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Chaz Lee Carroll, 7, plays Turkey Bingo at the CVIC Hall Saturday. The Kiwanis Club hosts Turkey Bingo as an annual fundraiser. Members of the local club donated 63 frozen turkeys and the grand prizes, two DVD players. Proceeds from the event are used to support organizations in the Carson Valley. For more information, call Len Frueh at 265-8872. Left, Britain Wilkinson, 63Ú4, checks his bingo card during Turkey Bingo. Shannon Litz/R-C photos
A crowd of more than 290 at Saturday night's Turkey Bingo and an additional 100 at the afternoon session brought in more money than ever for Carson Valley children's programs, said Gary Weidner of the Carson Valley Kiwanis Club.
"We made $3,300," said Weidner. "That's the most we've ever done."
"We made $3,300," said Weidner. "That's the most we've ever done."
Two grand prize DVD players were given away at the two sessions, but with the record number of participants attending the evening bingo games, five people at once yelled "bingo" to claim the prize. To solve this predicament, five playing cards were drawn by the winners. The person with the highest card got the DVD player, and Kiwanis unexpectedly had to buy four more turkeys for the other winners, bringing the total number of turkeys given away to 63.
For the first time Weidner could remember, he had to close the doors Saturday night because the room capacity at the CVIC Hall in Minden had been reached.
"We thank everybody for attending," he said. "We're sorry we had to turn people away. Next year we recommend people attend the afternoon session."
"We thank everybody for attending," he said. "We're sorry we had to turn people away. Next year we recommend people attend the afternoon session."
