Bingo

Was Bingo ever popular in Poland? Currently in the United States, it is a game played by children or found in casinos where people gamble. It sure was popular here in the past. St. Adalbert Church held their first bingo game July 22, 1973. When I was in high school, I remember my Grandma going to play bingo a lot. Sometimes I went with her. ***** “St. Adalbert's Parish held its first bingo game at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 22, 1973. Organized and managed by the energetic, devoted, and capable Mr. Jerome Bajdek along with many assistants, it began modestly as an effort to raise additional moneys for the parish general fund. According to Parish Council minutes from September 26th of that year, "net proceeds, less prize money, was $3,300, and out of this was purchased 152 chairs, 8 tables, all equipment initial supplies, equipment, and enough supplies for the next twelve months." From that point on, it was reported, all proceeds would be clear profit. Praise was also given at that meeting on the "excellent job, good service, (and) comfortable arrangements" provided by the workers. The only change since 1973 is that these conditions have gotten even better, making St. Adalbert's weekly bingo games among the most successful on the West Side, usually netting over $1,000 per week.” ***** http://www.mipolonia.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/St.-Adalbert_1881-1981_Grand-Rapids_MI.pdf ***** Image Credit: By Michael Cote' - originally posted to Flickr as Bingo, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3948060 ***** -------------- Numbers Here is a video of numbers in Polish in case you want to play Bingo! ***** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_4coXlxSvw ***** Polish numbers from 0 to 10: ***** 0 – zero 1 – jeden 2 – dwa 3 – trzy 4 – cztery 5 – pięć 6 – sześć 7 – siedem 8 – osiem 9 – dziewięć 10 – dziesięć