Lions Christmas Bingo on Saturday December 14th

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Sint Maarten Lions Club will host the Annual Lion Wally Havertong Christmas Bingo Specatacular at the indoor facility, Aleeze Convention Center in Madame Estate on Saturday December 14th. Doors open at 7pm and bingo starts at 8pm promptly.

The Club’s Fundraising Chairperson Lion Ketty Paines stated: “Preparations for the Annual Lion Wally Havertong Christmas Bingo Spectacular is on track and is being finalized. Bingo tickets can be purchased from any Sint Maarten Lions Club member, at the Lions Civic Center on Suckergarden Road and at the Big D. Photo Studio in the Marcus Building on the Pondfill Road. Members of the club will also be selling tickets at the Backstreet Bonanza this coming Saturday, November 30th from 12 noon until mid-afternoon”.

The price per ticket is: US$15.00 or NAF 27.00 and each ticket entitles you to one bingo card. There will be numerous chances to win prizes, including Overloaded Christmas Baskets, various weekend stays at hotels & resorts, dinners at participating restaurants, and airline travel vouchers to destinations such as Paris, Aruba, Curacao & Bonaire. The grand prize at the bingo is a Santa Bag which is US$ 1,000 cash money.

For all those persons who enjoy hearing Lion Wally Havertong sound-off the numbers and asking the audience if “Anybody Bingo?”, we encourage you to purchase your tickets in advance and arrive on time as the bingo will start at 8pm sharp at the Aleeze Convention Center. There are just over 900 seats available for bingo players and each person including children entering the venue must have a ticket for a seat which also represents one bingo card. Additional bingo cards can be bought at the venue for US$ 15.00.

The Christmas Bingo is one of the most loved signature projects that the club holds on an annual basis. The Lion’s Bingo is not only a fun game for the entire family and friends, it also offers opportunities to win prizes which the winner can use during the Christmas Season.

More importantly, bingo is the most important fundraising project for the club seeing that the proceeds are used to touch so many in our community that require assistance throughout the Lionistic year. Lions focuses on community projects surrounding Vision, Cancer, Diabetes, Environment and Hunger. The Sint Maarten Lions Club does extra projects to also assist senior citizens, sports teams, artists and other foundations on the island.

The President, board & members of the Sint Maarten Lions Club would like to thank all sponsors who have donated baskets, gifts prizes and made other donations to make the Christmas Bingo a success. The community at large is welcome to attend the bingo as the club membership is in full gear to ensure that this annual event is enjoyed by all.

Lion Wally Havertong calling the bingo balls at last year’s held Lions Christmas Bingo