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Diabetes group to host Bingo fundraiser
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Posted on May 09 2008
The Commonwealth Diabetes Coalition is holding a Bingo Night fundraiser on May 30, from 6pm to 12am, at the Garapan Fishing Base (where the Liberation Day Festival is held every year).
The cost is $20 per ticket. There will be eight regular games with prizes of $100 per game, one mini-jacket pot game with a prize of $250, and one blackout game with a prize of $450.
Also, for an additional $20 a separate ticket can be purchased for the “Bingo For Life” game. Prizes for that game are $50,000 jackpot, $2,000 consolation prize, and $1,500 package payout.
The public’s support will be greatly appreciated. You can stop by the PT Department at CHC to pick up a ticket (7:30am-4:30pm).
If you aren’t able to attend, or BINGO is just not your thing, consider purchasing a ticket in support of the Coalition. It you purchase a ticket, there will be volunteers who will play your card for you, and deliver your winnings after the event!
The Coalition is a non-governmental organization that receives no funding from the government. They rely entirely on fundraising, public health grants, and community support in order to provide these services.
The Diabetes Coalition sponsors the Wise Women Village Project that offers health screenings in the community for local women, Walk on Wednesday’s for blood pressure and blood glucose screening, continuing education for healthcare professionals in the CNMI, and the Foot Clinic that is run out of the Physical Therapy department at CHC. They also pay for newspaper, radio and TV ads to provide education on diabetes prevention and control to the community.
Diabetes is a serious health problem affecting a large percentage of our island population. The Commonwealth Diabetes Coalition is a non-profit umbrella organization that is made of of a partnership between governmental and non-governmental organizations on island. It consists of members from Public Health, CHC, Diabetes Prevention & Control Program, the Ayuda Network, Marianas Health Services, the religious communities, Bangladesh community, Filipino community, and Chinese community, to name a few.[B][I] (PR)[/I][/B]
