“Donate Your Pile of Shame” — Wargamer Charity Drive by Yes, That’s 3D Printed and FauxHammer

If you’ve got some extra hobby supplies going unused you could send them in for a wonderful charity drive:

Yes, That’s 3D Printed, in collaboration with FauxHammer is happy to announce the Wargamer Charity Drive, taking place between 1-28 February 2025.

The Wargamer Charity Drive was inspired by internal discussions about hobbyists’ “piles of shame” — those unpainted or unused models gathering dust — and the idea that they represent an untapped resource, which could be turned into something useful.

The charity drive (with the tagline ‘Donate Your Pile of Shame’) will collect these underutilised items, and distribute them to locations of the charity Game Therapy UK across the UK, US, Canada and Australia.

Game Therapy UK is an international charity (Reg: 1201860) run by volunteers that provides therapeutic gaming sessions to disadvantaged groups that face severe difficulties in socialising. Projects are run for children with autism, special education needs or chronic diseases, as well as adults facing homelessness or recovery and veterans.

Group gaming has been well-documented as an effective form of socialisation therapy, connecting participants in a warm, natural and fun way. While this therapy is typically only available through paid clinics, Game Therapy UK is offering it entirely free of charge.

How It Works:

Fill a box with old tabletop gaming stuff: Miniatures, scenery, dice, paints, brushes etc.

We ship it to the charity for free: All donations are delivered directly to Game Therapy UK.

Your stuff is used to provide tabletop gaming therapy: For those with autism, special education needs, chronic disease etc.

The organisers invite all tabletop gamers, miniature hobbyists and hobby shops to visit the website and consider participating. Donations can be sent throughout all of February, allowing for a bit of head start on spring cleaning.

Participants may also support Game Therapy UK via cash donations, which are accepted worldwide. Funds will be used to help set up additional therapy projects and locations.

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