Hi everyone! I was wondering if anyone can tell me if they have worked with this charity before? I see tournaments supporting the charity and I love the concept!! I am also wondering if I stumbled upon the wrong form and there is someone pretending to be from the charity and is NOT.

I ask because I filled out their volunteer form about a year ago inquiring about the possibility of placing a pinball machine in an Indiana children's hospital. I promptly heard back but after I let them know I was looking to volunteer my time and cost to maintain a machine, I never heard back. Once I said I didn't have the initial funds to purchase or a new machine to donate all contact ceased. I broke my neck about a year ago and spent a lot of time in the hospital and loved the idea, if I had heard back with more information I was prepared to ask many of the Dr.s who treated me for a small donation and also hit up friends. I know I could have made it happen!

It is just odd because:

1. I never heard a word back after my "I don’t have a machine or $$ right this minute." email (before that prompt responses)
2. I called the number in the signature of their email and got a very ANGRY gentleman who told me twice to leave him alone. (yes I called twice to make sure I wasn't an idiot and dialed the wrong number) THIS IS NOT THE NUMBER ON THEIR WEBSITE but still was a 239-287 phone number
3. I wrote them another email telling them of the situation (no response)
4. Filled out another web form inquiry
5. Called the phone number on the website and left a message
6. Rinse and repeat again with same results
7. Just gave up

To say I was disappointed would be an understatement! I am thinking that once/if my health improves, I'll independently reach out to the local children's hospital independently. I am also in hopes that others my see this and reply with "Project Pinball" is awesome seeing it firsthand and I have outed a scammer who others might have or will stumble upon.

Not sure about my experience then, very odd.... Same contact info.

Unwarranted reply from myself removed. I misunderstood the intention of someone and it was my fault.

I have no doubt that they have placed machines in hospitals. I'm not trying to bust some volunteers for expensing a Cheeseburger when they spend their time... I think it was pretty simple that I asked if anyone had any experience and i wasn't being confrontational. I saw the response as being flippant, but maybe I just word things different.

I asked to donate my time, please fully read post... Thanks! They should not be asking for volunteers if they don't really want them and only want $$ or games.

I'll just stay away.... Its all an opinion, I think I have my answers...

Yup, first thing to do is bash the guy who only asked a question. I am sure I volunteer way more time and money than you do. It was a simple ??... Oh and thanks for pointing out my typos that I correct immediately... Sorry I can't type as well as you since I broke my neck.

Have an awesome day!

Thanks for the response! This is exactly the type of response I was in hopes to get. I am not sure why I fell through the cracks, and for anyone that thinks its a $$$$ issue, it is and/was not... I could easily have gotten a machine within 30 days....

For anyone who thinks I posted this to be confrontational I was not. I was just asking a question. Did I over react to the one response, maybe....
but I read it as if someone who posted help for a technical question and was replied with "burn the machine".

Of course I can call the hospitals, but I was not trying to do investigative work. I THOUGHT SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT BE PRETENDING TO BE THEM....

I don't think many people took the time to read the entire post... I also have all email threads and can show that I was not mean or flippant at all.

Sorry if I came across wrong but please read this, and maybe you will realize I'm not an A-hole..

http://archive.inside.iu.edu/spotlights-profiles/faculty-staff/2016-07-20-mark-uncapher-iunorthwest.shtml

Did you read where I asked if possible someone was pretending to be them? Hope you win the machine! Have reached out to Mole. It is a shame no matter what cause I know for a fact I could have gotten a machine donated. I had so many procedures and Dr.s and even warmed a couple up to the idea cause they knew I had played pinball.

Thank you, for the suggestion and well wishes! Hope the title edit better represents my question and thread.