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Our Fundraising Push is starting! New Games, Holiday Gifts & More PPM News!

In Alameda, CA Since 2003 Non-Profit 501 c(3)? ?EIN 20-2467607 November News The Holidays are here, Pacific Pinball fans, and Thanksgiving reminds us how thankful we are for all of our patrons, members, employees, volunteers and donors - without you, our nonprofit would not have been able to reach its 21st year! We have a terrific calendar of events coming up, and we can't wait to see you. It always helps the museum reach new patrons and supporters when you share our newsletter with your friends and family. You can also follow our weekly social media posts on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok and?BlueSky! We dearly?appreciate your?continued donations, support and interest in the nonprofit Pacific Pinball Museum and our mission to "Play & Learn" Message from the Director Our critical fundraising season is now running through January 1st - you can help the Pacific Pinball Museum expand into its rightful place as the largest and premier repository of pinball games and artifacts with your continued support. Please consider making a donation below, visiting the museum, purchasing merchandise or making a match for our New Years Day livestream fundraiser! -Evan Phillippe (Photo courtesy of SF State Magazine) We're Making Moves Towards The Ultimate Pacific Pinball Museum Our fundraising campaign for a larger, permanent home to display more of our 1,300+ collection of pins (The largest in the world!) and other pinball artifacts made available for access, play and research continues - we still need your help to realize the ultimate Pacific Pinball Museum dream to bring ALL of these pins to the public! Imagine the balance of our collection, over 1,300 games, pieces of art and other pinball artifacts made available for access and play! Here are some of the potential 15k sq/ft and 20k sq/ft?locations we have explored in Alameda, San Francisco, Oakland, Hayward and Pacific Grove We can accept your donations anytime?via mailed check to the museum's address, or easily online through our red DONATE button above (Either one time, or monthly) Remember, all of your donations are tax-deductible! We are vetted by Guide Star -- please review?our impressive non-profit profile Ask your place of employment if they will match your donations to a non-profit (We’re listed on Benevity, GuideStar Platinum-Seal Rated and Three-?Star rated on Charity Navigator) Consider buying a duplicate game from our online listings, or stopping by our museum store to purchase? gifts, memberships or gift certificates. Donations of Stocks or inclusion in Estate Planning are always welcome, we'd be happy to partner with you or your attorney! New Year's Day Fundraising Twitch Live Stream! We have confirmed our popular New Year's Day Fundraising Twitch Live Stream will happen once again on January 1st 2025! Stay tuned for more information, as we're delighted to have pinball Twitch master Manu Smith from "Mystery Pinball Theatre 3000" helming the stream again.? We're seeking companies and individuals who are willing to MATCH NYD donations to encourage giving! Please reach out to us HERE if you can make a tax deductible donation to the non-profit PPM. New Games Installed! Fresh from their recent display at Dixon's Pin-a-Go-Go Pinball Show, we have brought four new games from legendary pinmaker Gottlieb into our History Room! We have 1953's "Arabian Knights", 1963's "Gigi", 1970's "Snow Derby" and 1974's "Sky Jump"! Also making a much requested comeback in our front coin operated area, we have Spooky's blistering fast 2017 "Total Nuclear Annihilation" We're so happy to be able to share these fun (and rare!) games with our pinball family, and can't wait to see you play them! 24/7 Virtual Pinball Machine Sale Get your home pinball fix? by purchasing a game and helping to support the Museum at the same time! Checkout the current games listed by "PacificPinball"?on Pinside.com? (with descriptions and?photos!)???Machines can be picked up from our Alameda Warehouse or shipped to anywhere in the world - check the site often for new additions. Youth League Returns We’re happy to announce a new season of our PPM Youth League! In addition to meetings at the PPM, this season we’re expanding to include some Saturday sessions at the??in Concord, CA. All sessions are optional and drop-ins are always welcome, but players must attend (2) regular sessions to qualify for finals. No experience is necessary to join, all?youth?ages 5-17 are welcome.? Admission cost for each session is $10 per player. As with our ongoing Saturday Little Flippers meetings, parents/guardians must stay onsite for the duration of each session. "KISS" Restoration Article Series Please enjoy this second in a? series of articles by Pacific Pinball Museum Board Secretary and Fix-it Volunteer Jim Strehlow! Jim painstaking restored a 1979 Bally "KISS" pin now installed in the main museum and playable everyday - he maintained a log and photos of the process available for reading??