pinball for dogs, Humane Society benefit @ PAPA, 2.7.09

[mgk]

PAPA's 2nd annual Cupids & Canines Humane Society benefit

we're runnin Sit n Go style tourney qualifying at it this year
linkage: http://www.papa.org/cupids/2009/tournament.php

realize it's a stretch, bit of a distance for you PDX folk to trek seeing as it ain't the big show
August though... only 8(ok, closer to 9) months off!

[bounceback]

hmm, you should alert the humane society nationally to the pinball community's willingness to help with stuff like this. actually, this is a great idea! pinball needs some help in america-- doing benefits is free publicity for pinball. get ANY organization interested in pinball-based fundraisers, and it's a win-win situation for pinball AND the cause. we could have satellite tournaments all over the place.

do you have some contacts on this thing? i'm sure there would be a showing for a portland sister event, and it would be great if it could turn into a happening in other cities too.

just another reason that every city should have a pinball chairperson on the city council.

[mgk]

don't have any specific contact info for you, but i'm pretty sure the whole thing is a local hookup. Kevin's an animal lover, so the PAPA/Humane Society connect is something he made happen on his own. i encourage you all to do the same sometime.

will tell you that in my experience writing press for the PAPA tournaments, and seeing the local stations/papers pickup the story, they usually tend to close out their reports with, "and a portion of the proceeds goes to the Washington(County) Area Humane Society" and then a little "oh, well see, have some fun for a good cause" type chatter

most definitely an effective means of courting positive attention
and i'm sure it works for more than just us, you know?

go for it, i'm sayin.

[LaughingOtter]

Yeah, that's a most excellent idea! Pinball for Pooches, with a Lab (or similarly cute breed) with a pinball in its mouth (which can be PhotoShopped from a tennis ball) and the words, "Wanna Play?" under the picture.

I wonder how hard it would be to get Shorty's to host such a thing...

And you're entirely right about the pinball community needing all the good press (well, all the press, period) it can get.

Good thinking!