Drive-In Designer Purse Bingo Fundraiser - September 15
Media Advisory
Contact: Tim Tegge (The Sight Center) 419-720-3937 x105 or [email protected]
acCarol Collins (Sylvania Lions Club) 419-309-0574 or [email protected]
Drive-In Designer Purse Bingo Is Back at a Theater Near You!
The Sight Center and Sylvania Lions Club Co-Host the Drive-In Event of the Year
TOLEDO, OH (September 15, 2022) - The Sight Center of Northwest Ohio and the Sylvania Lions Club present Drive-In Designer Purse Bingo, an exciting fundraiser that will support services for people in Northwest Ohio who are blind or visually impaired as well as advancing the Lions mission to serve the community.
The 4th annual Designer Purse Bingo event will take place at 6:30 PM on Thursday, September 15 at the Sundance Drive-In, 4500 Navarre Avenue in Oregon, Ohio.
Carloads of guests will play 16 games of Bingo trying to win one of 16 beautiful purses by famous designers including Kate Spade, Dooney and Bourke, Coach, Michael Kors and more.
This ticketed event accommodates all comfort levels by offering guests the chance to fill a car with friends or attend alone. Space is limited to 250 cars. Tickets are $40 per person with advance purchase requested, and guests must be at least 18 years old to attend. Event-night admission will be cash only.
Other event highlights include:
- Special Cover-All round for an extra special purse
- Extra cards available for purchase
- Raffle & auction prizes
- Food & drink concessions available for purchase
Proceeds from the event will benefit Sylvania Lions Club, Inc. & The Sight Center of Northwest Ohio.
EVENT OVERVIEW
What: Drive-In Designer Purse Bingo Fundraiser
When: Thursday, September 15 – gate opens 4:45 and bingo starts at 6:30 sharp
Where: Sundance Drive-In, 4500 Navarre Avenue, Oregon, Ohio.
Cost: $40/person, includes 16 games of Bingo, 3 coverall cards, box of popcorn, and dauber
Website: Purchase tickets online at www.SightCenterToledo.org/events or call 419-720-3937
Why: To raise money that will advance both the Lions Club and The Sight Center missions
ABOUT THE SYLVANIA LIONS CLUB
The Sylvania Lions Club serves the Sylvania community through volunteer projects, events and financial assistance. With a motto of ""We serve", club members work on projects that prevent blindness, restore eyesight and improve life for people less fortunate. Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization with more than 13 million members in approximately 45,000 clubs. For more information visit www.facebook.com/SylvaniaLionsClub.
ABOUT THE SIGHT CENTER
Motivated by a mission to empower independence and enrich the lives of people who are blind or visually impaired, The Sight Center of Northwest Ohio offers a unique blend of programs and services that can help people of all ages work, learn, play and live independently with permanent vision loss. With certified and credentialed staff, national accreditation, and nearly a century of blindness and low vision expertise, The Sight Center stands alone as the only comprehensive low vision resource center in the entire region. Organized in 1923 as the non-profit Toledo Society for the Blind, the agency serves an 18-county region in Northwest Ohio as well as parts of Southeast Michigan and Central Ohio. For more information visit www.sightcentertoledo.org or call (419) 720-3937.