Bingo Tonight at Community Bldg!

[superMom]

Calling all CERT members and other Wrightwood Bingo players!!

This week Lions Club will be partnering with CERT for BINGO. 
Come out Saturday to play Bingo and support Lions and CERT, the profits will be split 50/50 between the two groups. 

This Saturday (7/24)
Early Bird games start at 6:00
Regular games start at 6:30

Lots of good food and snacks are available - very reasonable.

See you there !!!!!

[superMom]

Lion's Club Bingo tomorrow night!!!

Partnering with CERT
Hope to see lots of you CERT members playing tomorrow!

Come out, have some BINGO fun, and some great snacks and food!

Thanks for supporting Lion's Club!!!!

[Nolena]

How much $$$$?

[superMom]

Nolena,

Not sure what the question is so......

-$10.00 to buy in - a 10 pack of 10 games - second 10
  pack is only $5.00
-50/50 of the profits are being split between Lion's
  and partnering group - CERT
-payouts on the games depend on how many are playing -the more people playing the higher the payouts
-60/40 split on games - 60% goes to prizes, 40% to Lion's

[Chesslike]

Tonight is the night!
Please come and support both the Lions Club and Wrightwood CERT.
Where else can you have some fun, enjoy the company of your fellow community members, have some good food, help two organizations that do so much for our community and as an added bonus possibly win some money, all at one local event?
If you don't enjoy yourself, Chuck has offered to either return your money or wash your windows.

[shasta]

Just trying to plan my evening and I am wondering if there is an age restriction for playing Bingo....I would like to bring my 14 year old daughter along to play.

Can someone please enlighten me?  Thanks!

[Iris]

I believe that it is 18 and older

[ForestGal]

I believe that it is 18 and older

That is correct.  No one under 18 is even allowed in the room while Bingo is in progress.

[shasta]

I guess a change of plans is in order 

Thanks for your help!

[Naughty pines]

I've been to my last bingo game. The announcers call the wrong letter so many times that it is rediculous. If they cannot tell the difference between a G and an O they should not be calling the game. Tonight the announcer called one number and put the ball in a different slot and many people asked what was the correct number.
If they are so blind or cannot read they should not be callinng the game !

[Chesslike]

Come on NP cut them some slack. This is just a small hometown bingo game and not professional bingo. I think they are doing pretty good for just starting out. You are being way to hard on a non-profit that is trying to provide some local entertainment and raise some money for their many worthy projects, including our Wrightwood CERT that was sharing in tonight's proceeds.

[Chuck]

I'm guessing NP didn't win   What kind of winnings were there?  I know it's more about fun and socializing, but $$ are fun too.

How was the attendance last night?     

[Naughty pines]

Boston Bob or Chuck,
Have either of you been to any of the Bingo games ?

[Chesslike]

Chuck, no NP did not win any games last night, but he does hold last night's record for most trips to the snack bar.
The payouts ranged from $15 to $30 per game, depending on how many people played a particular game.
Attendance was pretty good, but I was expecting a full house considering that our local CERT was going to share in the proceeds.

NP, yes I have been to almost every local bingo session over the last couple of months. Chuck is still saving up his allowance in order to play and I think he only has a few more weeks to save and he will be able to attend his first bingo game. My guess is that they probably call out around 500 numbers for the 15 games that they play during their regular sessions. I would estimate that the error rate is usually less than 1% during the entire time I have been attending. That means their accuracy rate is around 99%. That's pretty darn good if you ask me and if you are looking for absolute perfection, you are a member of the wrong species.

[Naughty pines]

boston Bob,
Since you were there last night you heard the person yell, "put on your glasses." And since you kept track of how many times I purchased snacks you should understand that I am supporting  Lions Club in that way and since I bought cards for Early Bird and regular bingo, I supported that function also. You probabley saw me walk out in disgust when there were two or three games left in the evenings games.
As far as wrong species, I am the same species as you are.
I have been to every session, I believe, of the bingo games held this season.
The announcer has the ball containing the letter and number printed on it in their hand at the time of the call. To male the wrong call is irresponsible in my opinion.

[Chesslike]

NP, you misunderstood my comment. I did not mean to imply you were a different species, my point was that we are human and therefor make mistakes. I also applaud you for supporting the Lions Club.

You may not realize it, but your comment was hurtful for the Lions Club members that were working last night. They are all unpaid volunteers doing the best they can and still learning how to run the bingo sessions. They were also shorthanded because a couple of members could not make it last night to work. I totally disagree that a few missteps amounts to irresponsibility. I think they have done a great job and provided some much needed entertainment for our community. I'm thinking that the heat can make people irritable, because expecting perfection is not realistic. I know I would make a number of mistakes if I were reading the letters and numbers off of a ping pong ball every 13 seconds for 3 1/2 hours. If you think you are capable of reading 500 bingo balls without error, maybe you should sign up with the Lions and volunteer to be the bingo caller, I am sure they would welcome the help.

[Naughty pines]

I attended a meeting of the Lions thinking of joining them. The Lion roar at the begining of the meeting convinced me that this club was not for me. I have still supported them since then. Had I wished to become an announcer for the bingo I would have applied tor the job but, since I do not want it I will not try to get it.
Maybe all they need is more light at the stand and a lighted magnified viewer up there.

[Cheapskate]

The bingo last Saturday was my first time, and it was a lot of fun, just as a small town recreational bingo game should be. 

I was surprised by all the variations on the simple game, and I really appreciated the help of the other players explaining the games to me.  I plan to go again.

I agree with the comment about 99% accuracy, the lady who called the game did a fine job. 

Save the date August 7 and bring some friends!

[Naughty pines]

Please accept an appology from an old ( fill in your own expletive here ) regretting what he has said. I was completely out of character when I wrote what I wrote. I had no excuse for writing what I wrote.
I sincerely regret expressing my unfounded feelings. The Lions Club does lots of good for our community and communities around the world.

Once again, please accept my oppology from an old_________.
Jerry the NAUGHTY pines

[KW]

We accept, we accept! That's big of you to say that and thanks.