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Lightspeed Hobbies Hosts Food Drive with Tournament

Release Date - Nov 14, 2011

Much thanks to Lightspeed Hobbies in Portage for hosting a food drive for the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana. This year they will participate in the Foodmachine 2011 tournament which encourages donations to local hunger relief organizations. The registration fee for the tournament is 3 cans of food, and more donations can be made throughout the event.

What is Foodmachine?
Foodmachine is a charity event in support of a local food bank/pantry. The event features a table-top miniatures tournament using the popular Warmachine and Hordes game systems.
As an entry fee, players bring donations of canned goods to donate to the local food bank/pantry. A unique tournament format is used to encourage donations during the event. Privateer Press, the creators of the Warmachine and Hordes game systems and miniature lines, provides unique award support for the event including special prizes for the most generous donor. Additionally, a traveling trophy is awarded to the location that hosts the most successfully event in terms of goods donated.

Foodmachine is international in scope with charity tournaments happening all across the globe annually from November through December.

Lightspeed Hobbies is located at 5884 US Highway 6 in Portage. The tournament takes place Sunday, November 20th from 11am to 6pm.