Hello all! I received an update this week from the Hope Lodge, an American Cancer Society community program that provides free lodging for patients and their caregivers while they receive treatment. It is a home-like atmosphere where patients have places to gather or find quiet, where they can find support from others and make emotional ties with others on the same path.
Last year we used our PayPal donations ($1,286.23, matched to $2,572.46) to support the Baltimore, MD Hope Lodge in expansion and renovation. They sent us a newsletter to remind us that our donation affected someone in need!
(Note: This year all payments will go through Tiltify – they do have PayPal as a donor option this year to support PayPal donors!)
Thank you so much for your support of The Jerry Stefek Crawl for the Cure, and we look forward to making a difference for others in need with your help!
Hello all! Our Grassroots Advertising Flyer Campaign for The Jerry Stefek Memorial Crawl for the Cure: Ethermeet 2022 has not left dock.. But we are committed to the experiment and time is still left until the Wednesday, December 7th deadline! For those that spread the word about Ethermeet our awesome game store communities, we’ll raffle for a $100 DriveThru RPG gift certificate! Let’s just say at this point – you’re odds are very good! We want to do as much Good as possible, and we’d love to have your help and thank you for that aid!
The rules:
Between now and 9 PM CST Wednesday, December 7th, 2022, print off our PDF flyer (multiples appreciated!), and ask permission to post it in your local game store(s) to spread the word.
Take a picture of the posted flyer (details visible, please!) and an additional picture of the game store with its name and logo to thank them for their support!
Post these pictures and pertinent information about the game store alerting our Twitter feed, @crawlforthecure, and use the hashtag #jerryscrawl! Let’s give the brick-and-mortar some advertising! Each game store post gives you another chance in the drawing.
We’ll contact the winner through Twitter to get your full information after the drawing to collect your loot!
We think this is a great way to get our word out in game stores, spread it on Twitter and give our local retailers a bump for their support! Thank you for your support, and we wish you good hunting in obtaining this trove of adventure!
Stay tuned for plenty of more information coming up about the tremendous support and players we have for Ethermeet! I’ll soon be back from my conference and on the case! Thanks all!
Hello all! We are excited to announce that in order to further bolster the cause, spread the word and give our Friendly Local Games Stores some recognition, we’re sponsoring a Grassroots Advertising Flyer Campaign for The Jerry Stefek Memorial Crawl for the Cure: Ethermeet 2022! We will hold a raffle for a $100 DriveThru RPG gift certificate for those that work with our awesome game store communities to spread the word about Ethermeet! We want to do as much Good as possible, and we’d love to have your help and thank you for that aid!
The rules:
Between now and 9 PM CST Wednesday, December 7th, 2022, print off our PDF flyer (multiples appreciated!), and ask permission to post it in your local game store(s) to spread the word.
Take a picture of the posted flyer (details visible, please!) and an additional picture of the game store with its name and logo to thank them for their support!
Post these pictures and pertinent information about the game store to our Twitter feed, @crawlforthecure with the hashtag #jerryscrawl – let’s give them some advertising! Each game store post gives you another chance in the drawing.
We’ll contact the winner through Twitter to get your full information after the drawing to collect your loot!
We think this is a great way to get our word out in game stores, spread it on Twitter and give our local retailers a bump for their support of the cause! Thank you for your support, and we wish you good hunting in obtaining this trove of adventure!
Hi all! We just had some exciting news of even more sponsors jumping in to support us in The Jerry Stefek Memorial Crawl for the Cure: Ethermeet 2022! 5 more publishers of incredible character have donated their amazing products to the raffles to reward you for your donations the American Cancer Society to advance our quest to $5,000!:
Black Blade Publishing (Publisher of high-quality gaming material for first edition fantasy role-playing game fans and enthusiasts of the hobby’s earliest incarnations!)
Pacesetter Games (Pacesetter Games has been producing new and old school adventures and supplements since 2008!)
3,2,1…Action! Games (A new RPG ruleset where the focus is always on fun and story > physics.)
Please consider checking out all our sponsors’ sites for your Black Friday needs to support them for their awesome contributions to our cause!
