Fun Online Bingo Night

All are invited to participate in an online bingo event in aid of RNLI Helvick Lifeboat Station, scheduled for Sunday July 25th, kicking off at 7:15pm. The online bingo event is hosted on Zoom and typically runs for about two hours, with great cash prizes to be won on the night.

“We are grateful to Waterford Online Bingo – Dungarvan United AFC for choosing RNLI Helvick as their spotlight charity for their next online bingo event” explained RNLI Hon Fundraising Chairman Kevin O’Morchoe.

As a fundraising arm for Dungarvan United AFC the bingo is run by a small team of volunteers who saw a need to bring people together online during lockdown. Colin Bulfin is the local face of the bingo and there is great craic online every Sunday night. Organisers Lucinda Shrubb, Vicky O’Donnell & Sacha Bulfin put in hard work to keep the bingo fresh and relevant.

“In November 2020 Waterford Online Bingo was formed and to date we have given out, in excess of a staggering €76,000” said organiser Vicky O’Donnell, “The tagline ‘The bingo that keeps on giving’ was attached early on, as the success grew so rapidly the prize money kept going up! Through the pandemic Waterford Online Bingo has made charitable donations to local charities such as Surprise Surprise. We have also run fundraising bingos for Tallow Camogie & Dungarvan Boxing Club which helped these organisations bring in vital funds. The proceeds of the bingo have been a lifeline to Dungarvan United and we felt maybe we could help other local charities top up their pot of funds which have taken a hit due to the pandemic. We were recently thinking of where we could give locally again and came up with this new initiative. YOUR BINGO YOUR COMMUNITY.”

“We are delighted to launch this initially with RNLI Helvick as they do amazing work. All we ask is that our loyal bingo family to whom we are always grateful to for their unwavering support and the local community get behind this cause. Play along, and spread the word” added Vicky.

Visit the Facebook Page ‘Waterford Online Bingo – Dungarvan United AFC‘ to purchase the online bingo books which can be printed at home. Paper books are also available on request.

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea 24-7-365.