as excited for the future of … Continue reading “Daily Herald- Pinball Expo is Bouncing Back to Chicago Area for the 38th Year!”
Posted on August 25, 2022
45TV’s Dr. Chuck Ells at the Institute of Laughter has a new pinball machine that bears his name — and a Project Pinball Charity event to boot.
Posted on June 1, 2022
The PinMobile Has Finally Received a New Engine!! Today, we received amazing news from the mechanic! The PinMobile finally has its new engine in place! We are impatient to pick up the Escalade, however, a full check-up is to ensure it’s completely healthy before the Team hits the road again. Now with the PinMobile regaining … Continue reading “The PinMobile Received A New Engine!”
Posted on March 9, 2022
Here is a PinMobile Highlight! In the bitter cold of December 2020 in Alexandria VA, our charity team came across a pinhead that owned a Gottlieb EM Paradise (1965) machine. After touring the Northeast and dedicating 8 machines in 14 days, the PinMobile now only held our suitcases and supplies. The owner, Theodore (Ted) Webne, … Continue reading “PinMobile Highlight!”
Posted on March 9, 2022
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. … Continue reading “A True Workhorse- The PinMobile”
Posted on September 29, 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 … Continue reading “Kick Off Love Across America 2021”
Posted on June 21, 2021
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 … Continue reading “Gilbert Elijah Benefit!”
Posted on June 2, 2021
“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 … Continue reading “The Turtles Are Home!”
Posted on April 13, 2021
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 … Continue reading “Saving One Pinball Machine at a Time!”
Posted on March 1, 2021
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 … Continue reading “Pinball Photos Collab”
Posted on November 24, 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 … Continue reading “Love Across America Tour 2020”
Posted on July 2, 2020
2 Years Ago Today we dedicated an awesome Mustang pinball machine to Orange Regional Medical Center now known as Garnet Health Foundation! This machine is still creating much happiness for all the patients and we have the best supporters in New York and the surrounding areas! We are so grateful for all your … Continue reading “Mustang 2 Year Anniversary- New York”
Posted on June 9, 2020
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 … Continue reading “AmazonSmile Donations NOW Available Through Your Amazon App!”
Posted on February 27, 2020
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 … Continue reading “Tyler’s 1 Year World Cup Soccer Anniversary!”
Posted on November 15, 2019
This past summer, our team traveled by car over 9,000 miles within 46 days from Southwest Florida to Missouri making over 20 stops in 10 different states. Our 5th annual Love Across America Tour was extremely special to us this year because we were able to place over 5 pinball machines in 4 different hospitals … Continue reading “Love Across America Tour 2019 Recap”
Posted on September 24, 2019
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
Posted on August 7, 2019
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 … Continue reading “Project Pinball Charity in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette”
Posted on August 7, 2019
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 … Continue reading “45th Pinball Machine Dedication at Wolfson Children’s Hospital”
Posted on July 23, 2019
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
Posted on July 22, 2019
The Project Pinball Charity is very excited to announce that we have a Brand-New story to tell! We set out back in 2011 to place as many pinball machines as possible throughout our nation for a therapeutic benefit to anyone who comes in contact with the machines we place. AND we are doing just that! … Continue reading “Project Pinball Adds Assisted Living Facilities to Nationwide Mission”
Posted on June 11, 2019
Project Pinball’s 5th Annual Love Across America Tour is gonna launch June 23rd! If you would like to help us with our LAA Tour or would like to be involved please contact us! We have many exciting events, fundraisers, meet & greets, and dedications coming up! We would love to see you all during our … Continue reading “Love Across America Tour 2019”
Posted on May 21, 2019
The celebration of Walter Aldro Day Jr.’s 70th Birthday took place May 18th, in Banning, California. It was held at the Museum of Pinball. John Weeks, the founder of the museum, brought about two dozen of the most popular and iconic arcade videos and pinballs for the party-goers to play for free. Walter Day himself … Continue reading “Project Pinball Honored at Walter Day’s 90th Trading Card Award Ceremonies”
Posted on April 3, 2019
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 … Continue reading “Project Pinball’s NEW Office and Team Member!”
Posted on May 24, 2018
The Project Pinball Team is preparing for our 4th Annual Love Across America Tour! We are thrilled to announce that we are heading out on to the road again! This tour will provide us with the opportunity to do so many wonderful things throughout the entire month of July! The love and support we receive … Continue reading “Love Across America Tour 2018”
Posted on July 7, 2017
Check out Project Pinball’s Bonus Play News Letter for the month of July! This is a great way to keep up with the charity and to read about special things have been happening! It also gives you great insight to what is coming up for the charity and where we will be heading! Stay tuned in … Continue reading “July 2017 Bonus Play Newsletter”
Posted on June 29, 2017
The Project Pinball Team is preparing for our 3rd Annual Love Across America Tour! We are thrilled to announce that we are heading out on to the road again! This tour will provide us the opportunity to do a lot of good all throughout the month of July! The love and support we receive along … Continue reading “Love Across America Tour 2017”
Posted on March 31, 2017
Check out Project Pinball’s Bonus Play News Letter for the month of April! This is a great way to keep up with the charity and to read about special things have been happening! It also gives you great insight to what is coming up for the charity and where we will be heading! Stay tuned in … Continue reading “Project Pinball Bonus Play April 2017”
Posted on December 16, 2016
The holiday season is soon beginning and Project Pinball Charity is hitting the road again. This time to share joy in more children’s hospitals plus adding Ronald McDonald Houses to our “to do list”. We are achieving planned goals and breaking through new boundaries and we have a lot of “firsts” for our charity this … Continue reading “Project Pinball’s “Firsts””
Posted on December 16, 2016
It has been 5 years since we started Project Pinball Charity. It is an amazing journey that life has given us. It has been 5 years since Project Pinball Charity began this journey to help families across the United States through our love of pinball. We support countless lives through our charity’s efforts that would … Continue reading “5 Years!”
Posted on July 22, 2016
Lucas Heiser plans to clean and recondition the WurliTzer Jukebox. When the restoration is complete Heiser said it will glow a shiney blue just as it did in the 60s. “You can purchase it and help out the kids, and get a beautiful machine in return” Heiser said. Anyone interested can visit Heiser Restoration or find … Continue reading “Music and Pinball Bridge a Generational Gap for Charity”
Posted on July 2, 2016
Palmetto Pinball Club is hosting a charity tournament to benefit Project Pinball. Project Pinball raises money to donate pinball machines to Children’s Hospitals, and we’d like to raise money to donate a machine to a local Children’s Hospital. The format will be a PAPA style tournament. Qualifying will be held all day on Saturday and we … Continue reading “Palmetto Pinball Club Hosts Tournament”
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