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Feb 21, 2018
4 min

Air Assaults – Stacking Up at SXSW with Chive Charities!

Get ready Austin, the Red Shirts are coming for South by Southwest Gaming 2018 and we are bringing along some amazing veterans to be a part of our VIP Air Assault experience on the show floor! SXSW is a new addition to our Air Assault program and was made possible thanks to an amazing grant from Chive Charities. Thanks to their gift of $25,000, we are able to Stack Up with our Air Assaults in Austin and allow these four amazing veterans an opportunity to experience everything

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Air Assaults – Stacking Up at SXSW with Chive Charities!

Stack Up

Feb 19, 2018
1 min

The Stacks – Queens Stacks Up with Microsoft!

The Stacks – Stacking Up at the Microsoft Store by: Ethan Whinston Members of the Queens chapter of The Stacks gathered with Microsoft employees at the flagship Microsoft store in Midtown Manhattan to hand off video games to army veteran, Marvin Cadet and his fiancee, Judith. The games, a Wii console, and several game discs were given to the Queens Stack by employees of the Microsoft store to use for the benefit of Stack Up and military veterans. Cadet, who was deployed in Ir

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The Stacks – Queens Stacks Up with Microsoft!

Stack Up

Feb 12, 2018
1 min

PAX South – War Stories: Veterans and Gaming Panel

One of the many exciting things that happen at a show like PAX South is all of the amazing panels. Panels can be a great way to get some insight into the gaming industry. Some panels are full of huge announcements and great talent talking about their upcoming projects. Other panels may focus on a learning or educational aspect, providing knowledge on how to succeed in the industry. Of course, some panels tackle other subjects. Take a moment and give a watch to our War Stories

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PAX South – War Stories: Veterans and Gaming Panel

Stack Up

Jan 31, 2018
1 min

PAX South 2018 – Air Assault Recap

This past PAX South 2018 was, as always, a fabulous extravaganza of video gaming fun! We here at Stack-Up had the great honor of spending it in the company of two remarkable individuals, Jake and Randy, our PAX South 2018 Air Assaults. We sat down to chat with these two about their experience in San Antonio at PAX South and now we would like to share that with you. Sit back and hit play as we experience the magic of PAX through the eyes of these two amazing veterans! We are t

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Stack Up

Jan 24, 2018
1 min

The Stacks – Queens Stacks Up with the American Legion

The Stacks – Stacking Up with Mission Continues and the American Legion by: Ethan Whinston For the second straight week, the Queens Chapter of The Stacks participated in a service event with The Mission Continues (TMC). You can click on the link to find out more about their work. This time they were at the American Legion Post in Weehawken, NJ, helping with restoration. In recent years, the post had fallen into disrepair. But its new leadership is trying to reestablish and re

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The Stacks – Queens Stacks Up with the American Legion

Stack Up

Jan 8, 2018
1 min

Red Shirt Raiders – Twitch Highlights and Fun!

Have you joined the Red Shirt Raiders for some Game Night fun? You are missing out, but not to worry, we got you covered with some Twitch Highlights! Kick back and check out the action from games like Fallout and Fortnite as well as the ever-popular PUBG! Watch as our Red Shirt Raiders stream some of their fun and silly moments! Do you want to join in the fun? Make sure to check out the Red Shirt Raiders on Discord HERE! Whether you want to get into streaming, love to game, o

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Red Shirt Raiders – Twitch Highlights and Fun!

Stack Up

Jan 2, 2018
2 min

Stack Up Announces the Stack Up Overwatch Program

Stack Up is pleased to announce the Stack Up Overwatch Program (STOP) An initiative to bring awareness to suicide prevention and promote positive mental health. In accordance with Stack Up’s mission of bringing comfort and friendship to veterans coping with PTSD or transitioning back into civilian life, the Stack Up Overwatch Program consists of veteran and civilian volunteers called the STOP Squad who will be available 24/7/365. They will provide members of the Stack Up comm

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Stack Up

Dec 19, 2017
2 min

Holiday Gifts for the Military Gamer

5 Unique Holiday Gift Ideas for a Military Veteran Gamer by Charlie Merritt Shopping for that special person in your life can be a daunting task. Especially, when that person happens to be a military veteran. So here at Stack Up, we have decided to give you a leg up with 5 Unique Gift Ideas for a Military Veteran Gamer. So, without further ado, and in no particular order, get your debit card ready. Nintendo NES Classic Addition Mini Console Nothing says gamer quite like the o

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Stack Up

Nov 14, 2017
3 min

The Stacks – Sonoma Stacks Up for Game Night!

Game Night with the Sonoma Chapter of The Stacks! By Anthony Keeton On November 11, 2017, The Sonoma County Stack traveled to Applebee’s in Corte Madera to enjoy a delicious meal together. It was an amazing sight seeing all the Veterans together at the same table. From there, we traveled to the Microsoft Store in Corte Madera for a night of gaming. Once we arrived, we were shown to the table set up with eight GAEMS Vanguards each coupled with Xbox One S. There were many choic

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The Stacks – Sonoma Stacks Up for Game Night!

Stack Up

Nov 9, 2017
3 min

Call To Arms – Veterans Day 2017 Rewards!

This Veterans Day weekend streamers and gamers will be Stacking Up to answer the Call To Arms! Thanks to the efforts of these amazing supporters, Stack Up is able to continue its mission to support active duty service members and veterans with the awesome power of gaming. There is still time for you to sign up and get involved. The big event runs from the 10th through the 12th and we have a scheduled make-up weekend during the 17th-19th of November. You can find all the infor

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Call To Arms – Veterans Day 2017 Rewards!

