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Suggestions/Help Needed For School Gaming Club
broonor | 10:13 PM on 08.04.2009 10 comments


For those of you who don't know already, I'm a High School teacher in Arizona. Last year I started a gaming club, and our numbers were pretty good. (Actually, we have more members than any other non-athletic club at the school).

However, the school is located in a very poor area, so we have run into some problems. As much as I would like to bring my personal systems in week to week, this just is not a possibility. We do also play board games, but the kids would like the option of having videogames to play as well.




This is where my help request comes in to play. Do any of you guys have any strategies for contacting local businesses to help either sponsor our club or donate some things for our uses? Any kind of partnership would be great.

We did have a fairly successful charity event last year (halo 3 tournament), but were sponsorless. I have a feeling that with some actual connections we could do something nice for the community (a la Child's Play).

Give me a shout if you can help think of any contacts to have or other such activities that could drum up respect for our club and help someone else out at the same time.




My first idea I had was to collect the Pepsi Rock Band caps and try to win a system/rock band instruments through that, but I've only had a handful of caps submitted to us. People like the idea of winning for themselves ;)

If you want to donate your cap to our cause, send me a message :)



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Krow's Destructoid Blog
You're my hero.
broonor's Destructoid Blog
It is an amazing amount of fun; the kids want to meet 5 days a week, but sadly, I cannot afford to be there that much. We make do with our weekly ~2-3 hour session :)


...I can't believe I get PAID for it too!
Cartman's Destructoid Blog
So, what exactly do these sessions involve?
broonor's Destructoid Blog
It's kind of a free-for-all. The games are laid out, and the club officers decide if it is a tournament day (SFIV, Rock Band, etc).

For about half the year it was "no one brought a console" day, so it was all board games. (not monopoly, risk, etc, other board games and card games) We play Shadows over Camelot, Munchkin, Milles Bornes, Zombies! and so on. Oh, and Quake II, since that's all the computers in my room can handle.
Daxelman's Destructoid Blog
Wow, I wish I could help. I'll send you as many Pepsi caps as my I can.

And I hate Pepsi. Things I do for the people who do a lot more than I do.
Elsa's Destructoid Blog
Does your club actually have any consoles? ... or what consoles do the kids bring in?
broonor's Destructoid Blog
I bring my PS3 from time to time (rare; wife doesn't approve), but the kids will bring PS2 fairly regularly. For events, 3-4 360's magically appear. There's a handful of systems out there, just want to get a permanent one that we can call our own without destroying personal property.
Elsa's Destructoid Blog
Have you tried contacting local Gamestop/EB Games stores in your area? They often get used consoles and they might be willing to donate some...
broonor's Destructoid Blog
We've made contact, but so far it's almost like they think we're just greedy, so it'll take some time. Some sort of event could help convince them we're just not looking for a free console for a random club member :P
Wedge's Destructoid Blog
Screw vidja games, teach the kids to play more real games like Agricola and Power Grid and Race for the Galaxy ;P.


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