Rotary trivia contest scheduled
Washington Rotary Club’s Annual Rotary Charity Trivia Contest will be held at 7 p.m. March 9 at the South Franklin Fire Hall.
Rotary will donate $1,250 to the charity of the winning team’s choice, $750 to the second-place team’s charity and $500 to the third-place team’s charity.
The event consists of 50 questions segmented into 10 categories plus the occasional bonus round. All teams play simultaneously, with answers written on a notecard and scores tabulated by the quizmasters and scorekeepers. In between rounds, activities include door prize drawings and a raffle auction. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. Last year, 400 players competed on 53 teams.
The quizmaster is Dorothy Curley Tecklenburg, a member of Washington Rotary Club. Tecklenburg has 20-plus years under her belt working in television and media as producer/director/writer and creative consultant. Her first job in television, an internship at WJZ-TV in Baltimore, was writing and researching questions for a game show called “High Stakes.”
Teams consist of a minimum of four people and a maximum of eight. Team size is strictly enforced, and full teams of eight are encouraged.
The entry fee is $35 per team member and includes snacks and beverages. As space permits, spectators and cheerleaders are permitted to attend at $35 per person, but spectators and cheerleaders are not permitted to sit with teams during game-play.
To enter a team, send one check per team – with the team name noted in the memo – made payable to “Washington Rotary Club” in the amount of $35 per player and/or spectator to the Washington Rotary Club, c/o Kathy Sabol, 119 S. College St., Washington, PA 15301.
Registration must include the following: email address and phone number for the team captain; number of players on team; team name (be creative), and the name of the 501c3 nonprofit charitable organization for which the team is playing.
Teams must be registered by Feb. 28. Registration will be accepted in the order that they are paid in full.
Visit www.rotarywashpa.org to download a registration form. For information about the contest or to request a form, contact contest coordinator Kathy Sabol, Washington Rotary Club, 724-263-5353, or katsabol@comcast.net.