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| Formation | 2013 |
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| Type | Nonprofit 501(C)(3) |
| Purpose | Patient Rehabilitation |
| Headquarters | Bonita Springs, FL |
Key people | Daniel Spolar (Founder) |
| Website | Official website |
Project Pinball Charity is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) that places Pinball machines in children's hospitals to provide recreational relief to patients, family members, and staff.[1] Operating out of Bonita Springs, Florida, Project Pinball has donated 25 pinball machines to 23 hospitals spanning 15 states.[2]
History[edit]
Project Pinball Charity was founded on August 19th, 2013 by Daniel Spolar.[3] While touring Golisano's Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida, Spolar's wife noticed an inoperable 2007 Spider-Man Pinball Machine that the hospital had attempted for eight months to find someone to fix it. Daniel inspected the machine and found that it had been played 21,332 times in two years, a very high amount of playtime. Seeing how important the pinball machine was to the hospital's patients and staff, Spolar repaired the machine and later that year founded Project Pinball Charity.[4]
Hospital Donations[edit]
Project Pinball has donated 25 pinball machines to 23 different hospitals, including Children's Hospital Colorado, Sunrise Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, UNC Children's Hospital, John Hopkins Children's Center, Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Omaha, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Advocate Children's Hospital, Palm Beach Children's Hospital, K.Hovnanian Children's Hospital, St. Louis Children's Hospital, and Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Project Pinball Charity – Placing Pinball in Children's Hospitals". projectpinball.org. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ "About – The Project Pinball Charity". projectpinball.org. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ "Detail by Entity Name". search.sunbiz.org. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ "Project Pinball scores big for children's hospitals". The News-Press. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ "Impact – The Project Pinball Charity". projectpinball.org. Retrieved 2017-02-03.