SoCal Smackdown, Orange County?s premier non-electronic gaming convention, is proud to announce they will be hosting a ?Casino Night,? with all proceeds benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Orange County and the Inland Empire, and the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation on Saturday, September 3 at the Anaheim Marriott from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Authentic blackjack tables, poker tables, a craps table and a roulette tables staffed by professionally trained dealers will be available at the event. Attendees will have the opportunity to win prizes in a big-ticket raffle. Please note, absolutely no cash prizes will be awarded.
Admission to the event is $ 25 and guests will receive $ 100 worth of playing chips. Additional chips will be available for purchase at the event. Chips can be exchanged for raffle tickets for a chance to win prizes such as: overnight stays at the Anaheim Marriott and Anaheim Hilton Hotels, as well as gift certificates to renowned Orange County restaurants, retail establishments and more.
To pre-register for the event, please click here, or guests can also register at the event.
"SoCal Smackdown is proud to be partnering with two amazing non-profits and we have set a fundraising goal of $ 5,000," said Henry Tremblay, co-founder of SoCal Smackdown. "We are committed to this goal just like we are committed to being the best non-electronic gaming convention in Southern California. We are a family-friendly convention based on having fun and playing games with friends, Casino Night is just a natural extension of our convention?s desire to support the local community.?
The four-day convention is the home of hundreds of different non-electronic gaming events, including board, role-playing, collectible card and miniature games. SoCal Smackdown is a family-friendly convention that brings friends together (new and old) with the mutual goal of playing games in a social atmosphere. SoCal Smackdown offers both competitive and non-competitive games for all audiences.
SoCal Smackdown will be taking place September 2-5 at the Anaheim Marriott, 700 W. Convention Way, Anaheim, CA 92802. Convention hours are from 5:00 p.m. on Friday night and run through Monday night at 5:00 p.m. This is 72 straight hours of fun and gaming.
For more details, including a full list of available raffle items, and to register, visit http://www.SoCalSmackdown.com. Online registration will close at midnight on Wednesday, September 1.
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For additional information or to speak with Henry Tremblay, please contact Adam Rosenblum at 714-401-1362, or adam(at)SoCalComm(dot)com.
About the Make-A-Wish Foundation?
The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Born in 1980 when a group of caring individuals helped a young boy fulfill his dream of becoming a police officer, the Foundation is now the largest wish-granting charity in the world, with 65 chapters in the U.S. and its territories and 33 international affiliates on five continents. The Foundation has granted 200,000 wishes in the U.S. since its inception in 1980.
Locally, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Orange County and the Inland Empire has granted more than 5,000 wishes to children in Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. To refer a child or to learn how you can help, visit the organization?s Web site at: http://www.wishocie.org. Phone: (714) 573-WISH (9474).
About the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation
The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF), a non-profit organization located in Irvine, was founded in 1982 to improve the care, quality of life and survival rate of children with malignant diseases. Since its inception, PCRF has raised over $ 22 million dollars to fund cutting edge research that leads to medically sound treatment protocols for childhood cancers. Much progress has been made - for example, childhood leukemia, once almost certainly fatal, now has a 70% survival rate. But the battle is far from over, as cancer continues to afflict more children under 18 years of age each year than any other disease. Visit PCRF online to learn more: http://www.PCRF-Kids.org. Phone: (949) 859-6312.
About SoCal Smackdown (http://www.SoCalSmackdown.com)
SoCal Smackdown, Orange County?s premier non-electronic gaming convention, will be taking place on Labor Weekend 2011 (Sept. 2-5), at the Anaheim Marriott. This four-day convention is the home of hundreds of different non-electronic gaming events, including board, role-playing, collectible card and miniature games. SoCal Smackdown is a family-friendly convention that brings friends together (new and old) with the mutual goal of playing games in a social atmosphere. SoCal Smackdown offers both competitive and non-competitive games for all audiences.
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