Bingo for Tuition Program – 2026/2027 Dance Season

Supporting Our Dancers Through Community Fundraising

As a registered charity, Tavria is proud to participate in the SLGA Charitable Gaming Program at Centennial Bingo in Regina. This partnership gives Tavria access to valuable charitable gaming proceeds, plus an additional 25% through the Lotteries Grant for Sport, Culture & Recreation (LGS).

These funds play an important role in keeping costs manageable for Tavria families by helping subsidize instructor pay, festival registration and eligible travel expenses, costume-related costs, and the operation and maintenance of the dedicated studio space our dancers rely on.

Volunteering at a bingo may feel like one more commitment in an already busy schedule—but those few hours make a significant impact. Parents and dancers aged 14+ can work bingo shifts, and every shift helps support Tavria as a whole.

What Is the Bingo for Tuition Program?

Tavria’s tuition and fee structure is built with anticipated bingo fundraising revenue in mind. Each dancer’s registration therefore includes a recommended number of bingo shifts based on their program level.

Funds raised through bingo do not benefit an individual dancer or family directly. All gaming proceeds are directed to Tavria’s gaming account and used for eligible charitable purposes that support the organization and its programming.

How Participation Works

Families are strongly encouraged to complete the recommended number of bingo shifts associated with their dancer’s program. The more our community participates, the more Tavria can continue to manage tuition and other costs while maintaining the level of programming and opportunities offered to our dancers.

Participation is optional. Families who prefer not to volunteer may choose to pay the applicable Bingo Opt-Out Fee instead.

It is important to understand that the opt-out fee covers only a portion of the revenue that would typically be generated through the recommended bingo shifts.

What If I Choose Not to Volunteer?

Families who choose not to complete bingo shifts will be invoiced the applicable Bingo Opt-Out Fee. This fee helps offset a portion of the fundraising revenue Tavria would otherwise receive through bingo participation.

Partial Participation

Families who complete some, but not all, of their recommended bingo shifts will be invoiced a partial opt-out fee based on the number of remaining unworked shifts.

Whether through volunteering or the opt-out fee, every family contributes to sustaining the programs, facilities and opportunities that make the Tavria experience possible.

BINGO POSITION DESCRIPTIONS:

Counter and Paper Reconciliation: (18+ years)

Works on the counter to start and then stays behind the counter for the entire bingo. The one who stays counts paper to be returned, cashes out aprons as the night goes on and reconciles the paper sold at the counter, in the aprons and the apron floats. Arrives early but can leave early and not help with garbages.

Counter/Callback (14+ years, comfortable with counting and making change)

Selling paper at the counter to start. Once bingo starts, sit with the caller and play bingo to be the backup if the electronic boards go down. Mark down running total of bingos to make sure cash matches. Help with garbage at the end of the night.

Counter/Floor (14+ years, comfortable with counting and making change). Sell paper to customers. Must be comfortable with counting money. Go out on paper aprons around 7:00pm (see the job description below for this) 

Floor (14+ years) – Sell paper on the floor to players. Catch bingos when called. RUN to get the winning card, announce them to the caller on the phone, then stand with your hand up until the runner comes with winnings. The runner is also another paper apron worker. Please take turns grabbing the winnings from the cash person. Help with garbage at the end of the night. 

Horses (16+ years of age) – Sell seal tickets on the floor. Must have good mobility as it is usually quite busy. Can grab bingos as they are called, when not as busy. Help with garbage at the end of the night.

Nevada (16+ years of age) – Sit at the front door and sell Nevada seal tickets before bingo, during intermission and at the end. At intervals must walk around with tickets to sell to players sitting down. (please take ALL money in the apron when walking around). At the end of the night, count out a stack of 100 tickets and put an elastic band around them. Stay until the very end to sell to those who are leaving. Can have limited mobility, but is still expected to walk around now that we are done to only one Nevada worker at each bingo. We need to sell Nevada’s from the floor and this worker helps to get bingo’s.

Important information:

• All workers/coordinators need to park in the back parking lot

• At the end of the evening program garbage bags need to be changed. NO combining dirty garbage bags.  Each garbage bin requires a NEW garbage bag.  This is done Sunday – Thursday bingos or weekends when there is no late night. 

• Do not have your cell phone out on the floor.

• RUN if you are the nearest person to a bingo.  The quicker we get the Bingos, the quicker we get to go home!  Try and spread out so the whole place is covered and there is always someone close to whoever yells Bingo.

• If you need to go to the bathroom or are on your break, leave your apron at the counter.

• If you are at the counter, they really don’t want drinks or food back there.

• Outside food/drink is not allowed (No visible Tim Horton’s cups!)

• Have fun!