The Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeastern Pennsylvania will host a designer purse bingo fundraiser Feb. 22 at St. Stanislaus Youth Center, 530 E. Elm St., Scranton. All proceeds benefit the club. Cost is $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Also available for purchase are extra games, daubers, special games, 50/50 cash raffle and purse, basket raffles, food and beverages. Doors open at noon and games begin at 1 p.m. Purse designers include Coach, Dooney & Bourke, Michael Kors, Zac Posen, Kate Spade and Tory Burch. There is also a $10 special raffle to win a Gucci Ophidia Large Tote valued at almost $2,000. Door prizes will be given out. To purchase tickets, visit www.bgcnepa.org or contact Julianne Cucura at 570-342-8709, x110 or jcucura@bgcnepa.org. Committee members are, from left, seated: Tricia DiBiasi Thomas, club executive director; Angela Mariotti, PNC Bank; Tara Smith, Fidelity Bank, and Julianne Cucura, club development director. Standing: Helene Tinsley, community advocate; Matthew Mackie, club board member; Christine Shean, Toyota of Scranton; Amy Lynott, Jacobi Capital Management, chair of event; Nicole Tyler, community advocate; Laura Gentile, club director of operations, and Debbie Parise, club business manager.
