PHILIPSBURG:--- The St. Maarten Lions Club is finalizing preparations for their recently renamed grand fundraiser, the Lion Wally Havertong Christmas Bingo Spectacular 2015, which is being held this coming Saturday, December 5th at the Festival Village in Philipsburg. Under the leadership of this year's Club President Lion Eldert Louisa, the St. Maarten Lions Club will be celebrating 45 years of stellar community work on December 12th 2015.
According to the Club’s 1st Vice President Lion Davey Woods, “the evening promises to be very exciting for the public with great prizes which the St. Maarten Lions Club are providing. The club will call 51 bingo games for overloaded Christmas baskets, various airline tickets, hotel vouchers, electronics and other constellation prizes including hams & turkeys. The grand prize that the public will be playing for that evening is the Santa’s Bag which is $1,000 dollars cash”.
The gate of the venue opens at 6:00pm with special Christmas entertainment in order for the public to obtain their bingo cards, food and drinks while the first bingo game will be called at 8pm sharp by Lion Past District Governor Wally Havertong.
Drinks and food will be on sale all night from various booth holders in the Festival Village and the general public is urged to purchase there tickets as soon as possible from any Lion member, at the Lions Den in Suckergarden or at the door where there will be a limited supply of tickets for the $10.
All proceeds raised from the Lion Wally Havertong Christmas Bingo Spectacular will be used by the St. Maarten Lions Club for various worthwhile community projects on St. Maarten such as recently completed “Kids Movie Date” with various foster homes and the Lion Nelson vd Linde Seniors Party at Princess Port de Plaisance amongst others.
