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Bingo Like No Other
Written By: Donna Rhodes | Issue: March 2024
The Rotary Club of Highlands unveils an entire slate of fun and fortune with the return of Bingo at Highlands Rec Park.
Bingo, an Italian game of luck played in the 1500s, was re-created in the USA, circa 1900.
The 1900-version is the one we know and love today, not only for its clever rhymes, but (in our case) for the money it raises for local organizations – courtesy of our hard-working and generous Rotary Club of Highlands.
If you’ve not been to Rotary Bingo Night, you missed all kinds of feel-good. And it’s not too late. A card full of winning numbers is waiting just for you, not to mention the organizations that welcome your participation. It’s a win-win-win for everyone: for you, for charity, and for Rotary.
Bob Baxter, Chairman of the Club’s Bingo Committee, wants to remind loyals and newbies of upcoming events and games.
This year, on Saturday, March 16, 4:00 to 6:00 P.M., there’s a special fundraiser for the Highlands School Parent-Teacher Organization at the Highlands Recreation Center. While the Saturday, March 16, evening is a one-of-a-kind event, most Bingo Nights are always on Thursdays, 6:30 to 8:30 P.M.
On those Thursday game nights, players can purchase a card for $15, which is playable all evening. And players can buy several cards. At the very last game, extra cards are sold for $1.
Bob says, “The final game is the biggest winner of the night. Sometimes the jackpot peaks around $200.”
While dedicated Rotarians work hard to stage Bingo nights, the sponsors and organizations work even harder, selling sponsorships. That’s where the real money comes in. Last year the total income for Rotary Bingo was $46,000.
Here are 2024’s Bingo dates. All Games are held at the Highlands Recreation Center until further announcement pending the completion of the Community Building refurbishment. As a result, some dates are yet to be determined.
Highlands School Parent Teachers Organization: Saturday, March 16, 4:00 to 6:00 P.M.; Interact Club of Highlands School: April 11; Counseling Center of Highlands: May 23; Gordon Child Care Center: June 27; Scaly Mountain Women’s Club: Date TBD; Scaly Mountain Historical Society: Date TBD; Highlands School Athletic Booster Club: Date TBD; Wreaths Across America: October 24; November: Alzheimer’s Association: Date TBD ; Shop With A Cop: December 12.
For more information about upcoming bingo events, contact Bob Baxter at [email protected], or visit highlandsrotary.org and click on “Events.”
Then some lucky Thursday, be prepared to yell, “Bingo!”
