Bingo for charity…why not?

Posted by Tammy on Oct 23, 2009 in Uncategorized | 0 comments

As a lot of you know, I’m pretty active with the Denise Amber Lee Foundation. I’ve participated in a lot of fundraisers. Most of them are the old fashion type of fundraisers…car washes, golf tournaments, selling cookbooks. Or just manning a booth at local events. We’re always looking for new ideas and ways to raise money, so I was reading about things like bingo for charity. I discovered that in some states (California, for instance), there is legislation out there that would make this an illegal method of raising money. To me, that seems silly. If playing free bingo is a way that smaller charities can interact with their communities and raise money, why should they not be able to do so?

I don’t know. Sometimes laws seem silly. They can make things so hard on smaller foundations. And the smaller foundations are the ones that really need the help. I guess we’ll just stick with the old fashion stuff. Hey, golf tournaments are fun…and creating cookbooks is not only fun, but it’s been a great way to find new meals for our family. Probably not as exciting as bingo, tho!