Exciting * Exuberant * Energetic: 6th Annual Designer Purse Bingo
+10 Exciting * Exuberant * Energetic: 6th Annual Designer Purse Bingo
Exciting * Exuberant * Energetic: 6th Annual Designer Purse Bingo
Exciting * Exuberant * Energetic: 6th Annual Designer Purse Bingo
Exciting * Exuberant * Energetic: 6th Annual Designer Purse Bingo
Exciting * Exuberant * Energetic: 6th Annual Designer Purse Bingo
Exciting * Exuberant * Energetic: 6th Annual Designer Purse Bingo
Exciting * Exuberant * Energetic: 6th Annual Designer Purse Bingo
The sold-out 6th Annual Be An Angel’s Purse Bingo attracted over 550 ecstatic women. Held at The Ballroom at Bayou Place the evening raised well over $ 105,000. Several enthusiastic attendees have already reserved tables for the 2024 Purse Bingo event.
Chaired by Jessica Forsdick, the event was sponsored by The Ballroom at Bayou Place with Valet Sponsor Mac Haik. To begin the evening Marti Boone, Be An Angel’s Executive Director, welcomed the guests. “The Bull” George Lindsey, 100.3 FM, served and entertained as MC with “Texas Great Bingo Caller” Marty Drake. Five Dallas Cowboys and Houstonians Brian Bushong, Dan Pastorini and Lincoln Obie served as handbag spotters and handbag models.
In addition to winning high end and luxury handbags guests were treated to 12 designer pop-up stores selling everything from fun casual wear. The Standard Boutique and Wild Knox Hattery came in from Dallas. Houston vendors included Greek olives and oils, author signed children’s books, homemade salsa, jewelry plus Be An Angel special needs children created artwork pieces.
Nancy Reese generously donated over 60 unique door prizes, values of $50 to $100 each, were won by attending guests.
Bingo winners were offered a variety of designer handbags from Michael Kors, Coach, Consuela, Colores Collective, David Peck, Niki Lassiter, Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, Louis Vuitton, Patricia Nash, Vince Camuto, and Ferragamo.
Excited guest attending included Lisa Astramecki with Insperity, Dayle Allen, Twila Carter, Gayle Rosales, Glenna Leonard, Cadence Morris, Flip Lok’s Anna Reger, M J Becker, Emily Gorman, Jamie Crump, Michelle Ensel, Astro’s Marian Harper, Polo’s Tammy Beeson, Yvette Williams, Betty Dubose, Shelly Coonrod, Tommie Merriman, Ginger Hurta & Sue Coneley
Be An Angel is a non-profit 501 (C) (3) whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children with multiple disabilities or profound deafness by providing essential adaptive equipment and select services.