Celebrating 5 Years!

Game On State is excited to celebrate our 5th birthday! For us it's so much more than a number. It's 5 years of family fun, birthday parties and sweet memories all while serving our mission of creating meaningful employment for people of all abilities. This mission led to the creation of ANEWAY For Purpose in 2023, our non-profit which supports our additional businesses: Sweet On State, Print On State and Common Grounds.

Launched in Fall 2025, Common Grounds is our newest business. A coffee and treat cart, Common Grounds' mission goes beyond serving delicious coffee: it provides an opportunity for our neurodiverse staff to go into the community and build meaningful relationships along with practical skills. After establishing proof of concept at Media Courthouse, Common Grounds has spent the last several months serving the staff and workers at Boeing Industries.

For our 5th birthday, Game On State is asking for your support to help make Common Grounds truly mobile through a new coffee cart. This cart will allow us to meet and serve you at events, and special occasions while being accessible for all our staff. If 5 years has taught us anything, it's that adventures are better with your people. Thank you for being a part of the Game On State community and we're so excited for our next chapter!

Game On State's Story

People often come into Game on State and ask WHY we opened an arcade and candy store in Media. While a family-oriented business was certainly needed in our community, it was our personal journey as parents of a child who was struggling to find his footing in life that guided us.

"Throwing spaghetti at the wall and hoping that something will stick" was a term we heard from one of multiple therapists. It turned out to be the perfect analogy for our family. While we wished that a straighter, easier path would be forged for our child, we soon discovered that we were not alone in our parenting struggles.

Finding suitable employment for a person with disabilities is not easy. It is an often overlooked gap in society. We eventually learned that customized and supported employment could be utilized to help our own child to simultaneously achieve both success and independence.

Soon after Game On State opened in October 2021 we learned that we were not alone. While we deliberately hired people with disabilities and created an integrated employment model, it quickly became apparent that the number of people with disabilities in need of employment was far greater than we ever anticipated. The number of families that have reached out to us has made it apparent that more jobs are needed.

We, therefore, have made it our mission to create integrated employment and social programming for people with disabilities in small business environments. The creation of ANEWAY is the next step as we seek to initiate change in a new way. It may have started with our family but the future can be so much more. We need your assistance in expanding our program so that we may provide more opportunities. Your contribution, no matter its size, will assist us in reaching our goal.

Game On State's 5th Birthday Fundraiser

Help us celebrate our birthday and prepare for our next chapter!

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