Jan 31, 2014 2 min read

Washington Rotary Club’s 12th Annual Rotary Charity Trivia Contest will be held at 7 p.m. March 21 at the Three Rivers Auction House, Washington. Rotary will donate $1,000 to the charity of the winning team’s choice, $500 to the second place team’s charity and $250 to the third place team’s charity.

The 2013 first place team, “The Greene Hornets,” won $1,000 for their charity, the Greene County Humane Society. Previous winners are Citizens’ Library, 2003, 2007 and 2009; Washington County Literacy Council, 2004; Guthrie Belczyk & Associates, playing for the Washington County Community Foundation, 2010, 2005; “The Leo McGarry’s” playing for the CGEA Scholarship Foundation, 2001, 2006, 2011; and the Farmers’ Market, 2008, 2012.

The event consists of 50 questions segmented into 10 categories of five questions each. 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 are also available. Last year, 275 people and 33 teams participated. Net proceeds donated to the Rotary Foundation, which funds international projects that provide health care, clean water, food, education and other essential needs in the developing world.

Teams must consist of a minimum of four people and a maximum of eight; team size is strictly enforced. The entry fee is $30 per team member and includes pizza, snacks and beverages. As space permits, spectators and cheerleaders are permitted to attend at $30 per person, and spectators and cheerleaders are not permitted to sit with teams during game-play.

To enter, send one check per team – with the team name noted in the memo – made payable to “Washington Rotary Club” in the amount of $30 per player and/or spectator 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”; team name (be creative), and the name of nonprofit charitable organization for which the team is playing.

Teams must be registered by March 14. Due to the size of the facility, the number of teams is restricted to 35 and team registrations will be accepted in the order that they are paid in full. Visit www.rotarywashpa.org to download a registration brochure. For information about the contest or to request a brochure, contact contest coordinator Kathy Sabol, Washington Rotary Club, 724-225-6710 or kathy@washcobar.org.