Designer Bag Bingo

from Parishscope Fall 2022

by The Junior League of Shreveport-Bossier

Active Kids Summer Camp

DESIGNER BAGB i n g o

Amanda Dewett

On April 21, 2022, the Junior League hosted their Designer Bag Bingo fundraiser at the Horseshoe Casino Riverdome. This sold-out evening was an incredible gathering of women from Shreveport-Bossier. We were thrilled to be able to host an in-person event after taking two years off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Designer Bag Bingo was a huge success selling 600 tickets, and we were ultimately able to raise over $50,000 to help the Junior League continue to support the Shreveport-Bossier community with our various community projects.

Courtney Butts, Miss Louisiana 2020, kept the evening fun as our emcee. Whether it was her lively description of the bags or her enthusiasm that matched many of our winners, she added the perfect touch to the evening.

Each attendee came for the chance to win beautiful designer handbags and an opportunity for over 40 amazing raffle prizes donated by local businesses. Bingo winners walked away with bags from Yves Saint Laurent, Loeffler Randall, Kate Spade, Michael Kors, Brahmin, Tory Burch and more! Dillard’s stores in both Shreveport and Bossier were generous in donating five handbags for bingo prizes. Our grand prize handbag was the Louis Vuitton Graceful handbag with a beautiful red interior.

Another highlight of the evening were our Diamond raffle items, donated by our incredible Corporate Partner Sid Potts. These raffle items included a gorgeous pink sapphire ring, matching bracelet, and gorgeous diamond hoops valued at over $9,000.

We would not have been able to put on the event without our generous cash sponsors—Presenting sponsor: Morris and Dewett Injury Lawyers; Louis Level Sponsors: Clarkes Jewelers, CINTAS, Lindsey Pennington Facial Plastics, SB Magazine, and Sid Potts; Prada Sponsors: Community Bank of Louisiana, Lang Orthodontics, and The Moppet Shoppe; Gucci Level Sponsors: Johnson Rental Properties and Investments, Lee Davis, Progressive Bank, and Republic Finance; Chloe Level Sponsors: A Brighter Smile Dental Care, BOM Bank, Debbie and Michael Angelo, Please and Thank You Paper Company, and Waynette Ballengee. JLSB member Jennifer Bradford was able to photograph and capture all of the festivities of the evening.

The Designer Bag Bingo committee is already planning next year’s event and we can’t wait to see what they have in store for 2023!