Next week will hold a unique opportunity to play bingo twice in one week! Get your dabbers ready, and come on out to the American Legion for some good family fun.
Kaleidoscope will host its monthly bingo fundraiser on Thursday, Nov. 5 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the legion. As a growing tradition, Barb Griffin will make a delicious homemade soup, so skip the dishes and bring the family for dinner and games! Each game is $0.50 with great prizes, including split-pot and progressive cash winnings on the 10th game of the night. Proceeds from this event help to support Kaleidoscope’s mission to provide safe, affordable, high-quality, consistent preschool and child care services while supporting the families on Orcas Island. Specifically, the money raised will go towards the Bringing Books Home program for Toddlers and Preschoolers. This allows a copy of each week’s theme book to go home with each child in their home language, or bilingual if available. Kaleidoscope Kids enjoy reading these books at school, and sharing them again with their families at home.
Come back again on Sunday for another chance to play and win. Voyle B. Martin American Legion Post #93 will hold its annual Turkey Shoot (bingo for turkeys) on Sunday, Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the post’s home located at 793 Crescent Beach Drive in Eastsound. Many years ago participants actually shot turkeys, thus the name Turkey Shoot. Now you play bingo to win a turkey. This event has always been a favorite because the public is invited, including the children.
The net proceeds help fund the veteran and community projects the post sponsors each year. In conjunction with the Turkey Shoot, the American Legion Auxiliary members prepare a turkey dinner with all the “fixings.” It is served starting at 11:30 a.m. The cost for adults is $10, seniors/children get in for $7. Slices of homemade pie are $1 each. The auxiliary donates to several veterans’ facilities each year, especially at holiday time. Net proceeds from the dinner help fund those donations.
When the old bingo light-up board went down, callers started yelling the numbers a little louder, and repeating them a few more times. Now, through the collaboration of the American Legion Post #93, Sons of the American Legion, and Kaleidoscope, there is a brand new 55″ smart screen BINGO board. Come check it out this week!
