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Shout ‘Bingo!,’ support Kutztown Community Library

Participan­ts have chance to win handbags, pottery, gift baskets, wine tastings, jewelry and more

- From Kutztown Community Library

Kutztown Community Library hosts a fundraisin­g Bingo event on Sunday, Oct. 15 at the Kutztown Fire Company.

Round up your friends and family for an afternoon of fun and a chance at winning prizes while you help the library. Get ready to shout, “Bingo!”

Tickets can be purchased for $20 in advance at the Kutztown Community Library or $25 at the Kutztown Fire Company on the day of the event. Ticket purchase includes 20 Bingo games with six cards and a hot dog, chips, and a drink. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m. and the game begins at 2 p.m.

There are prizes to win with every game. Board members visited local merchants and artisans who gave prizes including handbags, pottery, gift baskets, gift certificat­es, wine tastings, jewelry, and more. It is an excellent showcase of the wares and talents of our community merchants and artisans.

Cathrine Ruhf, Board President, reports the fundraisin­g committee, “was amazed at all the generosity. The number and value of the prizes was beyond what we imagined or hoped for.”

Currently the library has prizes donated by Albany Township Historical Society, Bamboula, Berkleigh Travel Services, Blair Vineyards, Bond Customary, Chelsea Wessner, Lazy Leaf Pottery, Collene’s Crafts and Flowers, County Line Orchard, Crystal Cave, Dan Christ Gallery DanenHower Apiairies, Dietrich’s Meats & Country Store, Deturk Hardware, Dunkelberg­er’s, Erik Ammon, Gifts N Things, Hasch Daal Embroidery Silk-Screening & Promotiona­l Items, Hive, J.A. Meyer Fine Jewelry, Jonathan’s Spoons, Jude Gallaher, Kevin McCloskey, Kutztown Borough Council President Kevin Snyder, Kutztown Tavern/Golden Avalanche, La Amorah, Mr. Food, Mark Amey Pottery, Pinnacle Ridge Winery, Second Nature Health Food Store, Sharon Renniger’s Gatherings, Sorrelli, Stiches-n-More by Donna Rhode, Strand Theatre, TBL, INC The Bottom Line, The Country Seat, The Keith Haring Foundation INC, The Vault, Wanamakers General Store, West End Salon & Day Spa.

For more chances to win, you can purchase extra cards and try playing the special games. The jackpot prize is a Sorrelli necklace. In addition to prizes for each bingo game, there is an assortment of raffle prizes to win. There will be baked goods for sale.

 ?? SUBMITTED PHOTO ?? Kutztown Community Library Bingo fundraisin­g event will be held at Kutztown Fire Company Oct. 15. Participan­ts have chance to win handbags, pottery, gift baskets, wine tastings, jewelry and more.
SUBMITTED PHOTO Kutztown Community Library Bingo fundraisin­g event will be held at Kutztown Fire Company Oct. 15. Participan­ts have chance to win handbags, pottery, gift baskets, wine tastings, jewelry and more.

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