Nationwide Charity Dedicates Shrek Pinball To Omaha Children's Hospital

OMAHA, Neb., July 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Project Pinball Charity will be dedicating a pinball machine at Omaha Children's Hospital, Monday, July 27, 2015. John Williams, VP of Strategic Planning and Business Development reached out to Project Pinball Charity for this local hospital.

"Learning about Project Pinball and the positive impacts it has on patients and families was appealing.  As we provide extraordinary care to our patients and families, we strive to offer additional ways to make their stay more pleasant and comforting.  Project Pinball's mission is very much aligned with our patient-centered culture.  Children's Hospital & Medical Center is looking forward to the arrival of the Shrek pinball machine and the smiles and fun it will bring to our patients and families," says John Williams.

Project Pinball Charity currently has 15 machines placed across the United States and are scheduled to dedicate this machine and possibly one more this month while completing a 9,000 mile trek across the nation in July.  Updates are scheduled on their Facebook Page, "Project Pinball Charity."

"We bring joy to children's lives through active play," says Daniel Spolar, Project Pinball Charity's founder and Senior Director, "allowing the smallest patients the opportunity to focus on something other than hospital life."

Project Pinball is thankful for their many supporters in the Colorado area, Stern Pinball, Inc. and Marco Specialties who have supported the charities efforts since the very beginning.

"We're thankful to be teaming up with Project Pinball Charity to share our love for pinball with patients who have faced medical challenges," said Gary Stern, Chairman and CEO of Stern Pinball. "Our goal is to provide patients with a fun, entertaining distraction and put a smile on their faces."

About Project Pinball Charity Group. Inc.

Project Pinball Charity Group. Inc. is dedicated to providing recreational relief to our small patients and their families as well as the physicians and nurses who care for them at our local Children's Hospitals. A pinball machine is a powerful instrument that offers therapeutic benefits which fits perfectly with the dynamics of a hospital environment. It helps keep patients active and mobile while also providing amusement. We provide all the equipment, parts, supplies and the regular maintenance at no cost to the Children's Hospital. We are finding out with every visit and every testimony how powerful one pinball machine in the right setting can be!

About Stern Pinball, Inc.

Stern Pinball, Inc., headquartered just outside Chicago, Illinois, is the oldest and largest producer of arcade-quality pinball games in the world. Stern's highly talented creative and technical teams design, engineer and manufacture a full line of popular pinball games, merchandise and accessories. All of Stern's pinball games are crafted by hand and assembled by Stern's expert team. A broad range of players enjoy Stern's games captive by the allure of the silver ball. To join the fun and learn more, please visit www.sternpinball.com.

About Marco Specialties

Marco Specialties, Inc. has one mission: provide pinball machine owners one source for Everything Pinball. Founded in 1985, Marco has since grown to offer over 30,000 individual parts for thousands of pinball machines to customers around the world. With thousands of rare parts, large inventories of common parts, industry-leading fulfillment, and trusted customer service, Marco is the central pillar of the global pinball machine community. Marco quickly and regularly delivers vital pinball parts to all corners of the globe. For more information on Marco Specialties, please visit http://marcospec.com

To learn more about Project Pinball Charity, visit our website at http://projectpinball.org or email us at [email protected]

Media Contact:
Tess Brennan
Project Pinball Charity
239-246-9488
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Kaycie East
FortyThree, Inc.
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SOURCE Stern Pinball, Inc.

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