Extra Life 2023 August Update

Hi everyone, Just a quick Extra Life update here. I am almost at the 50% mark for my 2023 Extra Life goal! Click the link to donate. Remember, 100% of your donation goes to programs that directly help the kids.

I will be playing “Red Dragon Inn” this weekend for the Annual Tabletop Gaming Weekend! This is a fun game with lots of expansions! Click this link to learn how to play. I highly recommend it! I played it for the first time at this MeetUp. I heard about the MeetUp, watched the instruction video above, and bought the game instantly.

As I said, I will be playing Red Dragon Inn this weekend at the Annual USS Justice Ship Picnic. I was going to try to setup a larger event with more of the Extra Life Team, but because of the picnic, so I wasn’t able to set that up. I’ll try again on a future weekend between now and the November 24-hour Game Day! (Jeez…It is almost September…I better start planning!)

Also, a quick THANK YOU to Erika, Diane, Shannon, Maureen, Kevin and Tim who have helped me get this far already. THANK YOU!!! ❤️❤️❤️

Extra Life Update

Quick update #1 – Pictures are posted here: LanParties / ExtraLife / EL2022 (njlanparty.com)

Hi everyone!

I intend on posting a more detailed update of the activities of the weekend here. For now, several people that are not on FB have been asking for the link to donate. Here is the link: John Pezzino – Fundraising For Extra Life (extra-life.org)

Be sure to comeback to JohnPezzino.com for the actual update from the weekend!

Again, and as always, THANK YOU for supporting my fundraiser for the Children’s Specialized Hospital of New Jersey!

John

Extra Life 2022

I finished last year $122 over my goal, with a grand total of $2,622! Amazing, and it was all thanks to all my friends and family that support this cause. Because of you, I passed my previous amount raised for the third year in a row. I can’t ever thank you enough for your support! The good that the hospital does with your support is amazing. I know it really makes me feel good…I hope you get the same good feeling knowing that you are helping the children’s hospital!

This is my 10th year raising money for the children’s hospital. Last year, 7 of us raised $6,166 for our hospitals! It will be difficult to reach that goal this year, but we are going to try. I am still looking for some new and creative ways to raise money this year. Would you like to join us? We are going to need the help!

What is Extra Life? If you are not familiar, here is a little background. I will be dedicating 24 hours with thousands of other gamers across the world, to support our local children’s hospitals. This was started in memory of a little girl from Texas that fought hard, and this is her legacy. A local DJ contacted a gaming group to send in games to give her, and other kids fighting hard, something to do during long hospital stays. And that is how Extra Life was born! I am proud to support this cause! And thank you all for your support, LIKEs and SHARES! And please do share. Anyone can give as little as a dollar, and every dollar counts! Click here to donate now.

Thank you for your continued support!
John

May goings on…

For this month, we have the TOP GUN movie, and Strange New Worlds. I just finished watching PICARD season 2. Usually, we would be doing the 1986 TOP GUN movie on the Intrepid. This year, that happens to be the same day as the new TOP GUN premier. So had to make a decision, and the new movie won out.

2021 Giving Tuesday

I am sharing my 2021 Extra Life Fundraiser one more time for Giving Tuesday. I asked the representative for the hospital for a graphic that shows what the donations can get for the hospital. This graphic shows how expensive hospital equipment can be. Currently, as I am posting this, I am $128 short of my goal of $2,500. That equates to a Red Wagon to transport the kids, and a couple of packs of diapers for the preemies. Or, just about two doses of an anti-nausea medicine. Together, as a team, we have raised $5,916! That is amazing for the seven of us! Our team goal this year is $6,000. I am sure we can beat that goal. Looking at the impact chart in relation to our goal, we have raised enough for a bone marrow transplant nightly stay, and almost enough for a 4-hour chemotherapy infusion.

These are just a couple of examples of the assistance that comes from your donations. I have been on hospital visits a couple of times now, and I have seen where the money goes. I really enjoy being involved with this charity and raising money for this hospital.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!

SUPPORT JOHN PEZZINO’S FUNDRAISER FOR THE CHILDREN’S SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL OF NEW JERSEY!

Extra Life 2021

Thank you to Bob, Mike, Sarah, Annette, Kevin, Maureen, Captain Mike(!), Shannon, and Bernadette for your donations this year! I can’t believe the head start you’ve given me! Thanks you!

The BIG day is today! And as always, I am excited and nervous. Last year, I raised $2,488 for the Children’s Specialized Hospital of Mountainside NJ, our local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.  Our NJ LAN Party Team of 7 is currently at $3,772 of our $5,000 goal! I know we can do it with your help!

Victoria would have turned 29 this year. I will post a link to her story below.

Here is the link to donate… Thank you!

Extra Life 2020

Hi everyone!

Wow. This is crazy to think about Extra Life during a pandemic. I have been thinking about it for the last few weeks. There is no doubt it will be different this year, but it will go on. We haven’t decided if we will be in person, even if we can be in one place with social distancing of course. We could be virtual. We also may make adjustments to the timing of events, and maybe even break it up over a couple of days…but it will go on. The children’s hospital, and the kids still need our help!

This is my 8th year raising money for the children’s hospital. Last year, 7 of us raised over $4,100 for the hospital! It will be a challenge to come close to that number this year, but we are going to try. I am looking into some new and creative ways to raise money this year.

What is Extra Life? If you are not familiar, here is a little background. I will be dedicating 24 hours with thousands of other gamers across the world, to support our local children’s hospitals. This was started in memory of a little girl from Texas that fought hard, and this is her legacy. A local DJ contacted a gaming group to send in games to give her, and other kids fighting hard, something to do during long hospital stays. And that is how Extra Life was born! I am proud to support this cause! And thank you all for your support, LIKEs and SHARES! And please do share. Anyone can give as little as a dollar, and every dollar counts!

Thanks,
John

Click on this link to donate to support the Children’s Hospital!

If you would like to view the video that tells Victoria’s Story…here it is.