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Casino Night to Benefit W. Bloomfield Education Foundation Feb. 9
Splash Reporter Rahaf Azzam visits the West Bloomfield Educational Foundation’s Casino Night to see how the community is going “all-in” on supporting our youth’s education. Casino Night – TBD. Adults Play – Kids Win! Located at the Edgewood Country Club 8399 Commerce Road – Commerce Township, MI 48382.
Casino Night to Benefit W. Bloomfield Education Foundation Feb. 9
West Bloomfield, MI- West Bloomfield Educational Foundation (WBEF) raises funds to support the West Bloomfield School District and its educational programs. WBEF will hold its 3rd annual Casino Night at Edgewood Country Club on Friday February 9, 2018. The evening includes Appetizers, Dessert, Late Night Pizza, Dancing to the Byron in Motion Band, Raffles, Gaming including Blackjack, Roulette, Bingo, Craps and more. There is a $10 to win $10,000 raffle that will be drawn that night. A Silent Auction boasts gift baskets and vacation packages for Skiing at Boyne Mountain and Mountain Grand Hotel package, and a weekend on Old Mission Peninsula in Traverse City.
Adults play and kids win! Since its inception, the WBEF has raised over $1 million donating those funds to the school district and students of West Bloomfield. The purpose of the West Bloomfield Educational Foundation is to provide staff with a source of funding to assist them in developing and implementing innovative technology, academic tools and art programs for which funds are not available through WBSD. This effort allows educators additional opportunities to increase student achievement while helping students grow and reach their potential. “Supporting our children’s education is the biggest jackpot” stated foundation officer and former school principal, Katherine Sheiko. “we are grateful to our major sponsors of this event including Clark Hill, George W. Auch, French Associates, Durham School Services and The Donut Bar, who support our foundation every year.”
West Bloomfield Educational Foundation Fundraiser
Casino Night
Edgewood Country Club, 8399 Commerce Road,
Commerce Township 48382
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By: Cari DeLamielleure-Scott West Bloomfield Beacon Published January 21, 2016
WEST BLOOMFIELD — Kids will hit the jackpot when their parents roll the dice to raise money for the West Bloomfield School District.
The West Bloomfield Education Foundation, a charitable foundation that collects money and distributes it throughout the district, is hosting the second annual Casino Night at Edgewood Country Club in Commerce Township 7-11 p.m. Feb. 5.
The first Casino Night, held in 2015, topped 300 people, and organizers are expecting a larger crowd this year. Because of last year’s success — raising about $27,000 — the foundation has added more food, more games and more fun.
The WBEF has been raising money for the district since 2002, when the state began making drastic school funding cuts.
“It came together to support the schools and teachers. ... The whole point (of the foundation) is to give money back to the staff of West Bloomfield Schools to fund innovative programing,” said Kathy Sheiko, foundation secretary.
In addition to mini-grants for teachers, the WBEF has provided technology grants to each school and other districtwide grants, including the elementary school science kits.
“We’re raising money to give to the teachers to make West Bloomfield Schools a better learning environment for the kids and to give the teachers more tools to work with,” WBEF Chairman Aaron Fogarasi said.
The work of the foundation and the money raised not only make the teacher-student interaction better, but they improve the school district and provide better college preparation to the students, Fogarasi said.
So leave the kids at home and test your luck with popular casino games like blackjack, roulette, craps and bingo.
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“There are going to be tons of prizes and great things to win for a very low entry fee,” Fogarasi said. “It’s a bargain night out, and it’s for a good cause.”
Adults 21 and older can purchase one of three ticket packages at www.wbef.org. The $35 Card Shark package includes entry to the casino, appetizers, one raffle entry and 100 gaming chips. The $75 Diamond package includes entry, appetizers, five raffle entries, 250 gaming chips and one beverage. Finally, the $125 High Roller package includes entry, appetizers, 10 raffle entries, 500 gaming chips and two beverages. Those prices are good until Feb. 4. Tickets go up $10 at the door Feb. 5.
Additional gaming chips and raffle tickets will be available for purchase from the casino bank.
The Casino Night will also feature a silent auction, which includes prizes like tickets to Thunder Over Michigan, dinner for eight on the lake, lunch with radio personality Terry Foster and a morning tour of the Channel 95.5 radio station.
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For more information about the foundation or to purchase ticket packages to the Casino Night, visit www.wbef.org.