# Project Pinball at Lurie Children's Hospital.

**Source:** Stern Pinball  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2023-11-02  
**Duration:** 1m 57s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaHOJzzC0qQ

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## Analysis

Stern Pinball and Project Pinball donate a Jurassic Park machine to Lurie Children's Hospital as part of their ongoing mission to place pinball machines in children's hospitals and Ronald McDonald Homes across the United States. Hospital staff describe pinball as therapeutic and beneficial for pediatric patients, helping motivate sick children to get out of bed and engage in physical activity.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Project Pinball places pinball machines in Children's Hospitals and Ronald McDonald Homes across the United States — _Direct statement from Stern Pinball official video about Project Pinball's mission_
- [HIGH] Lindsy Stern (likely Stern family member) motivated Project Pinball donations due to personal childhood hospital experience — _Video explicitly states 'When we're contacted by Lindsy Stern, she received care at this hospital when she was younger and she felt that she wanted to give back'_
- [HIGH] Hospital staff report that pinball machines are therapeutic and beneficial for pediatric patients — _Hospital staff state: 'We found out years ago that a pinball machine like this could be very therapeutic and beneficial'_
- [HIGH] Pinball machines are used as therapeutic incentives to motivate sick children to engage in daily activities — _Hospital staff describe using pinball as enticement: 'get dressed, let's do the hard stuff, and then we could go have fun'_

### Notable Quotes

> "Pinball is universal and they'll all enjoy it."
> — **Lindsy Stern (Stern Pinball representative)**, ~1:30
> _Articulates core philosophy of using pinball as universal appeal for children's engagement_

> "We have a system down—it's like a pit crew and we could run it right through the front door."
> — **Stern Pinball staff**, ~0:20
> _Demonstrates operational efficiency and logistics coordination for hospital donations_

> "Sometimes the kids are so sick they're in bed, they don't want to get their day started. So they use this as a little bit of an enticement: get dressed, let's do the hard stuff, and then we could go have fun."
> — **Hospital staff member**, ~2:45
> _Articulates specific therapeutic use case: pinball as motivational tool for pediatric patients_

> "Instead of laying in bed and looking at their phone or just watching TV, it gets them up and it gets them moving."
> — **Hospital staff member**, ~3:00
> _Describes health/activity benefits and contrast with passive entertainment_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Project Pinball | organization | 501(c)(3) charitable organization placing pinball machines in children's hospitals and Ronald McDonald Homes; works in partnership with Stern Pinball for donations |
| Stern Pinball | company | Pinball manufacturer and partner in Project Pinball donations; donates machines and supports mission |
| Lurie Children's Hospital | organization | Chicago-area children's hospital receiving Jurassic Park pinball machine donation |
| Lindsy Stern | person | Stern Pinball representative; motivating force behind hospital donations; childhood patient at Lurie Children's Hospital |
| Jurassic Park | game | Stern Pinball machine donated to Lurie Children's Hospital |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Charitable giving and corporate social responsibility, Pinball therapeutic benefits in medical settings, Pediatric patient engagement and activity motivation, Project Pinball mission and operations
- **Secondary:** Stern Pinball community engagement

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.95) — Uniformly positive content celebrating charitable mission, therapeutic benefits, and community partnership. No critical commentary or negative sentiment present.

### Signals

- **[business_signal]** Stern Pinball leveraging brand partnership with Project Pinball for positive community engagement and brand reputation enhancement (confidence: high) — Stern Pinball official video production and prominent credit given to both organizations in hospital donation event
- **[community_signal]** Stern Pinball actively supporting Project Pinball mission to place machines in children's hospitals, demonstrating corporate commitment to community health and charitable causes (confidence: high) — Official Stern Pinball video documenting donation of Jurassic Park machine to Lurie Children's Hospital with coordinated logistics and partnership presentation

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## Transcript

We travel across the United States placing pinball machines in Children's Hospitals and Ronald McDonald Homes. Today we're here donating the Jurassic Park machine to Lori's Children's Hospital. We have a system down—it's like a pit crew and we could run it right through the front door.

When we're contacted by Lindsy Stern, she received care at this hospital when she was younger and she felt that she wanted to give back. I knew about Project Pinball for a few years. I realized if I want to help my community, pinball would be the best way to do that. Pinball is something that just gets kids involved, you know, for both the parents and the kids. It's something that I do. Pinball is universal and they'll all enjoy it.

Thank you so much to Project Pinball and Stern Pinball for donating it. It's fantastic—Jurassic Park machine. I know the kids are going to enjoy it just because the kinetic aspect of it, that lights, the sound, is just it draws people in.

We found out years ago that a pinball machine like this could be very therapeutic and beneficial. Let's start playing. I have some balls. Sometimes the kids are so sick they're in bed, they don't want to get their day started. So they use this as a little bit of an enticement: get dressed, let's do the hard stuff, and then we could go have fun. Instead of laying in bed and looking at their phone or just watching TV, it gets them up and it gets them moving.

Wait until it comes. Flip! You got to just get one right in.

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*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 8087ac8f-3d25-40fd-959f-492bf275d886*