BINGO GRANTS 2011-2012
Each year CurlManitoba receives bingos from the Manitoba Lotteries Corporation. These bingos take place at one of the two casinos, McPhillips Street Station and Club Regent, in Winnipeg and are assigned to us on a quarterly basis. CurlManitoba is pleased to be able to offer our members the opportunity to work these bingo’s in exchange the clubs will be eligible to receive a bingo grant.
BINGO AMOUNTS
Bingo Grants are in 3 amounts, $1000, $650, $350. The amount of the grant varies based on the role the club plays. Members that work a bingo on their own receive $1000. Members that choose to share the bingo that was assigned to them receive $350. The member that works the bingo on behalf of the other club will receive $650.
A shared bingo occurs when a member, who due to distance is unable to work the bingo assigned to them. This member then shares their bingo with another member that is able and willing to work the assigned bingo. The funds from this bingo are then shared using the split indicated above.
USE OF FUNDS
Grants are to be used for facility improvements, programming and or promotions. Grants cannot be used to cover operational costs such as hydro bill, wages etc.
MEMBER REQUIREMENTS
Members that choose to work a bingo will be required to provide seven (7) workers 18 years of age or older. The average length of a bingo is 3-4 hours.
HOW MEMBERS ARE SELECTED
CurlManitoba has established a list of all of the members in Manitoba that would like to work a bingo. When CurlManitoba receives its bingo assignments from Manitoba Lotteries we then reassign these bingos to our members. Members are chosen based on “the next in line”. Each member will be given approximately 30 days notice that they have been assigned a bingo. Members that choose to decline the opportunity will be passed by and will have to wait until the next time their name comes up before receiving another bingo.
Members that volunteer to work a shared bingo do not lose out on their bingo opportunity as they are working the bingo on behalf of another member. From time to time CurlManitoba also requires members to fill in on a short term or emergency basis. Members that fill in on a short or emergency basis do not lose their place on the list either.
BINGO APPLICATION FORM
CurlManitoba is asking each member that is interested in being a part of the CurlManitoba Bingo Grant Program to submit the attached application form. Over the last number of years we have found a number of members who are part of the list have declined the opportunity or their contact information is out of date.
By filling out the attached form members will allow us to reestablish the list, along with establishing a list for members that are willing and able to work shared bingo’s and short or emergency notice bingo’s. This will also allow us gather contact information for the bingo coordinator.
Each member that applies by the deadline will retain their current spot in the bingo rotation list. Those that do not apply by the deadline will be removed from the bingo list until such time that they do apply. Upon applying their name will be added in the order in which they are received.
Download a copy of the Bingo Application for by clicking here.