We also have some very exciting player lists in the works, and watch for an upcoming announcement to help us spread the word with some sweet loot in it for you! You’ll want to join us for this premiere event, Saturday the 10th, 2022 from 8 AM CST until Midnight on the Twitch channel DCC Mayhem. We will raise funds for Good in Jerry Stefek’s memory, and make lives better! Thank you all for the incredible support for the cause, and from all of us at The Jerry Stefek Memorial Crawl for the Cure, we wish you a joyous and healthy Thanksgiving!
The Jerry Stefek Memorial Crawl for the Cure: Ethermeet 2022 is winding up and we are full speed ahead to doing more Good for the American Cancer Society with your help! We will run the event on Saturday the 10th, 2022 from 8 AM CST until Midnight collecting donations in Jerry Stefek’s memory for this great cause! Through your support last year, we were able to raise over $3,100 for the American Cancer Society and we are going to set a goal of $5,000 this year to challenge our community. Please tell all your friends about this awesome RPG entertainment event!
The memorial play-a-thon is in memory of Jerry Stefek, a gamer, father, and re-enactor, who was lost to aggressive lymphoma in 2018. ALL proceeds will be given to cancer research and patient assistance through the American Cancer Society! Join us on December 10th, 2022, on the Twitch channel DCC Mayhem, and use your donation dollars to make our goal a reality!
We will have incredible Judges running games for your entertainment: Edwin Nagy of Frog God Games running a Frog God Holiday Module with DCC Rules, Chuck Cumbow of Troll Lord Games running Castles & Crusades, Julian Bernick running Gonzo Post-Apocalyptic Umerica with author Reid San Filippo playing at his table, and Luau Lou Hoefer running Mutant Crawl Classics with a host of Goodman streamers – it will be a day of adventure to remember! You can see the game and raffle schedule (raffle info to be added closer to the event).
The sponsors list for the event have our tried and true stalwarts as well as new members of the OSR community raring to support us in our crusade! Expect to have awesome products and product gift certificates from our most generous sponsors (and more to come as details are worked out!):
Goodman Games (DCC, MCC, XCC, Fifth Edition Fantasy)
Frog God Games (New and Old School Adventure Modules and Supplements)
Troll Lord Games (Castles & Crusades, Amazing Adventures, 5th Edition Modules)
Shield of Faith Studios (Umerica Post-Apocalyptic DCC-Compatible RPG)
Dandyline Games (Mutant Crawl Classics Adventures, The Dare Luck Club RPG and DLC Adventures )
Planet X Games (Indie publisher of 5E, DCC and OSR modules and zines)
Noble Knight Games (Purveyor of out-of-print RPGs, Board Games, War Games, Collectible Card Games, Miniatures and all things game-related.)
Tim Sattley Gaming (TSG) (MCC Modules)
Get Haunted Industries (The illustrious Joey Royale! Weird rpg publisher and streamer.)
Studio 9 Games (Board games, Card Games and DCC/MCC Modules and Supplements)
Hobbs and Friends (OSR Tabletop RPG podcaster and zine publisher)
and stay tuned for more!!!
Your donations will not only help the American Cancer Society, but will also influence our games during this online event! Tell us what chaos or boon you would like our players to encounter, and we’ll put it in the game – donor’s choice!
In appreciation of your efforts, all donations over $4 will receive not only the current memorial Ethermeet 2022 token (to be designed!), but also a Umerica Luck token compliments of Shield of Faith Studios, sent straight to your door! Let your Good Karma be your Fleeting Luck!
We hope to see you in the Wastelands on Saturday, December 10th to join the fun! Please help us support victims afflicted with this horrible disease with your donations while making memories at the table! Thank you for your support!
We are extremely proud to announce that Goodman Games did award our team a Goodie Award last Friday night! We are humbled to have our entire team recognized, although the award was attached to a single person for the event, this is entirely a team venture with multiple integral members that make the Crawl for the Cure possible, as well as the volunteers, Judges, players and donors that enable us to make a difference! We’re all a team!
Special mention should go to our support staff that makes the Crawl happen:
Steve Seminerio
Hazel Welch
Edwin Nagy, Sean Murphy and Team NEG – we stand on the shoulders of giants who have taught us the ropes of awesome fun while collecting for great causes
All of the Judges, Players and volunteers that donate their time to help us obtain our goals – Thank you!
Without these folks, we just could not make the difference we have been making! Thank you ALL for your time, talents and treasure aiding afflicted persons and their loved ones in their times of need!
