{"id":43739,"date":"2026-08-06T11:26:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=43739"},"modified":"2026-08-06T11:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:26:42","slug":"sarah-bush-lincoln-schedules-19th-annual-sbl-hospice-binga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/43739-sarah-bush-lincoln-schedules-19th-annual-sbl-hospice-binga\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah Bush Lincoln Schedules 19th Annual SBL Hospice Binga"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>The Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation will host its 19th annual SBL Hospice Binga on Tuesday, September 1, at the Mattoon Eagles Club, 1917 Oak Avenue. Net proceeds support the SBL Willow Breeze Hospice House Endowment.<\/p>\n<p>Contributions to Hospice Binga directly impact people throughout East Central and Southern Illinois by helping those with limited resources pay for their stay at Willow Breeze. \u201cWillow Breeze has already impacted many families in the region,\u201d SBL Special Events Officer Kim Lockart said. \u201cProceeds from Binga will support the endowment and ensure that we can continue to help families who need assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Admission tickets are available for $10 each, which includes 10 regular Binga games. Raffle tickets are also available for $5 each, or three for $10, for a chance to win a Nintendo Switch 2 Console featuring a vivid, 7.9\u201d LCD touch screen with 256 GB of internal storage. Along with the console, the \u201cchoose your game bundle\u201d allows the raffle winner to choose one of three games: Donkey Kong Bonanza, Mario Kart World or Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia. The bundle is donated by County Office Products, Inc. The winner will be drawn on September 1 during SBL Hospice Binga, but you need not be present to win.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s Online Auction items will be open for bidding from 8 am, Friday, August 28 through 5 pm, Wednesday, September 2. Items range from activities to handmade treasures and will also<br \/>\nbe on display at the event. Visit www.sarahbush.org\/binga to place bids.<\/p>\n<p>SBL would like to thank this year\u2019s Partner, Blake\u2019s Shining Star &amp; the Durdel Family, and Title Sponsors: Alco Overhead Doors; Commercial Electric; Cromwell Media; and First Neighbor Bank.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, to make a donation or to purchase raffle tickets, contact the SBL Health Foundation at 217-258-2511 or visit www.sarahbush.org\/binga.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation will host its 19th annual SBL Hospice Binga on Tuesday, September 1, at the Mattoon Eagles Club, 1917 Oak Avenue. 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