— from Mindy Sonshine —

Before 9-year-old Chase Connell ventured into a Bingo hall for the first time, on Thursday night, Apr. 6 at the local American Legion, he made a deal with his sister and another friend that he would split the prize with them if he happened to win.

Little did he know that a progressive jackpot has been growing for months at the monthly Legion event without a winner. They pull a limited number of balls for this jackpot game, and pull one additional ball each month to increase the odds of there being a winner. This month they were going to pull 19 balls.

Chase yelled BINGO! after only 9 balls had been pulled, causing much shock among the crowd. He won $221, and decided to share his surprising prize as follows:

$40 to each of the three kids
$21 to the adult who was kind enough to bring him there (who is also donating her share)
$20 to donate to the Library
$20 to donate to the Animal Shelter
$40 to donate to the Food Bank

The Sons of the American Legion sponsors Bingo on the first Thursday of each month as a benefit for Kaleidoscope Preschool.

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