The Eagle Eye

Issue date: 10/29/09 Section: News

Media Credit: Brian Shultz Sara Hemerly and Heidi Crooks call the numbers during Boobie Bingo Thursday night in the PUB multipurpose room

Media Credit: Brian Shultz Contestants of all ages lined the five tables set up at "Boobie Bingo" in the PUB Multipurpose Room Thursday

Media Credit: Brian Shultz Prizes were given out to the winners including DVDs and Vera Bradley bags

Colleges Against Cancer hosted their second annual Boobie Bingo night last Thursday in the PUB multipurpose room, as a part of their 'Pink Week' theme.

The bingo game, which drew around 250 people, raised $1,217.80 for their upcoming Relay for Life of Lock Haven University, which will be in March.

"We had a great turnout," said CAC president Sara Hemerly. "Almost everyone was wearing pink and there were no angry bingo players."

The hopeful contestants of all ages were offered complimentary snacks and used pieces of corn to mark their boards, all hoping to win the many Vera Bradley prizes. A handful of DVDs were also in the mix.

The first three games were traditional bingo. Michelle Marsh took home the opening prize, snagging an ID holder and "Fifty First Dates." Next Kelsey Prommel started her hot streak by winning a tech case and "You, Me & Dupree." Finally Liza Smith won a clutch wallet and the movie "Old School."

The game started to get more complicated as Linsey Ard won a wristlet and "In Her Shoes" by drawing the high card to break a three-way tie in the X format game. This game was followed by a four corners game which saw Kala Fultz take home a make-up case and the final movie of the evening, "The Sandlot."

The first raffle of the evening split up the bingo competition was for a draw string bag which was taken home by Mariah Hipple. Contestants got a short break to grab some popcorn and drinks before the games resumed.

Alicia Donahue, who gave a first hand account of living with cancer, was one of those handing out refreshments.

Donahue was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin's Lymphoma this past year, which luckily has a high cure rate. She was a member of CAC before her illness, however she said it has not changed her outlook on the club.

"I feel like I need to be involved because a lot of people can't participate who have worse cancers than me," she said, adding that she feels grateful that there will be a team for her at Relay for Life this spring.

Alas, the games would resume with a four-way tie during the postage stamp round, for a wristlet which was won by Janine McCarthy. Morgan Johnson, decked out in her Jimmy Rollins Phillies jersey then won the "T" game acquiring a Maggie purse. The final game of round two was a "C" shape around the outside of the card, which was won by Steph Herron.

Then came time for the second and final raffle of the evening which proved that contestants of any age had a shot at the prize. Ten year old Roslynne Stringfellow won the large duffel bag, which she may have been able to fit in.

Finally, play resumed with the last two games. The first of which was a square around the outside of the board. Kelsey Prommel added another prize to her collection by taking home a laptop case, in addition to her earlier prize.

Finally it came down to the biggest game of the evening, the "Pink Out." In this game, which lasted over 20 minutes, the contestants were trying to be the first to cover their whole board.

Tyler Emery won the grand prize, the Tic-Tac-Tote.

The majority of the contestants had a great time even if they did not win.

"I had a great time," said senior Kyla Pugh. "I'm really glad they raised so much money for cancer."

CAC also raised proceeds by selling t-shirts and homemade hemp bracelets during all of their weekly events. At the end of the night they had just three of their original 250 shirts remaining.

"The event went great," Hemerly said. "It was awesome that there were so many of our pink t-shirts."

The final event for Breast Cancer Awareness Month will be Friday at 6 p.m. at the Thomas Fieldhouse as the women's volleyball team will be in action. CAC will be hosting a spike competition as well as giving students and fans one last chance to get one of those handmade hemp bracelets.

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