Monday, April 30, 2012

New Event in the Works

Stay tuned in the following days for details on a new event for Fight For Hope!  First of 2012 is sure to be a blast.

Friday, December 9, 2011

December 10th event canceled

I apologize for the short notice, but we will be unable to hold our December 10th event as planned.

Due to scheduling conflicts with the majority of the attendees we have decided to postpone the event to a later date.

You can still give to Haven of Rest this Holiday season though by visiting their office or by giving your donation to one of our founding officers. We will gladly deliver any donations you have to Haven of Rest.

For more information on their organization please visit their web page here:

http://www.bristolmission.org/

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Retro Arcade Clothing Drive, December 10th!

We have finalized the date for our clothing drive this December.  Mark your calendars for Saturday December 10th!  We'll get things started around noon with competitions beginning around 1pm.

Admission to this event is either a bundle of clothing/shoes or 10 dollars.  These donations will be made to Haven of Rest in Bristol TN.  For more information on Haven of Rest please visit their webpage here:  http://www.bristolmission.org/

The theme of this event is retro gaming, so expect to see your old favorites from the 80's and 90's era of gaming.  This is not limited just to video games though.  If you have an old board game you'd like to play bring it and we'll run through it with you.

Competitions For the day so far will include:

Star Fox 64 Royal Rumble - Enter your name and see if you can outlast all the other competitors.

Sonic Generations Green Hill Speed Run - See how fast you can run through Green Hill Zone act 1.

Other competitions are tentative and will be announced soon.  Please note that you do not have to participate in any competition.  We'd just like everyone to enjoy themselves and play the games they so desire, and there will be plenty!

Directions to the event are as follows:

413 Shelby Ln
Bristol TN 37620



Take interstate I-81 and get off of exit 3.

Stay going straight on Commonwealth ave. It will eventually become Volunteer Parkway.

Before reaching Big Lots you should see a large BB&T building on your right. The left turn onto Shelby Lane is almost directly in front of the BB&T. Go up the hill and it'll be the first house on your left. You should see a lot of cars already parked in the yard, please park in the grass near the other cars.

Monday, October 17, 2011

End of the year clothing drive

We are excited to announce we are planning a clothing/toy drive for early December to collect items and raise a little bit of money for families in need this holiday season.

We will have the details and exact date worked out soon so stay tuned.

Do not throw any used clothing away!! Your used clothing, shoes, and other apparel can make a huge difference in someone's life! If you're sitting on a lot of stuff and can't wait on our event please donate to a Salvation Army, Goodwill or local shelter. Nothing that can be used by another should be thrown out.

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Fight for Hope Gameday Tournament results

The results are in for our Fight for Hope Gameday event that took place on 9/3/2011. I do not yet have the total amount to be donated to charity, but I do know that we had more attendants than last time which is fantastic.

Here are the final results for each tournament:

Magic the Gathering teams

1st. Kyle/Blake
2nd. Phil Gracik/Guy Amazing
3rd. Randy/Robbie Williams

Marvel vs. Capcom 3

1st. Ryan Hamilton
2nd. Jacob
3rd. Drew Smallwood
4th. Josh Anders
5th. Sid Cox

Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition

1st. Ryan Blevins
2nd. Jacob
3rd. Ryan Hamilton
4th. Drew Smallwood
5th. Troy Bowers

Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition

1st. Ryan Blevins
2nd. Jacob
3rd. Sid Cox
4th. Troy Bowers
5th. Phil Gracik

Congratulations to all the winners. I hope everyone had a great time. We hope to see everyone again at our future events!

Special thanks to Troy Bowers for hosting us at his place again. Thanks again to everyone that brought consoles, tvs and games.

Especially thank you to everyone who donated their time and money towards Habitat for Humanity's cause!

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Prizes for Saturday (9/3/11)

Are you ready for the next Fight for Hope event this coming Saturday? Be sure to read up on the rules of each specific game to familiarize yourself with them, specifically the way we'll be doing the team tournaments.

We'd now like to announce some of the prizes for this event.

For magic the gathering, if every player agrees to a 5 dollar entry fee we will have a deck builder set for the 1st place team and booster packs for the 2nd and 3rd place teams.

For the fighting game tournaments entry will still be free and the prizes are an assortment of donated items. So far we have a Marvel vs. Capcom 3 official Fight Pad, a large C. Viper poster, a super deformed (chibi) Akuma action figure and some other miscellaneous items.

The entry fee for the event is 10 dollars which will let you game all day and enjoy some pizza in the evening.

We hope you can attend and help us raise money for Habitat for Humanity which helps thousands of families rebuild, shelter and improve their lives each day.

For more specifics on the event and driving directions click here!

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Fight for Hope Gameday and cook out

We are pleased to announce our next event in our Fight for Hope series, Fight for Hope Gameday! Here are the details:

When: September 3rd, 2011 starting at noon. The cookout will begin around 5 or 6 pm.

Where: 413 Shelby Lane, Bristol TN. Directions are at the bottom.

Games and competitions:

Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition 2v2 team tournament

Street Fighter III: Third Strike

Magic the Gathering

Marvel vs. Capcom 3

And many more. The focus of this gathering wont be so much on the tournament as giving you an opportunity to chill with your friends while playing your favorite game. Basically if you want to play something, bring it along and we will! This goes for video games as well as board games.

Cost: General entry is 10 dollars per person. All proceeds are going to Habitat for Humanity. If everyone wants to agree on a tournament with an entry fee that money will be divided amongst the winners.

Prizes: Additional prizes will be announced soon. We will try to have trophies for the tournament winners like before, but we'll let you know for sure in a later post.

Directions:

413 Shelby Ln
Bristol TN 37620



Take interstate I-81 and get off of exit 3.

Stay going straight on Commonwealth ave. It will eventually become Volunteer Parkway.

Before reaching Big Lots you should see a large BB&T building on your right. The left turn onto Shelby Lane is almost directly in front of the BB&T. Go up the hill and it'll be the first house on your left. You should see a lot of cars already parked in the yard, please park in the grass near the other cars.

The place is easy to find, but if you have any trouble getting there send me an email at fistofthewind@gmail.com or give me a ring at 276-591-7693.