VISTA, California—Soroptimist International of Vista and North County Inland will host a QuarterMania Fundraiser on Saturday, November 22 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Gloria McClellan Senior Center, 1400 Vale Terrace Drive, Vista. Doors open at 11:30 am for check-in, lunch and viewing up to 10 vendor booths. Tickets are $30 and include bidding paddle and poker chip, light lunch and non-alcoholic drink. There will be an opportunity drawing plus a silent auction. Guests are urged to bring plenty of quarters. Maximum bid is 3 quarters, so no one spends more than 75 cents on any item. “Get a jump on your holiday shopping, and bring your kids, friends, and neighbors to this family-friendly event,” said event chair Pat Origlieri. “And bring a roll of quarters!” she added. Additional paddles and quarters will be available for sale.
In QuarterMania, each guest gets a numbered paddle and a correspondingly numbered poker chip, which they place in the auctioneer’s drawing basket. The auctioneer displays an item and states the number of quarters needed for a chance to win that item. Guests may bid on the item by placing the specified number of quarters into a small bucket on their table and holding up their paddle. Each table’s bucket of quarters is collected, and the auctioneer pulls a random numbered chip from the drawing basket. The bidder holding the paddle that matches the number pulled wins the item. If the number pulled did not bid, another number is pulled until a winner is found.
Tickets may be purchased online at SoroptimistVista.org or by calling Pat Origlieri 760-724-9674 or emailing her at pat@vistacopy.com. RSVP is requested by Nov. 14. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door. All proceeds support Soroptimist’s Dream programs promoting women’s and girls’ education and empowerment and human trafficking awareness. See soroptimistvista.org.
