PMJA Best Student Feature award, “Alabama Gamers Help Fight Huntington’s Disease with Heroclix.”
“We found out almost 10 years ago, that my wife is gene positive for something called Huntington's Disease, which is a genetic neurodegenerative disease, best described as having ALS and Alzheimer's and Parkinson's all rolled into one.”
Scott Porter
The “face” of Heroclix on YouTube
Please find enclosed Cooper Townsend’s entry for the PMJA Award for best Feature, for “Alabama Gamers Help Fight Huntington’s Disease with Heroclix.”
Please click here to listen to the content... https://www.apr.org/news/2025-07-10/alabama-gamers-help-fight-huntingtons-disease-with-heroclix
Townsend traveled to Huntsville for an unusual fundraiser. Players of the board game Heroclix gathered for matches, while raising money for research into Huntington’s disease. This includes gaming celebrity Scott Porter, whose wife is gene positive for the neurodegenerative disease.
This piece aired during July, which coincides with the one hundred and thirteenth birthday of folksinger Woodie Guthrie. The composer of classic folk hits like “This Land is Your Land” suffered from Huntington’s.
Heroclix gets its name from the board pieces players use. Each represents a superhero like Spiderman or Batman. After each move, the base of each piece is turned until it “clicks,” and deprives that hero of a superpower.
Respectfully submitted.
Scott Porter
The “face” of Heroclix on YouTube
Please find enclosed Cooper Townsend’s entry for the PMJA Award for best Feature, for “Alabama Gamers Help Fight Huntington’s Disease with Heroclix.”
Please click here to listen to the content... https://www.apr.org/news/2025-07-10/alabama-gamers-help-fight-huntingtons-disease-with-heroclix
Townsend traveled to Huntsville for an unusual fundraiser. Players of the board game Heroclix gathered for matches, while raising money for research into Huntington’s disease. This includes gaming celebrity Scott Porter, whose wife is gene positive for the neurodegenerative disease.
This piece aired during July, which coincides with the one hundred and thirteenth birthday of folksinger Woodie Guthrie. The composer of classic folk hits like “This Land is Your Land” suffered from Huntington’s.
Heroclix gets its name from the board pieces players use. Each represents a superhero like Spiderman or Batman. After each move, the base of each piece is turned until it “clicks,” and deprives that hero of a superpower.
Respectfully submitted.
Devan Grams