Hello to everyone at NameTag and other friends on the Experience 
Gamers For Humanity has been busy, so I’ve got a report to give and a project to announce.
Over the holiday season, we had a very successful Holiday Game Drive in Iowa. From November into December, we collected over $1000 worth of games and toys for the kids and families at the Iowa City Ronald McDonald House, as well as over 300 pounds of food for the Johnson County Crisis Center (an organization that provides a wide range of services for the poor and troubled of the area).
It was a remarkable experience to see the generosity of people. We used drop boxes for this event, which was new for us. People are usually happy to donate when there’s a person standing there, but drop boxes? Well, they worked, people were generous, and the results were great.
Secondly, we have coming up next month our biggest annual project, a week-long work trip to New Orleans, rebuilding houses for people affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita (back in 05…yep, plenty of people are still homeless over 3 years later).
Last year we brought 9 people down for the week. This year…we have TWENTY people volunteering. We are also bringing down over 11,000 pre-packaged meals, donated by Kids Against Hunger’s Iowa chapter, to be distributed to food banks in the New Orleans area. This is working up to be a great week, and I’ll post pictures and details when we’re done, so remember to check back here, or check our website at www.gamersforhumanity.org.