WOW! The Jerry Stefek Memorial Crawl for the Cure has been nominated for a Goodman Games Goodie award tonight on their Twitch channel (GoodmanGameOfficial) during their ceremony! ENTIRELY honored, and THANK YOU to our crew and sponsors who without which this never would have gotten off the ground! This community is AMAZING and I am stunned by your incredible support! Please join us tonight to celebrate the Goodies winners with Goodman Games! Starts at 8 PM EDT/5 PM PDT!
Thank you everyone for your support – without which, these events would be impossible: Steve Seminerio, Hazel Welch, Edwin Nagy and many, many more (I’m hoping we have a thank you page up SOON after folks confirm!).
` And THANK YOU for our absolutely incredible sponsors who have given above and beyond to give back to our donors and community and make these events an incredible success!!! Please check out the list and support our sponsors.
Thank you all! We hope to see you there!!
And don’t forget – TJSMCftC: Ethermeet 2022 cometh online – December 10th, 2022!
We’ll get organized soon with more information on the event!
NOTE: I announced earlier we will RECEIVE a Goodie Award, I misread, we are nominated! I apologize for overreach – the constant Cory quote lately should be “Why can’t Cory read?” Sorry for the misinformation!
Late news, but an anonymous Monster Donation of $300 has pushed us over the top to $1,800 total for The Jerry Stefek Memorial Crawl for the Cure 2022! It won’t go through with the $1,500 check to ACS, but we are honored and ecstatic to take it under our campaign umbrella to emphasize the impact of the Crawl’s efforts at Gamehole Con IX 2022! Thank you, donor, for your extremely generous donation! We are stunned by this incredible support, and stand in awe of the difference you have made for victims of this terrible disease! Thank you!
It’s been busy around Crawl Central – we’re balancing getting back to work along with our commitment to you to get you your donation rewards! We have written everyone with their prize winnings for the event on Thursday, and we’ll try and get everything moving to get to you next week. Thank you for your patience, and we’ll get the prizes moving in the very near future.
Thank you for your support! We are proud to be a part of this incredible community!
And SO The Jerry Stefek Crawl for the Cure Gamehole IX 2022 has concluded, and I dare say ALL were victorious! Our tremendous sponsors, Judges and players came together and enabled us to raise $1,478, and we can’t resist pushing that to an even $1,500 – all wrapped up and ready to go to the American Cancer Society!
I cannot say how many times I heard comments about how much fun people were having while performing the Mighty Deeds generating treasure for those in need through the American Cancer Society! Reavers fought the Un-dead of The Shambling Un-Dead 0-level funnel tournament 2016 with new spins and thrills, and battled bravely to the end!
Co-Champions Aaron Koelman and Brian Martin had characters that survived the longest with 11 survival stamps, but the sponsors were so generous, we had loot galore for all that participated! THANK YOU, all for your support!
Gamehole Con for working with us even in hectic times to make this event take flight!
Our Great Judges Who Gave their time to make our event better and entertain our players!
Edwin Nagy
Gary Cunningham
Julian Bernick
Jon Carnes
Jim Meyers
Christophor Rick
Our Awesome Volunteers
Ray Teresi
Bill Walters
Brian Martin
Ryan Bassler
Our INCREDIBLE Core crew of volunteers without which, this event would be impossible!
Steve Seminerio – there is no Crawl for the Cure without Steve. 🙂
Hazel Welch – Working tirelessly in her own management job, dealing with family responsibilities and sacrificing sleep so the Crawl could happen!
This entire crew and community are entirely amazing, and I am proud to be a part of it! The love and sacrifice at all levels is beyond noble – thanks for being AWESOME!
Hey all! Goodman Games and Sanctum Secorum have both gotten in touch more goodies have been confirmed for the cause!
Goodman Games put into our hands a rare, 4th Printing slipped-cased DCC Rulebook with Peter Mullen cover and packaged with two art folios: Peter Mullen and William McAusland! A prize to be fought for!
Sanctum Secorum has given us an awesome hardcover of their DCC Day 2020 The Shrouded Grimoire! We’ll put it in the lists!
Join us on Saturday from 10 AM to 8 PM CDT to give donations to a great cause and win some of the awesome prizes that our incredible sponsors have provided for your good contributions!
