The Elks Lodge has been having a Saturday morning Bingo session for children and adults who need special care ever since I have been involved, and for many years prior to that. Originally it was Handicapped Children's Bingo.
Someone was offended, so the next year it was changed to Disabled Children's Bingo. That didn't set well with someone, so it was again changed to Disadvantaged? Nope not politically correct. How about Challenged Children's Bingo. That worked for one year.
Now the games we play on Saturday morning are called Special Needs Children's Bingo. That's not truly correct either, because there are many special need adults that play also. In all of this, it's not the kids that give a hoot ... they just want to play for the prizes. It's the parents that get offended and I always wonder why.
At any rate, with another name change in the books, I met the dirty thirty at 8:30 to fill up bags with goodies for each kid to take home, mostly candy, a few prizes and the Elks ball caps they've been asking for every year. We also loaded up the prize tables.
These are for the most part, the happiest humans I've met. They all love to get hugs and I imagine are just happy to be out and about. GROUP HUG!!! Sorry, I've no pictures because that would be politically incorrect.
We cooked up hamburgers and hot dogs, along with a huge pot of chili and fed close to 100 before they left with their spoils. Everyone is a winner more than once because they keep playing the same bingo card until at least 20 have won. Once they win, they get to go to the table and pick their prize. You should have seen the happy faces!! It's totally worth all the hard work the Elks put in to this event every year.
On the other hand, I'm not so politically correct when it comes to cooking. I had a total fail in my crock pot. I mean really, how can you go wrong with a crock pot???
That's tomorrow's story. I'm going to the store this morning to get something yummy to sooth my Chef's ego. It's in tatters on the floor at the moment!! Oh wait ... I'm just a cook, not a Chef, or maybe it should be Baker, or Sous Chef? Food Preparer?? I've got it ... Kitchen Master! No, I'm pretty sure THAT one is TOTALLY incorrect.
Hahaha...you had us laughing over your chef etc comment! Love your sense of humor! The first part of the story is ridiculous but we all know in these days and times, people get offended way too easily. I would love to be there to see those special needs humans play Bingo and the joy that comes from that :) What a wonderful day for the Elks to sponsor. Very special :)
ReplyDeleteIt is a great experience for everyone involved. The laughter is so genuine!!
DeleteSome people need to learn that not everything will suit everyone so "Suck it up Sweetheart and Shut Up". Glad the children ,no matter the age, Enjoyed themselves. That's the important part.
ReplyDeleteWhen you can cook enough to feed the masses you deserve the title "Chef".
Be Safe and Enjoy!
It's about time.
I totally agree, except for the Chef part. I seem to fall short there.
DeleteHow could farmers only.com just delete you...that is just sad...they are missing out!
ReplyDeleteIs there ever really a politically correct way that will satisfy? It is getting ridiculous. Of course, that is just my politically incorrect opinion...lol
I guess my only recourse is to sign up again and see what comes up!!
DeleteBasically there called ,, children of needs
ReplyDeleteYou're right the kids don't care what you call tham as long as you don't call tham late for supper or surprises
Are used to do and support a toy run for the Shriners at Christmas time and we would have a Christmas party if you ask a special needs child what his problem is he'll give you the true answer
but then you ask The parents and you walk away,, scratching your head like what was that again??? where is my dictionary
Oh and by the way we're not truck drivers anymore we're common commodity transport carriers
And a lot lizard is now known as the recreation reptile or a diesel bunny
there are a few more but I understand that this is a mentally forward challenged group so I won't continue the 🦎 lizard jokes
Hahaha transport carriers? Isn't that a car carrier? Sorry, I'm old school and proud to be a "truck" driver!!
DeleteIn Arkansas they called the short yellow bus the "Special Education Bus", until the "kids" starting call it the "SPED Bus", which was offensive to some mother...so they just called it the "little yellow bus", but the name "SPED Bus" never did go away in the "kids" minds. Question: What is wrong with the name SPED? Kids will ALWAYS find a way to take any term and make it sound degrading. It is all so crazy...
ReplyDeleteI think at one time we called it the Special Education Bus too. I agree ... there was some mother somewhere that didn't like it.
DeleteIt's a shame. I have a joke a friend sent me that I will email you. Right along the line of politically correctness.
ReplyDeletetoo bad about the crock pot..............I haven't used mine for so long. I wonder why?
Lesson learned ... dump the crock pot. That was a cute joke!
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