To win prizes & help animals in need: play Bingo!

April 28, 2019/Pat Summers

If fun, excitement and prizes for practically everyone aren’t enough, just keep in mind that 100% of all money raised will go toward helping with veterinarian bills for animals in need. 
I refer of course to the 4th annual Bingo event sponsored by
the Animal Protection League of NJ (APLNJ) next Saturday, May 4, at the
Flemington Elks Lodge, 165 Route 31, Flemington.  Now a proven success, this is the
organization’s main money raiser, and satisfied bingo players have made it happen.
  

The event offers more than 90 chances to win — including early bird
raffle tickets, 50-50 cash specials and raffles, door prizes and over 60 tricky
tray baskets.  Contents of those baskets
alone are valued over $10,000, and include a $300 Amazon gift card, Kate Spade
luggage, scratch-off lottery tickets, an iPad, a Fitbit and a cash jar, as well
as gift cards for local businesses.   

For the 12 bingo games that come with admission, prizes feature
designer pocketbooks, in-demand electronic devices and a Kitchen Aid mixer. Those
who donate cat or dog food destined for two area rescue partners will get
raffle tickets — and gratitude — in return.


There’s still time and reason to purchase a $30 admission ticket: those
who buy by Tuesday, April 30 will get one “early bird” raffle ticket too.  Phone 732-446-6808, x 101; order online via
bingo4animals.com or email: info@aplnj.org.  (Use the same contacts if you have questions.)  Players must be at least 18 years old. 

If you still need to round up all your friends for a fun night, tickets
will also be sold at the door.  The Elks
venue holds 250 comfortably, so there’s time to gather the gang.  The building is handicap-accessible, with
plenty of parking.  

Area residents who can’t attend but want to be part of the event can request that a volunteer proxy player stand in for them for a chance to win prizes.  Proxy packages start at $30 and winners must be able to pick up in Flemington.
APLNJ will provide hot beverages and vegan sweet treats.  Those who come to play — and probably win!
— can bring their own dinners if desired. 
Doors open at 5:30 pm and play starts at 7 pm.

Sandra Warren Obi, APLNJ’s “cat lady” and once-yearly Bingo caller
“with the weird accent,” urges organization members to promote the event on
social media, “so people are aware of how awesome it’ll be and they can come
along!” 


She mentions that a $240 Star
Wars prize is included in this year’s selection, honoring the date now known
as “Star Wars Day.”  And so, “May the 4th  be with you!”

Once again this year, Obi teamed with Janine Motta, APL’s Programs Director,
to pull the Bingo event together.  It’s  part of a long heritage: invented in Italy
centuries ago as part of the Italian lottery, the game gradually became popular
the world over.  Today in the US,
charitable Bingo is reportedly worth $3 billion.


Let the 4th  —  and the (Bingo) force — be with you:
come to APLNJ’s Bingo event.
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