Congratulations to my friends Jamie, Paul and James Bartell for hosting another successful Charity Bingo event for the Sean Bartell Memorial Foundation — which was named in honor and memory of Paul and Jamie’s younger son Sean, who passed away in 2014 from Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, or SJS.
This year’s Charity Bingo event, which was postponed and had to find a new location because of Hurricane Milton, was held on Jan. 25 in the cafeteria at Cypress Creek High, and that Paul says was attended by about 150 people and raised just shy of $4,000.
That money will be used to fund scholarships for seniors graduating from Wiregrass Ranch, Wesley Chapel, Cypress Creek and Zephyrhills high schools, as well as Kirkland Ranch Academy of Innovation off Curley Rd. for the first time. From 2015, when Jamie and Paul founded the Foundation, to last year, $74,000 already has been awarded in $1,000 scholarships and $10,000 provided to teachers at our local high schools.
“We exceeded our expectations this year,” Paul says, “and hope to do even better next year!”
Among the prizes won at this year’s Bingo event were (photo below) a 50” TV, Kate Spade and Michael Kors purses, dining gift cards, a set of top-quality steak knives and more. Congrats again! — GN
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