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United Way of Crawford County’s kick-off event for its 2015 Give Where You Live campaign will be a Designer Bingo event on Sept. 12.
Dave Kuns will serve as Master of Ceremonies. The event will feature music, appetizers, desserts, drinks, 50/50 raffle, and door prizes alongside rounds of bingo.
The event will take place at the Crawford County Fairgrounds Youth Building. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and bingo will begin at 7.
Tickets can be purchased for $30 per person. The price includes a 20-game bingo packet and one door prize ticket. Additional bingo sheets will be sold at the event. Table reservations can also be made for up to eight people for $280. A bottle of wine is included with the table reservation but the table must be paid for by Sept. 1. Groups that purchase a table prior to Sept. 1 will be entered into a drawing for a free limo ride to the event.
Tickets can be purchased from a United Way of Crawford County board member, at www.unitedwaycrawfordcounty.org, or at www.facebook.com/uwccdesingerbingo. Checks should be made payable to United Way of Crawford County, PO Box 242, Galion, OH 44833.
All proceeds will benefit the local United Way program, which funds over 30 programs in health, education, and financial stability.
The official campaign season begins Sept. 8. Jane’s Hunger Paynes will be donating to UWCC that week. Dine to Donate Challenges will also be held at Old 30 BBQ in Bucyrus on Sept. 8 and at Cranberry Hills Golf Course on Sept. 10. There will be an Italian Night at the Galion Country Club on Sept. 9. The Crossroads/United Way Holiday Open House and Pre-Sale will take place on Nov. 12 and the Avita/United Way Tailgate Party for the Ohio State University/University of Michigan game will be held on Nov. 28.
For more information email unitedwayofcrawfordcounty@gmail.com, visit www.facebook.com/UnitedWayOfCrawfordCounty, or call 419-468-4291.