Feb 5, 2016 2 min read

The Washington Rotary Club’s 14th annual Charity Trivia Contest will be held at 7 p.m. March 4 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.

Last year’s first-place team, “The Greene Hornets,” has won three years in a row for its charity, the Greene County Humane Society. “The Leo McGarry’s,” playing for the CGEA Scholarship Foundation, and Citizens Library also are three-time winners. Guthrie Belczyk & Associates, playing for the Washington County Community Foundation, and the Farmers Market each have won twice, and the Washington County Literacy Council has won once.

The event consists of 50 questions segmented into 10 categories of five questions each, 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 also are available. Last year, there were 34 teams, 300 players and dozens of volunteers who participated.

Quizmaster will be Dorothy Curley Tecklenburg, a member of the Washington Rotary Club. Tecklenburg has 20 years of experience working in television and media as producer/director/writer and creative consultant.

Teams must consist of between four and eight players. 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 they 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 person 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 the team; team name; and the name of the 501c3 nonprofit charitable organization for which the team is playing. Teams must be registered by Feb. 26.

Team registrations will be accepted in the order that they are paid in full. Visit www.rotarywashpa.org to download a registration form. For more information about the contest or to request a form, contact contest coordinator Kathy Sabol, Washington Rotary Club, at 724-263-5353 or kathy@washcobar.org.