✨ PPC Preseason Meetup TONIGHT! ✨
Friends!
Hereeee we gooooo — we are back in biz tonight at Barcade at 7:30pm. Nothing fancy (the season officially starts next week), just some casual flips and a how-do-you-do with the crew after way too long.
We'll stake out a table in the back (look for the red bird), and me or someone else will be there doling out "what's up"s and/or bear hugs (your call). We're also taking $20s for dues payments tonight if anyone wants to make it official, AND we accept Venmo now (aka you can Venmo me personally if you want).
Beginners are not only welcomed, they're one of the main reasons our club exists, so come on out and have a killer Monday night with your new pals. No pressure, no commitments, good vibes only.
Lil recap for anyone who missed the 2022 Summer Season schedule:
Monday nights at 7:30, Barcade in Fishtown.
Preseason Meetup (TONIGHT): July 18th
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Week 1: July 25th
Week 2: August 1st
Week 3: August 8th
Week 4: August 15th
Week 5: August 22nd
Week 6: August 29th
Week 7: September 5th
Week 8: September 12th
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Finals: September 19th
Check phillypinball.club for the lowdown, including what to expect, rules, the PPC Code of Conduct, and (eventually) standings.
Covid talk
I'm probably not going to include this every time, because everyone knows whats up by now, but I do want to address it for the first few weeks:
Covid is totally still a thing and it sounds like whatever version we're on right now is particularly transmissible. Barcade's got a huge garage door they keep open when the weather permits, but we're still all hanging out in a bar together and that's pretty high on the list of risky shit you can do.
Our club isn't going to have any mask rules (unless the city starts requiring them again), but if masking up is something that will make you feel good about joining us, please do! Everyone has varying levels of comfort with all this, and that is totally cool — all we wanna do is make you feel good when you're here, so please take care of yourself in whatever way you need to.
If you're feeling sick, do everyone a solid and skip the meetups until you know what's up.
Allllllllright.
OK, before I jump, I wanted to plug a very important organization in the city that several of us love and volunteer with, and will be tabling for each week:
Papermill Food Hub
Helllll yeah. Papermill is a local mutual aid group delivering diapers, food, and essentials to families in Kensington and North Philly, and is one of the raddest things happening in the city right now. It's run entirely by volunteers (shout out to founder and fearless leader Annabel), who pack supplies and deliver them directly to over 100 families in need every week.
Every Sunday families receive a delivery at the same time, from the same driver, with items that are packed specifically for them, and the relief of knowing they can rely on the Hub is massive.
Every bit of money Papermill collects goes towards serving them, and a donation of $25 covers a family for a week.
We'll be raising funds for the Hub all season, but if you're interested in volunteering, come see me, Kian or Darby for the lowdown.
In particular, they're currently in need drivers who can commit an hour in the mornings (around 11-ish) each Sunday to drop off deliveries. It's fun and easy, runs like a well-oiled machine, and no surprise, everyone involved is the coolest.
Papermill! You're gonna like the way you look.
ALRIGHT! SEE YOU TONITE!!!
💛💛
Jon