Were visits to the doctor ever a pleasant experience as a kid? Of course not! Even regular checkups were a hassle and a nightmare, but those lollipops and model airplanes were totally worth it in the end. But my experiences differed greatly from the kids who were stuck in hospitals with life threatening illnesses and the like. It sucks being sick and stuck in a hospital with nothing to look at other than those sterile white walls, right? That’s exactly why we’re getting involved with Wiimbledon this year and donating proceeds to Penny Arcade’s Child’s Play Charity.
What Steve Bryant and Lane Buschel started two years ago in Brooklyn has now become something more than just a Wii tennis tournament. I went last year and had an incredibly fun time watching folks in all manner of costume playing a little Wii, drinking a lot of beer and having a generally fun time. But we’re changing that around a little bit this year to include a fundraiser that will hopefully raise the single largest sum of money for Child’s Play ever.
To help raise money for all the sick kids out there we’ve asked hundreds of tech companies to pitch in products for giveaways and for an auction that will start in the coming weeks ahead of Wiimbledon. We already have a ton of sweet doodads for the auction, but we’re not revealing everything just yet. We still have to lock down a few more sponsors and goodies for tournament participants, but we’ll make a big reveal very, very soon.
So in the mean time mark your calendars for June 27th and be sure you’re at Barcade in Brooklyn. Sign ups for Wiimbledon are now open with a $3.99 entry fee (to play, it’s free to attend). If you’re not in NY you can always donate to the cause as well, but more on that a little later.
If you have any question please send them to wiimbledonnyc at gmail dot com. Be sure to follow us on Twitter as well for updates.
Here are some photos from last year. You don’t want to miss this kickass event. Trust me.
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Make sure you add this event to calendar tweet …for automated promotion and calendar adds via twitter..raise more money..good cause..you guys are promoting..
My salute to Steve Bryant and Lane Buschel and other folks who have taken part in this activity. You guys are terrific. Carry on the good work…
We at the Wii India User Group http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=57416692968&ref=ts
have organized Wii Tennis Championships in Mumbai and Bangalore and are about to have them in 6 other major indian cities. And then a grand National Final
Would love to have our Indian Champion play with the Wiimbledon champion..
Time to take Wiimbledon International???
Hi Vishal
I will be visiting India around Diwali time and look forward to taking part in the tournament if being organized around that time.
whip them all..huahahahaaaa
You have to get a groovy bar IN LONDON for this event during the proper Wimbledon fortnight (today is the 9th, it starts in a week or so) because it makes sense to – or at least have a try.
Getting real tennis stars to play as well, wherever this event is…
This is sad, funny, neat, and did I mention sad all at the same time :)