RGC Donates BIG to the Toys for Tots Program

Once again the Rochester Gamers Community has come through with a show of generosity and support for a local charity. This time, the recipient was the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, whose mission is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community in which the campaign is conducted.

At the RGC 4th Quarter Game Day on November 14, members and other attendees donated nearly 50 new toys to the Toys for Tots Foundation!

At the recommendation of Mr. Todd Eggler, the Local Toys for Tots Coordinator, donations focused on toys for infants and teens, which he says are always in short supply. Being gamers, many of the donations were board and card games! These were delivered to the collection point at Stifel Nicolaus off of 37th St in early December.

Thanks very much to all who contributed to this worthy charity just in time for the holiday season!

RGC Gives Back!

At the 1Q Game Day in February, RGC gamers donated 32 lbs. of food and a monetary donation to Channel One Food Bank and Food Shelf.

Channel One is a local food shelf and regional food bank that serves Southeast Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. Channel One is a member of Feeding America, Hunger Solutions Minnesota, and a community partner of the United Way of Olmsted County.

Channel One is only the lastest recipient of charitable efforts by the RGC. Since its formation by Jeff and others, "giving through gaming" has been an objective of the RGC. Donations collected at RGC game days and the Gamers Reunion have resulted in nearly $1500 in goods and cash going to local charities such as Toys for Tots and the Rochester Boys and Girls Club.

Winston Churchill said that we make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. The RGC Board of Directors hopes to continue to enable the RGC to merge the fun of gaming with the satisfaction that comes from supporting local charities and reaching out to our community. Our next opportunity for giving will be at the RGC 2Q Game Day and Picnic on June 13, when we once again will be collecting for Channel One. See you there!

RGC Picnic 2009

The Rochester Gamers Community hosted the 2nd Quarter Game Day and Picnic at the West Silver Lake picnic shelter on Saturday, June 13. Including staffers, a total of about 50 people enjoyed beautiful weather, good friends, good food, and great gaming! Gamers from as far away as the Twin Cities, Stewartville, Austin and LaCrosse made the trek to Rochester to attend.

In addition to a great time, a total of 37 lbs. of food were donated to the Channel One Food Shelf. This is one way the RGC gives back to the community, and we hope to continue our efforts to support local charities through our gaming events.

Thanks to everyone who helped make the picnic a success this year!

This year the RGC ran a flea market, which helped raise some funds for the group as well as giving members a way to clean out their gaming closet. Thanks to Kath for leading and running this!

The Gamers Reunion provided some great prizes that were given away to players. Thanks to Jeff and Bob for their generosity! If you haven't pre-registered for the Gamers Reunion, by all means do it now!

Gamers Reunion

Why does Michael look like he is winning? BTW, don't miss JordalCon next month in Austin!

Please note that the brown bottles contained ROOT beer.

What would Wade do? Move to San Diego, apparently!

Kath GM'd Heroscape using Transformers figures. Clever!

Hardworking Kate dishes up some yummy BBQ beef for a hungry gamer! Profits from the food sales at the picnic help the RGC to promote and sponsor gaming events in the Rochester area.

Eric and Chuck's Germans attempt to force the Meuse River in 1940 while Mike's French gallantly hold them off.