Bingo!
The Atlantic Highlands Chamber has a great, innovative lady in their midst, Jennifer Perkel of Hear Here LLC, is an event coordinator and is super busy this time of year, but not too busy to be cheery, helpful, quick thinking and helping out lots of local businesses.
Today, Saturday, December 2, for in instance, she’s down at One Willow, another great restaurant in Highlands where they are having cocktail specials until 4:30 or so; tonight she’ll be at the tree lighting in Atlantic Highlands and will have some Bingo cards available.
Shoppers in Atlantic Highlands, You Must Play Bingo!. It doesn’t a cent, and you have 12 chances at winning…twelve, because of the 12 days of Christmas. Simply tuck your Bingo card in your wallet or purse and start shopping in stores in Atlantic Highlands…There are more than 50 of them! In each place you visit, whether you buy anything or not, look for the happy little colorful elf with a big number pinned to him. Check him off on your Bingo card and go on to another shop. Lucky you if you get a row finished before the Dec. 20 deadline. Sounds easy enough and must be easy as it sounds. There are some finished cards in already for the drawing for the 12 prizes.
Renaissance, that wonderful group of lots of little shops in one building on First Avenue, actually has three elves to find…one is very easy, particularly if you’re paying for something you’re buying or asking Ronnie or the other help there a question. Ronnie is as exuberant as Gen about this new raffle idea, and her enthusiasm is catching! Renaissance also has chances on a huge basket of goodies, so it’s worth it to stop in there just to try your luck and see the amazing array of things to buy. Calvary Chapel has a booth in the shop, so purchasing from them helps their cause as well.
Jen will be at the tree lighting on First Avenue this evening, and will have some Bingo cards to give out so you can start looking right away. Otherwise, the Bingo cards are always available at the Chamber of Commerce office under the Blue awning on First Avenue, and there are some at Amici’s Pizza as well, and perhaps in a few other stores.
Moms and Dads, take your youngsters out for a walk, stop in the stores, let the kids seek out the elves and see how great it is to shop local anytime of year, but particularly at Christmas. There’s so much to offer and so many things that are only available here.
