After sucessfully bringing back the Charity Challenge at IFPA10 following an 18 year hiatus, the IFPA is excited to announce that the Charity Challenge will again be featured as part of the IFPA11 World Pinball Champioship in Denver.

This year we will be teaming up the Pinball Outreach Project (POP). POP improves the lives of children by sharing the history and excitement of the game of pinball by bringing games directly to children in hospitals, schools and community centers. Click HERE for more details on their organization.

In addition to the funds raised at the Charity Challenge itself, we are also accepting donations via paypal and check/money order through the end of the month when we will crown the next World Pinball Champion.

To donate via check, please make the check payable to "Pinball Outreach Project", but mail to the IFPA home address, attn Josh Sharpe, at 545 E Thornhill Lane, Palatine, IL 60074. We will gather all the checks together and mail them off to POP when we're back from Denver.

To donate via paypal, please send money to "[email protected]". Please include your mailing address, and mention Pinball Outreach Project in the subject line so we can forward that information to POP.

Any questions please contact the IFPA at [email protected], and thanks in advance for your support.

After raising nearly $1700 at the IFPA10 World Pinball Championship for Kids Fight Cancer, the IFPA is pleased to announce that the Charity Challenge will now be part of the IFPA State Championship Series as well.

With 28 different IFPA State Pinball Championships slated for February 8th, 2014, that's going to be nearly 450 pariticipants battling it out nationwide. Details of the Charity Challenge format will be available soon.

We are excited to announce that once again both Stern Pinball and Jersey Jack Pinball have agreed to match what we're able to raise for Kids Fight Cancer DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR.

The entry fee into the Charity Challenge will be a minimum donation of $5, which means that every player that participates will be a minimum $15 donation for KFC. We're looking forward to seeing how much money we can raise for this great cause.

The IFPA is pleased to announce after an 18 year hiatus, the Charity Challenge is returning as part of the IFPA World Pinball Championship, starting this year at IFPA10 in Germany. The Charity Challenge was a big part of the original IFPA World Pinball Championships back in the 90's, raising thousands of dollars for the Midwest Athletes against Childhood Cancer organization.

We will be teaming up with Kids Fight Cancer here in Chicago, who provide pediatric and adolescent cancer patients with a safe, educational and entertaining environment which reduces the stresses, side effects and emotional struggles confronted during cancer treatment. The organization was founded in 1985 by James Pesoli, who unfortunately passed away from his own battle with cancer in September 2011. We were fortunate enough to be able to grow up with the Pesoli family right across the street from us, and had plenty of pinball battles with his sons Jim and Joe over the years. What they have been able to do over the years teaming up with their dad has been truly inspiring to us as we work closely with our dad to spread the interest of competitive pinball across the globe. Click HERE for more details on their organization.

In addition to the funds raised at the Charity Challenge itself, we are also accepting donations via paypal and check/money order through the end of the month when we will crown the next World Pinball Champion.

We are excited to announce that both Stern Pinball and Jersey Jack Pinball have agreed to match what we're able to raise for Kids Fight Cancer DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR. A $5 player donation is $15 raised for KFC, a $20 player donation is $60 raised for KFC!

To donate via check, please make the check payable to "Kids Fight Cancer", but mail to the IFPA home address, attn Josh Sharpe, at 545 E Thornhill Lane, Palatine, IL 60074. We will gather all the checks together and mail them off to KFC when we're back from Germany.

To donate via paypal, please send money to "[email protected]". Please include your mailing address, and mention Kids Fight Cancer in the subject line so we can forward that information to KFC.

Any questions please contact the IFPA at [email protected], and thanks in advance for your support.

Stern Pinball is looking for some feedback from the IFPA player community on their latest designs.

If you have a chance, please check out the survey here:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DZF3H6K

Please rank the previous 6 Stern releases, 1 being the best, 6 being the worst.

Recently, a broken and very dirty Stern Spiderman pinball machine was discovered in a rec room of the Chrissy Brown Cancer Unit of the Children's Hospital in Fort Myers.

The machine was a memorial gift donated to the hospital in the name of Jimmy Schneeberger (2/17/89 – 4/13/00). It was VERY well loved – with over 21,000 plays.

Project Pinball is undertaking its repair in honor of Jimmy and all of the kids who are undergoing treatment in the hospital. They will clean it, replace all of the broken parts, do a complete refurbishment

of the machine, and do periodic maintenance to keep it running.

Project Pinball is seeking your help. They need donations to off-set the costs, and if support is great, to purchase a second machine for the Children's Hospital.

To learn more about this project and to donate, visit the following sites:

BLOG

FACEBOOK PAGE

To celebrate to launch of the Transformers Pinball machine, Stern and the IFPA are teaming up to host 21 launch parties going on across the US and Canada!

Check out below for details of the closest party nearest you:

SEATTLE (10/21, 7-10pm PDT)
Seattle Waterfront Arcade
1301 Alaskan Way
Seattle, WA
206/903-1081

SEATTLE (10/29, 7-10pm PDT)
Shorty's
2222 A 2nd Ave.
Seattle, WA, 98104

TACOMA (10/28, 7-10pm PDT)
Dorky's
754 Pacific Ave.
Tacoma, WA
253-627-4156

SEATTLE (10/22, 7-10pm PDT)
Seattle Pinball Museum
508 Mayard Ave. S
Seattle, WA 98104

SEATTLE (10/28, 7-10pm PDT)
Full Tilt Ice Cream
5453 Leary Ave.
Seattle, WA 98107

PORTLAND (10/19, 6-9pm PDT)
Duke's
14601 SE Division St.
Portland, OR

PORTLAND (10/20, 6-9pm PDT)
Apex Bar
1216 SE Division St.
Portland, OR

PORTLAND (10/26, 6-9pm PDT)
Pub 181
18415 SE Division St.
Gresham, OR

PORTLAND (10/27, 6-9pm PDT)
Club 21
2035 Northeast Glisan Street
Portland, OR

BIRMINGHAM (10/28, 6-10pm CST)
Bumpernet's
2000 Riverchase Galleria
Birmingham, AL
205/987-2222

BOULDER (10/28, 7-10pm MDT)
Backcountry Pizza & Tap House
2319 Arapahoe Ave.
Boulder, CO
303/449-4285

HOUSTON (10/28, 7-10pm CST)
Joystix
1820  Franklin St.  Ste.B
Houston, TX
713/224-2225

CHICAGO (10/21, 8-10pm CST)
Pinball Expo

SAN DIEGO (10/21, 7-10pm PST)
Nickel City San Diego
11610 Carmel Mountain Road
San Diego, CA 92128

CLEVELAND (10/29, 11am-8pm EST)
Kidforce Collectibles
50 Front St.
Berea, OH

NEW YORK (10/21, 7-10pm EST)
Ace Bar
5th and A&B
New York, NY

NEW YORK (10/21, 7-10pm EST)
Horseshoe Bar
7th and A&B
New York, NY

CONNECTICUT (10/28, 4-8pm EST)
Monster Mini Golf
20 Main St.
Windsor Locks, CT

CONNECTICUT (10/29, 10am-5pm EST)
The Pinball Store
163 Boston Post Raod
Orange, CT

CONNECTICUT (10/30, 12-5pm EST)
WoW Family Fun Center
1201 Boston Post Road
Westfield Shopping Mall
Milford, CT

TORONTO (10/28, 6-9pm EST)
Wacky Wings
1248 Dundas St. East
Mississauga, Ontario

Any questions, please email the IFPA at [email protected]