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BunnyPuncher
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 | | 10/24/2006 7:00 AM |
| Hi gang, hope you don't mind but I'd like to inform of of something we have going on up here in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Gelatinous Dudes: Gamers for Good - Press Release – October 24th, 2006 -
Gelatinous greetings!
Society tends to stereo-type us gamers as anti-social troglodytes.
“Gamers” is the label for those of us who pursue what mainstream
society would consider the more “geeky” hobbies (Role Playing Games,
Miniature War Games, Sci Fi & Fantasy etc.) While we gamers know
that is not the truth, it is the widely held perception. The Gelatinous
Dudes want to help change that and demonstrate that gamers are just as
concerned citizens as the next person. Our goal is to raise the
visibility of gamers and games in our local community through
charitable works and undo a bit of the negative reputation that we get
- hence, the "Gamers for Good" part of our name.
Our first charity program is an ongoing food drive for Feed Nova Scotia
(our regional foodbank). We hold events several times per week and the
price of admission is the donation of a non-perishable food item. In
just over our first month of activity we have collected over eighty
food items for donation to the food bank. Our goal is to provide a
similarly sized donation on a monthly basis. The events we hold consist
of weekly DCI sanctioned Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures Tournaments,
five D&D RPG campaigns, an Iron Heroes Campaign, Reaper Warlord
events and an open gaming night. As our membership grows we hope to
move into more games as well as develop additional charity programs.
Our first “special event” is a sizable Dungeons & Dragons
Miniatures Blood War expansion release event on November 12th, 2006
which we expect to generate considerable donations.
Perhaps you are wondering, who are the Gelatinous Dudes? Well, the
Dudes are a bunch of guys and girls, from all over Nova Scotia, Canada,
who come from varied backgrounds and have different day jobs but share
a love of games. Some of us are academics, some business people, some
students, some IT gurus, some athletes, and others parents. We are an
independent, not-for profit association of concerned folks who like to
have fun and help out others while we do it.
Our website and forums can be found at
[url=http://www.gelatinousdudes.com]http://www.gelatinousdudes.com[/url]
. We hope to use this site as a resource for gamers and non-gamers
alike, and as a place for gamers to meet other like-minded people in
their area.
One of the purposes of this press-release is to inspire others to be
copy-cats and when possible combine their love of gaming with doing
good works in their community. If you (or someone you know) are doing
something similar we would love to hear about it!
If you have any questions for us (or ideas on how we can be more
helpful!) please feel free to contact us via email:
gamersforgood@gelatinousdudes.com.
Gelatinous Dudes on this forum:
Orcdoubleaxe
HalifaxDM
Temysry
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orcdoubleax
Sergeant
692 Posts
| | 10/25/2006 12:31 PM |
| | If anyone has suggestions on charity events please let us know. We are open to ideas. | |
Yes I am Gelatinous.
www.gelatinousdudes.com
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gss_000
Commander
3204 Posts
Baltimore, MD
| | 10/26/2006 2:10 PM |
| This sounds like a great cause and a fantastic idea. Kudos to all of y'all. I hope it spreads.
If you're looking for more areas to contribute to, you could help raise money either for Child's Play or for a similar theme more local to you. The guys at Penny Arcade raise money to buy video games and systems for children's wards of hospitals so kids have something to do while waiting for treatment. Again, you culd join in that (which hapens around Christmas every year) or do the same for your neck of the woods. | |
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