Face time with thrown pies
On this we can all agree: Nothing is funnier than pie-in-the-face. It somehow never gets old, and it brings us together as a people. Especially when such hilarity happens for a good cause. Today, Nerdery brass earned $1,154 (donated by staff) for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society just by providing their faces as target practice. Check out these slo-mo action shots captured by friend-of-The-Nerdery Mike Ross:
In support of Nerdery software development manager Bill Brown, and in memory of his son Matthew and wife Kate, The Nerdery team is over halfway to the goal of raising $10,000, and we’re still more than two weeks away from the September 26 Light the Night Walk at Target Center.
A couple separate fundraisers have been previously reported here, and there’s more to come. We’ll soon be launching a registration page for a wine-and-cheese tasting at The Nerdery the evening of September 21, so save the date, and if you have a bottle of wine you’d like to donate we’ll propose a toast to you.
Other fundraisers so far:
- Waffle Tuesday: $205
- Poker party: $485
- S’Mores lunch: $20
- Silent auction: $1440
- Eggs & English bacon: $170
More pie?
Pie in the face of The Nerdery from The Nerdery on Vimeo.
Video highlights I thought I got while the camera was on “pause” rather than “record:” Mike Derheim’s young son not really recognizing some strange man disguised in pie, and a presidential-looking Luke Bucklin fretting about mussing up his tuxedo/ruining his prospects at a later-scheduled job interview. Also noteworthy, our other co-founder Mike Schmidt sidestepped pies entirely. He’s on vacation and it was widely agreed that his $500 donation bought him the right to remain on holiday – and safe distance from pie (but we’ll keep the recipe on file).