Stack Up

Oct 25, 2017
1 min

The Stacks – Stacking Up for Fort Hamilton Comic Con

It may be the Queens chapter of The Stacks, but that doesn’t mean they can’t venture into other boroughs for events. On October 14 and 15, the Queens Stack attended the second annual Fort Hamilton Comic Con. The Stack had been at the first comic con last year as well. The convention featured a variety of presentations, including panel discussions about the business of film-making, a singing performance by Japanese sensation, TIA, and a debate over whether Star Trek or Star Wa

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The Stacks – Stacking Up for Fort Hamilton Comic Con

Stack Up

Oct 20, 2017
2 min

Call To Arms – Get Ready for Veterans Day 2017!

What is Call To Arms? Call To Arms is our year-long charity drive that supports our mission of using the awesome power of gaming to support “US, UK, Canada, NATO, Australian and New Zealand” veterans around the world! Through this initiative, we are able to fund and expand our three main programs The Stacks, Supply Crates, and Air Assaults and allows us to continue to support amazing veterans everywhere! The weekend of November 11th will be our Second Annual Veterans Day Call

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Call To Arms – Get Ready for Veterans Day 2017!

Stack Up

Oct 18, 2017
5 min

Air Assaults – Getting Ready to Stack Up at TwitchCon!

It is that time of year again, where hundreds of streamers and their communities head down to enjoy the sunny weather of Southern California and of course all the gaming fun of TwitchCon! This year the event is being held at a new location in the Long Beach Convention Center, but it promises to bring the same Twitch flavored action over the course of three awesome days. We here at Stack Up had an opportunity to work with Twitch Streamer Trick2G to find some fantastic veterans

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Stack Up

Oct 15, 2017
1 min

The Red Shirt Report – Episode 7 10/11/2017

Check out episode seven of the Stack-Up podcast the Red Shirt Report! Tune in each and every week on Twitch.TV/StackUpDotOrg for another great episode of the Red Shirt Report. We go live directly after the Bored Room meeting. Topics this week include: NASA makes some mistakes with educational game. Are loot boxes ruining gaming? The power of games to heal! Plus we recap the Bored Room meeting and have plenty of Stack-Up news! #stackup #RedShirtReport #gaming #veterans #gamers

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The Red Shirt Report – Episode 7 10/11/2017

Stack Up

Oct 12, 2017
1 min

Weekly Bored Room Meeting – 10/11/2017

The weekly Bored Room meeting for the week of October 11th, 2017! Stephen Call to Arms Veterans Appreciation Week at Twitch Long Beach Monday for Office Move Nightmare Actual Friday the 13th, please let us know if you can take part, would like to get the Redshirts together for a night of murdering each other Immortal Conquest Cuddles Call to Arms 30 days out (sign up link http://bit.ly/c2anov17 ) Shanghai Scouts Friday the 13th Skatch New Content Creators – Sign Up Steve Love

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Stack Up

Sep 30, 2017
2 min

Weekly Bored Room Meeting – 9/27/2017

The weekly Bored Room meeting for the week of September 27th, 2017! Stephen No notes… Cuddles Call to arms Shanghai Scouts Need Volunteer hours? We need to talk tonight TwitchCon incoming. Skatch Tyler’s Rig – Video https://youtu.be/mR24MJzGXLg Ubisoft Review List – South Park – Assassin’s Creed and more reviews! Red Shirt Report with Clu and Cuddles after the meeting and if you miss it check it out on YouTube plus the meeting too! Dave Categories have been implemented in RSR

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Stack Up

Sep 21, 2017
1 min

Weekly Bored Room Meeting – 9/20/2017

The weekly Bored Room meeting for the week of September 20th, 2017! Stephen One Gamer Fund event this weekend, Steam interview tomorrow? Get out there and support our people. 50 days left to Call to Arms Prepping for October 7th actual board meeting Stream, Twitter value (Dead Cells), Twitter Am being honored by the Sage Foundation Rated Top Great Non-Profits, let’s keep going! Cuddles Call to Arms LittleSiha ResurrectionFern Many many more to come Scouts Activate! Skatch Dau

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Stack Up

Sep 15, 2017
2 min

Rigs 4 Vets – Quadcapable gets an Upgrade!

Quadcapable gets an Upgrade! by Chris Case Tuesday was a special day. It started out with a whole bunch of boxes being delivered to my home. Computer parts, a new build. Any PC gamer knows the excitement of those stack of boxes. CPU, GPU, Motherboard, Memory, Hard Drives, all the bits and bobs that make up the machines that we use every day. There’s something special about unboxing them all, about the process of putting them together. It’s almost a religious experience and so

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Rigs 4 Vets – Quadcapable gets an Upgrade!

Stack Up

Sep 14, 2017
2 min

Weekly Bored Room Meeting 9/13/2017

The weekly Bored Room meeting for the week of September 13th, 2017! Stephen Friday the 13th CONFIRMED Next weekend, Global Game Jam/CrashFam, One Gamers Fund TwitchCon 10×10 problems INTERNS, both online and physical Twitch HQ out, working on other events for Veterans Day StackUp.org Cuddles Irma Call to Arms 58 days. (Big Push right now, carrying momentum into the event) Coming out of PAX West -updates Twitch Channel Quads Sunday BBQ Skatch PAX West AA Video https://youtu.be

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Stack Up

Sep 2, 2017
1 min

PAX West 2017 Walkabout – First Day

PAX West 2017 Walkabout – First Day Come along with us as we take a sneak peek on the show floor of PAX West 2017. We’ll show you just a taste of what’s there, have some good conversations with some up-and-coming indie titles and discuss some of the finer points about the diets of Dragons. #PaX #stackup #veterans #PAXWest2017 #PAXWest

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