The second of my two Tag 4 A Cause events in support of the Alzheimer’s Association was hosted prior to night two of the inaugural tournament at Ultrazone Portland in Milwaukie, OR and was a cumulative success from coast to coast!
On the heels of the success we had at the first event in Syracuse, NY I was excited to hold my first west coast fundraiser and appreciate Noah for hosting me and all the players who can out to support a great cause, helping us to once again EXCEED our fundraising goal!
This event was lots of fun and in many ways, more chill and relaxing…is that the nature of the west coast or simply because my tag friends were there?
I set up my “table” at the counter to make the resin laser tag medals available for anyone who made a donation. Old Man Than (fellow laser tag podcaster from The Resupply) came out to support with the first donation!
Following suit, we got donations and support from numerous players from the tournament and a couple of players shared stories with me about family members who have been impacted by Alzheimer’s. It’s interesting to me to see how much this cause really does resonate with members of our laser tag community. But the giving was equally part of an event to focus on positivity and everyone had a great time receiving their medals and tagging for a chance to win the golden phaser high score trophy.
Once again we played rounds of Tivia’s Trivia, but this time with a twist…all the answers were in plain sight as part of a Laser Tag Museum Collection virtual exhibit video I brought to showcase the history of the Zone system, which we are playing at this arena.
The virtual video exhibit was in lieu of what would have been an in-person display at Nats and part of my continuing effort to share the laser tag history directly with the community. The Tivia’s Trivia winners received a prize pack with some goodies.
They responded to winning the prize with varying degrees of enthusiasm, lol!
We played three Tag 4 A Cause standard team games to determine the high score of the event. Congratulations to Josef (aka Nawala) for earning the high score trophy!
And thank you to everyone who donated to help make THIS possible!
Our cumulative total from both the Syracuse and Portland Tag 4 A Cause events was in excess of over a thousand dollars raised for the Alzheimer’s Association!
I have never before attempted a true coast to coast fundraising effort like this, although Tag 4 A Cause has taken place in eleven states over the years to support various causes. This meant a lot to me to be able to do this event, especially with the support of my west coast friends and teammates. Again, my big thanks to Noah and Ultrazone Portland for hosting Tag 4 A Cause and thank you to everyone who donated on either side of the country, proving that laser tag is not only our amazing hobby where we are connected with a global community, but also that we can use it as a vehicle to really make a positive difference in the world. THANK YOU!!!
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