Road Bingo
SOUTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – It just wasn’t in the cards for the Florin Road Bingo hall as the pandemic has forced it to shut down for good.
Sacramento Consolidated Charities, the nonprofit that runs it the place, just couldn’t afford the thousands in overhead each month.
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“It was good having everybody. I wish we could have lasted longer,” said Larry Goodale, who is a project manager.
Goodale added, “When you are only renting for the night, you only have to pay for the night. And if you don’t run, you don’t pay anything. For us, being shut down, we still have all of our bills.”
It was a sad day for frequent players like Greg Herring.
“This is my favorite place. This is my neighborhood. What am I going to do now?” he said.
It’s an even harder hit for the dozens of charities the bingo hall supported.
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“So they don’t have things like this to get extra funds to pay for parts of their programs,” Goodale said.
Volunteers from nonprofits worked the hall for a portion of the profits. Altogether, the hall has given out more than $50 million over four decades.
“Over a million dollars a year to charity that’s not going to be there anymore,” he said.
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The Boys and Girls Club was one of those charities. Funding from the hall helped renovate the club’s North Laguna branch. A club spokesperson said the hall’s partnership and philanthropic efforts will be greatly missed.
“It was a good pastime for the neighborhood and for the older folks who didn’t have nothing to do in the area,” Herring said.
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Herring said he wonders what will replace the bingo hall, knowing it was just a game of chance to continue operations as the pandemic continued to push on.
Several staff members will also be out of work now that the hall is closed. Sacramento Consolidated Charities said it plans to sell the building and everything in it.
A goodbye message on Florin Road Bingo’s website says:
Unfortunately, we have to let you know that Florin Road Bingo will not be back. We have depleted the savings that we had to get through rough times, and while we tried to get a Go Fund Me and Drive-in Bingo up and running at the last minute, when we had to cancel it due circumstances beyond our control, it was too late to try to get it going again. Unlike most charities that only pay rent when they run a session, we had bills that continued during the shutdown.
We are sorry that it has come to this and want to thank the players, volunteers, and staff that have helped us donate well over fifty million dollars during the time that we existed. Please continue to support your favorite charities as they are all struggling through this very difficult time.
Everyone stay safe.
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The Staff and Volunteers of Florin Road Bingo
Going on a road trip? This printable road trip bingo for kids will keep them busy and entertained as they look for the road signs and vehicles on the road!
Printable Road Trip Bingo
Road trips are always so much fun, especially if you have kids coming along. It all starts with so much excitement until it starts getting boring.
Kids start getting on each other’s nerves and soon you start hearing those familiar, “Are we there yet” sounds from the back seats.
Printable games are one of most fun ways to pass time during the long road trips. The best part is everyone can join in, including little kids to grown ups.
So next time you are headed for a long road trip, make sure to take this Road trip bingo for kids printable game along.
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These are perfect for long road trips since there are pictures associated with road signs and transportation vehicles on these bingo cards.
Everyone will have fun matching the images with the ones that are called out.
Simply download and print these Road Trip bingo cards. You can laminate them for durability and can use them on your road trip.
You and the kids will love this boredom buster game and they will want to keep playing.
Road Trip Bingo for Kids
This set of 30 bingo cards comes filled with fun pictures. You can either play this game using calling sheet or have kids check off each box as they see each road sign or the transportation vehicle on the road.
If you play this game using the calling sheet – as the numbers are called out, or the pictures are displayed, kids check off that item in the square. The first one to get five in a row wins.
This listing is for Printable and Digital Files only. No printed material will be shipped to you.
What’s in the Package?
PDF files for:
- 30 Bingo Cards – Half Size (Two per page)
- 30 Bingo Cards – Full Size (One per page)
- 1 file (Calling Mat) to be printed on letter size paper (8.5″x11″)
Please note that the files are non editable and will come as shown in the preview images. Make sure to check the text and design, before making the purchase, and most definitely before printing.
How to print Road Trip Bingo Cards?
There are two sets of bingo cards in the package – Full Size and Half Size
Half Size Road Trip Bingo Cards that are 5×7 inch each, can be printed on letter size paper, two per page. Once you have them printed, you can cut these along the trim lines.
Full Size Bingo Cards can be printed on letter size paper, one per page. Once you have them printed, you can cut these along the trim lines.
There is also calling sheet that is included with this package. You can print it on letter size paper.
How to play Road Trip Bingo Game?
To get started,
- Print the bingo cards on cards stock letter size paper.
- Distribute the bingo cards among the players.
- Print the calling card and cut out the small squares.
- Shuffle them in a pile and put them in a bag or hat.
- Start playing by having one person pull out a small square card out of the pile and call it out or by showing the picture or saying the number on the card.
- Players look for that picture or number on their bingo card. If they find the similar image or number, they mark it off with the paper marker.
- Continue pulling out the small squares one at a time.
- Once someone cross off five in a row, they shout out BINGO and win that game.
- Space in the center is Free space.
Or if you do not want to use the calling sheet, simply distribute the bingo cards among kids and have them mark off each box as they see a similar picture on the road.
Road Bingo Hall
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Road Bingo For Kids
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- Colors may vary depending on the monitor and printer styles and settings.
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