Bingo nights to raise funds during the COVID-19 pandemic

Confined to the walls of our home, we all seem to be trying to find ways to entertain ourselves and keep ourselves occupied. After much deliberation on what we could do at Dhyeya to help keep everyone around us optimistic and to bring smiles to those less fortunate, we thought of organising a virtual game of bingo.

 

Our first round of fundraising was when we called together a small group of friends and family to play the game on the 31st of May, 2020. Two rounds of the game were organised by us and in order to take part, each person had to pay a sum of rupees 200; the money donated by everyone would be used to fund the various projects we undertake. Everyone seemed absolutely enthusiastic about coming together to have a good time and to donate towards a good cause. We had nearly fifteen people come together for our ‘Bingo night’ ,and we were extremely excited about it as it was going to be a new experience for everyone. Everyone received the tickets for the game the night before and the day the game was organised everyone was instructed on how they could log onto the zoom meeting and take part. While playing the game,we could hear constant chattering and laughter; we were overjoyed to see every single person enjoying the event. We were joined by grandparents, aunts, uncles and various other friends. We had three winners that night and all of them received a special prize upon winning the games of bingo.

Dhyeya raised a total of 7800 rupees from the ticket money that night and a few individuals who were a part of the ‘Bingo night’ also donated extra money that we could utilise for our projects. This night was truly fun and will be remembered by us!

Since then, we have continued to conduct these bingo nights throughout the pandemic and have, till date, raised 50,000 rupees, that will go towards funding a project to make oxygen concentrators at a time of its severe shortage in India. 

Here are some pictures and testimonials!