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Playing arcade games can feed dozens of hungry families!?
Playing arcade games can feed dozens of hungry families!?
YES, it can!
First, a big THANK YOU and huge debt of gratitude to all of the local KLOVers, local collectors, and other local yocals who came out to my yearly game nerd party / food drive. I asked for nothing other than to bring some friends and family, and canned food donations... the response was overwhelming!
I've worked my insomniac hours fixing my machines in the house to 97% overall operational, with only one dead soldier!! I had over 3 dozen games on inside the house, about 40 people showed up throughout the day, and we collected over 400 food items going towards my Thanksgiving food bank donation. Everyone had a blast! We popped the breaker on 1/3rd the house a couple of times, I finally conceded and unplugged three machines. I need to do some more clever power re-routing but with everything actually working its too much load on the driving room, all the racing games, along with the pinballs and lights die at once!! Daytona USA 4 player was a smash hit, so was Ice Cold Beer and Zeke's Peak always with someone at the controls... Warlords didn't get much love at the party, but the row of classics in the back saw constant affection.
NOW, TO THE FEEDING OF PEOPLE. I've been going balls out for a month now, had two game parties and drove all over hell and creation picking of canned and boxed foods. I'M OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE TO A LARGE DEGREE, SO WHEN I SET A GOAL AND AM SERIOUS I MUST GO ALL THE WAY WITHOUT EFFIN' AROUND. I ASKED EVERY PERSON AND BUSINESS THAT I KNOW IF THEY HAD ANY FOOD TO DONATE. AFTER HAVING MY BRAIN STUCK ON FOOD GATHERING MODE FOR THE LAST MONTH NOW I GOT A JAW DROPPING TOTAL COLLECTION FOR THE YEAR...
I gathered 2,211 total food items for my Thanksgiving donation to the local food bank this year!! It was effin' awesome, all of the food would not fit in my truck!! I had to get a cube van from work for the haul, went back home this morning with a couple guys to help me load the HUGE haul and turn it into the commissary at work for counting and delivery to the food bank. I blew the other groups out of the water, nobody thought I could pull off even the 1,000 that I had last year.
I hit it outta the G-Damn park this year, my psycho ass competitiveness couldn't have been at a better time! With the state of the economy and the tight squeeze everyone is in, the food donations at the local food banks have been dismal.
I am really glad that my arcade hobby can help my community, who said video games are evil?! Yet again, thank you the the local collectors who made it to the party(s) and brought out the canned goodness for my yearly efforts!
Here's a few pics of the final clusterfuck of the 2,211 food items, and of course my infamous haulin' pic of the load. The picture of the food snaking around my living room and kitchen was waist high and 18 feet long!!
Playing arcade games can feed dozens of hungry families!?
YES, it can!
First, a big THANK YOU and huge debt of gratitude to all of the local KLOVers, local collectors, and other local yocals who came out to my yearly game nerd party / food drive. I asked for nothing other than to bring some friends and family, and canned food donations... the response was overwhelming!
I've worked my insomniac hours fixing my machines in the house to 97% overall operational, with only one dead soldier!! I had over 3 dozen games on inside the house, about 40 people showed up throughout the day, and we collected over 400 food items going towards my Thanksgiving food bank donation. Everyone had a blast! We popped the breaker on 1/3rd the house a couple of times, I finally conceded and unplugged three machines. I need to do some more clever power re-routing but with everything actually working its too much load on the driving room, all the racing games, along with the pinballs and lights die at once!! Daytona USA 4 player was a smash hit, so was Ice Cold Beer and Zeke's Peak always with someone at the controls... Warlords didn't get much love at the party, but the row of classics in the back saw constant affection.
NOW, TO THE FEEDING OF PEOPLE. I've been going balls out for a month now, had two game parties and drove all over hell and creation picking of canned and boxed foods. I'M OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE TO A LARGE DEGREE, SO WHEN I SET A GOAL AND AM SERIOUS I MUST GO ALL THE WAY WITHOUT EFFIN' AROUND. I ASKED EVERY PERSON AND BUSINESS THAT I KNOW IF THEY HAD ANY FOOD TO DONATE. AFTER HAVING MY BRAIN STUCK ON FOOD GATHERING MODE FOR THE LAST MONTH NOW I GOT A JAW DROPPING TOTAL COLLECTION FOR THE YEAR...
I gathered 2,211 total food items for my Thanksgiving donation to the local food bank this year!! It was effin' awesome, all of the food would not fit in my truck!! I had to get a cube van from work for the haul, went back home this morning with a couple guys to help me load the HUGE haul and turn it into the commissary at work for counting and delivery to the food bank. I blew the other groups out of the water, nobody thought I could pull off even the 1,000 that I had last year.
I hit it outta the G-Damn park this year, my psycho ass competitiveness couldn't have been at a better time! With the state of the economy and the tight squeeze everyone is in, the food donations at the local food banks have been dismal.
I am really glad that my arcade hobby can help my community, who said video games are evil?! Yet again, thank you the the local collectors who made it to the party(s) and brought out the canned goodness for my yearly efforts!
Here's a few pics of the final clusterfuck of the 2,211 food items, and of course my infamous haulin' pic of the load. The picture of the food snaking around my living room and kitchen was waist high and 18 feet long!!



