Give to Game is a board gaming event in Austin, Texas, whose goal is to raise funds for the Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry. Come join us for a day of gaming!

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Give to Game Pictures!

It took me awhile, but I finally have pictures from the event!!

Giving the food and money to CAFB
300lbs of food!!


Group shot

Jonathan was an awesome auctioneer!

Raffle:

Being interviewed by fox news @ Tribe Comics

Live Auction



Sunday, April 11, 2010

Success!

Yesterdays event was a lot of fun and more importantly It was an enormous success. We more than doubled what we brought in last year. Initial estimates show that we raised over $1600 and about 300lbs of food!!! We also doubled our attendance with 60 people participating this year! We will be updating soon with the final tally and pictures from the event! So stay tuned!

All of this could not have been possible without the help of our sponsors and volunteers--THANK YOU!!!!

In case you missed out on giving, you can still give through our virtual drive on the Capital Area Food Bank's website. Click HERE. Please consider this charity in your giving this year as they have seen a 40% increase in request for services. They are currently serving 48,000 people a week, 41% of which are children.

A big thank you to those who gave of your time, talents and funds!!! We hope to see you all there next year. We already have some fun, new and exciting ideas stewing.

Friday, April 9, 2010

Pre-registration is now CLOSED!

Pre-registration on our virtual drive is now closed. You may gain admittance to the event tomorrow by paying $20 at the door or by bringing a grocery bag of non-perishable food items. See you all tomorrow!!!

Fox Morning News Segments

Here is the link to the interview of me with Fox newscaster, Nick.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

What Should I Donate?

If you plan on donating one grocery bag of food to your admission, you may be wondering what you should give. There are more details on the admission page, but here is how I filled my bag from last year:
  • 1 Box of Cereal
  • 1 Bag of Rice
  • 1 Bag of Noodles
  • 1 Peanut Butter
  • 1 Baby Food
  • 1 Can of Spaghetti Sauce
  • 2 Cans of Black Beans
  • 2 Cans of Green Beans
  • 2 Cans of Pork and Beans
  • 2 Cans of Mixed Vegetables
  • 2 Cans of Tuna


This can be used as a guideline for what we're expecting, though feel free to contribute whatever non-perishable food items you want. The more you give, the more needy families you'll be helping out.

Give to Game on Fox 7

This morning my co-organizer and wife Kelly was supposed to appear on Fox 7 in a segment promoting Give to Game, but it was bumped. The good news is that they are going to try to do it Friday morning. The segments will be live and take place at one of our sponsors, Tribe Comics & Games. So, tune in tomorrow morning at 7:10, 7:40, and 8:10.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Give to Game 2010 Library

I have created a list of games that I will be bringing to Give to Game for the library. I tried to pick a good variety from my collection. Last year, a lot of people brought their own games, so between the library and those games, there will be definitely not be a shortage of things to play. Get ready to play!