Congratulations to my buddies Jamie, Paul and James Bartell for internet hosting one other profitable Charity Bingo occasion for the Sean Bartell Memorial Basis — which was named in honor and reminiscence of Paul and Jamie’s youthful son Sean, who handed away in 2014 from Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, or SJS.
This 12 months’s Charity Bingo occasion, which was postponed and needed to discover a new location due to Hurricane Milton, was held on Jan. 25 within the cafeteria at Cypress Creek Excessive, and that Paul says was attended by about 150 folks and raised simply shy of $4,000.
That cash might be used to fund scholarships for seniors graduating from Wiregrass Ranch, Wesley Chapel, Cypress Creek and Zephyrhills excessive faculties, in addition to Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation off Curley Rd. for the primary time. From 2015, when Jamie and Paul based the Basis, to final 12 months, $74,000 already has been awarded in $1,000 scholarships and $10,000 offered to academics at our native excessive faculties.
“We exceeded our expectations this 12 months,” Paul says, “and hope to do even higher subsequent 12 months!”
Among the many prizes received at this 12 months’s Bingo occasion have been (picture beneath) a 50” TV, Kate Spade and Michael Kors purses, eating reward playing cards, a set of top-quality steak knives and extra. Congrats once more! — GN
