Kitty Bingo 2022 Was PAW-some!!

By TerrieLynn Bach

 

Y’all brought the purr-fect cattitudes to Kitty Bingo 2022! We loved seeing all the cat ears, the face paint, the cosplaying, and the excitement to support the TNR mission of Bastrop C.A.T.S.!

 

 

We started planning the November Kitty Bingo back in June, and after months and months of refining the details; ordering supplies, t-shirts, custom-made signs and banners; hustling prizes and desserts, The Bastrop C.A.T.S. Team pulled off the most successful Kitty Bingo ever! Thank you for making it PAW-some!!

 

The response from the Bastrop community was abundant! Local and Austin businesses, individuals, clubs, and groups all contributed with an outpouring of fabulous prizes and donations. With their generosity, the bingo prize baskets, raffle winnings, and silent auction items were such a draw that we sold out of tickets!

 

On this cold and drizzly November night, we were warmed by hot chili and enjoyed delicious desserts. And then, players grabbed their dotters, and the games began! Each round of bingo had multiple winners– and lots and lots of prizes handed out to lucky winners.

 

And then there were even more winners when raffle tickets and highest bids in the silent auction were announced. ME-OW! Y’all blew us away with your generosity! Thank you!  

 

A big meow of appreciation and thanks goes out to all our volunteers, especially the Kitty Queens, Kitty Bingo Donation Squad, Nola and the Girl Scouts, plus new volunteers that choose to join us for the first time.

 

The foundation to create a fundraising event like Kitty Bingo is only possible thanks to the support of our sponsors:

 

PERSIAN SPONSOR – $1250

C & C Wine and Company, Bastrop, Texas

Tara and Ron Castaneda

 

BENGAL SPONSOR – $1000

Nicholas Juried Foundation, Austin, Texas

Amy Juried

 

SIAMESE SPONSOR – $600

Pam and Gary Gerritsen, Bastrop, Texas

Essential Vet Care, Bastrop, Texas

Dr. Joe Hatfield and Dr. Amelia Gonzales

Campbell Family Foundation

Yvonne Campbell

 

SCOTTISH FOLD SPONSOR – $500

Campbell Foundation, Bastrop, Texas

The Campbell Families

The Gerritsen Families

 

BRITISH LONGHAIR SPONSOR – $500

Roadhouse, Bastrop, Texas

 

RAGAMUFFIN SPONSOR – $250

1832 Farmers Market, Bastrop, Texas

 

ABYSSINIAN SPONSOR – $250

Bastrop Area Pickleball Association, Bastrop, Texas

 

TABBY CAT SPONSOR – $150

Amy Pavone

Rachel and Joe Young

 

COMMUNITY CAT SPONSORS

Gary and Jeri Stevens

 

PLUS, H-E-B Headquarters donated $500 towards the cost of dinner and Glitterati sponsored swag bags.

 

We could not create Kitty Bingo without you! Meows!

 

Volunteers and sponsors are the first steps in making Kitty Bingo a success, but the third part is all of you!

 

Those of you who live in the Bastrop community and those that live faraway: thank you!

Those of you who donate regularly: thank you!

Those of you who share our posts online: thank you!

Those of you who were our Kitty Bingo Guests of the Evening: thank you!

Those of you who bought tickets, showed up, and had fun: thank you!

 

Glad we had this time together! See ya next Kitty Bingo!

The Bastrop C.A.T.S. Team