Gaming Hoopla 2022
Important Dates
Badge Registration Opens - 1/15
Hotel Block Reservations Opens - 1/15 Event Submission Opens - 1/22 Event Sign-Up Opens - 1/29 Badge Registration Ends - 4/15 Hotel Block Reservations Ends - 4/15 Event Submission Ends - 4/22 Event Starts! - 4/29 |
Hours
Friday 4/29, 10:00am - 2:00am
Saturday 4/30, 8:00am - 2:00am Sunday 5/1, 8:00am - 5:00pm Doors open 30 minutes before event On-site badge sales currently will NOT be available for 2022. |
Badges
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MASKS REQUIRED
Illinois state law requires all indoor gatherings to use face masks for all participants over the age of two. In accordance with this executive order, the Hoopla will require all attendees to wear masks in all public spaces of the Hoopla. Click HERE for more information on this state law. |
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Gaming Hoopla 2021 Recap
Like everything else in the world this year, Gaming Hoopla 2021 looked a little different than usual, but with the help of an anonymous donor, very generous attendees, and a slew of hard working volunteers, we still did our part to help in the fight against cancer!
We want to give a special thanks to all of our attendees who came out to support us, especially those of you that ran events and participated in our Silent Auction. We couldn't do this without you, and we wouldn't want to!
We also want to thank the generous sponsors and our exhibitor. Without your generous donations of games and products, Gaming Hoopla would not be able to reach our donation goals!
Last, but not least, we want to thank our special guests. Kristen Chenoweth of Aurora Cancer Care came to her first ever Hoopla to tell us all about where our past donations have gone and to let us know what the future holds for Aurora Cancer Care. Unfortunately this year Friend of the Hoopla Lee Maile was unable to attend, but we want to thank his daughter Marissa for coming and speaking on his behalf.
- At 295 full-weekend attendees we were around half our normal attendance, allowing us to space tables and keep social distance where possible.
- We had 183 scheduled events in addition to lots of open gaming from the Hoopla Games Library!
- Our Silent Auction filled it's new space with 1476 total lots, bringing in $3,685 for donation!
- One anonymous donor recognized the struggles that 2021 would bring to our event and generously donated $10,000 to help fill the gap!
- Despite the lower attendance, we were still able to donate an amazing $20,256 to Aurora Cancer Care!!
We want to give a special thanks to all of our attendees who came out to support us, especially those of you that ran events and participated in our Silent Auction. We couldn't do this without you, and we wouldn't want to!
We also want to thank the generous sponsors and our exhibitor. Without your generous donations of games and products, Gaming Hoopla would not be able to reach our donation goals!
Last, but not least, we want to thank our special guests. Kristen Chenoweth of Aurora Cancer Care came to her first ever Hoopla to tell us all about where our past donations have gone and to let us know what the future holds for Aurora Cancer Care. Unfortunately this year Friend of the Hoopla Lee Maile was unable to attend, but we want to thank his daughter Marissa for coming and speaking on his behalf.
The Gaming Hoopla is dedicated to making sure that all people feel welcome and safe at all Hoopla events.
To learn more about our rules and harassment policies, click here.
To learn more about our rules and harassment policies, click here.
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All of our proceeds go to
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Click below to help the Hoopla and Aurora Cancer Care with a tax deductible donation.
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Support the Hoopla Foundation through the Amazon Smile program. Use this link, or go the smile.amazon.com, designate Hoopla Foundation as your charity, then shop as usual. Amazon will donate .5% of each applicable sale to the Hoopla Foundation, and it costs you nothing!
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