(We also have another "KISS" Pin for Sale to support the museum!) ? Pinball Expo Roundup The Pacific Pinball Museum had an amazing time at the 40th Anniversary Pinball Expo held last month in Chicago! Our Founders Michael Schiess & Melissa Harmon and Director Evan Phillippe were happy to have been able to deliver our museum talks, and connect with other nonproft pinball endeavors. Thanks to for letting us partner with them and sponsor the seminars! We saw many familiar, and some legendary faces (look at that special pic with Roger Sharpe and Doug Watson!) and made valuable new contacts to further our special nonprofit mission. The pinball community is alive and well. New Sponsor Program Would you like to help support the Pacific Pinball Museum's Mission of Preservation and Education? Reach out to us and see how you can become an invaluable sponsor and be listed with our other supporters in our newsletters, social media and website. Email inquiries HERE Sponsors of the Pacific Pinball Museum Aurora School Aurora School’s mission is to nurture students' love of learning by cultivating academic excellence, emotional intelligence, and social engagement. We are an independent, progressive K-8 school in Oakland. Our teachers foster academic excellence and problem-solving skills with a focus on social justice and project-based learning.? Social-emotional learning is essential to our curriculum, with an emphasis on self-awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. Our community of students, parents and staff practice empathy, kindness, and inclusivity, and move through the world with positive intention. Learning at Aurora happens in multi-grade classrooms, where students in grades K/1, 2/3, 4/5 and middle school share learning spaces. Older students have the opportunity to mentor younger students, who become mentors themselves the next year, forming friendships beyond their age groups, and supporting learning at all levels. Our Middle School curriculum features project-based learning in STEM and humanities. Students start with questions like “how do we prevent and respond to discrimination?” or “how can the study of nature inform robotics?” Drawing from classroom lessons, guest speakers, and weekly excursions they create culminating presentations demonstrating the applications of what they’ve learned. Aurora has been a progressive education trailblazer since our founding in 1988. We have one of the lowest teacher/student ratios, and largest school libraries, of any East Bay independent school. An Aurora education is grounded in STEM and humanities, along with art, music, Spanish, library, and physical education. We offer flexible tuition to ensure economic diversity. The best way to see what makes us special is to come visit our historic campus, located just off Highways 13 and 24 in Oakland. We have scheduled tours on Fridays for Lower School (K-5) and Thursdays for our Middle School (6-8). We can also schedule a tour at your convenience.? If you’d like to learn more about Aurora School, visit , email admissions@... or call 510-428-2606, extension 204. Marco Specialties?Sponsorship Founded in 1985 and online since 1999, Marco Pinball 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 Pinball is the central pillar of pinball communities worldwide. Customers ranging from first-time pinball machine owners to large arcade operators find everything they need at Marco Pinball. Search parts Pinball Pirate Sponsorship Chris Kuntz is now an official sponsor of our nonprofit! Chris is the owner of Pinball Pirate in Benicia, and he has generously donated his time every week to lead and mentor our group of volunteer fixers. Without Chris and our solid team of volunteers, the museum would be hard pressed to keep up with the maintenance and repair needed to keep our games in tip-top shape. Chris has over 30 years of pinball/arcade knowledge, and we are fortunate to have him and our devoted crew of fixers committed to the well being of the PPM games.? Learn more about the Pinball Pirate's complete pinball services Mitchell Lighting has developed 6V LED replacement lamps for pinball machines that are made from real glass in both the popular #555 & #44 Types.? Home of the Vapor metallic LED! To learn more, visit Wormhole Pinball Interview and Museum Tour We had the opportunity to chat with Wormhole Pinball recently, check out the video below for an overview of the museum and an interview with our good friends at the Flipper Room about the amazing Little Flippers program! Boys & Girls Club Fundraiser Save the Date! On Saturday February 22nd we will be having a special Alameda Boys & Girls Club Fundraiser event, stay tuned to our social media and newsletters for more information! Pinball & Pints Returns! We will have our annual Pinball & Pints on Sunday February 23rd, stay tuned to our social media and newsletters for more information and save the date. Thank you to all of the generations, both new and old that make the amazing game of pinball so special - and thank you for your support of the Pacific Pinball Museum's mission to preserve pinball's cultural importance, and make ALL ERAS available for EVERYONE to play. Copyright ? 2024 Pacific Pinball Museum, All rights reserved. Our Mailing Address Is: 1510 Webster Street, Alameda, CA 94501 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can or .