Important to note

• You must be a TGCA member to participate in this initiative. 
• All registrants working at community bingo must be 18 or older.
• You must be signed into your TGCA membership account to sign up for bingo shifts. 
• You may schedule a maximum of 2 slots per date to work shifts under your account, and you’re responsible for anyone under your account’s attendance and conduct. 
• You may cancel your shift within one day of the scheduled date, however you are required to find a participant to fill your shift. The TGCA requires those canceling and those registering do so through the website and/or their membership accounts. 

Overview

Part of the TGCA’s purpose is to facilitate and increase our members’ quality of life and well being. One of the ways we do this is by offering opportunities for parents of children in TGCA-approved youth programs – sport, arts and other- to work shifts here at the centre at the bingo nights to subsidize their fees.

This subsidy is often built into your child’s program’s/your team’s/your league’s agreement with the TGCA, and is reflected in your program/team fee total. 

By registering and working your bingo shifts you are contributing a great deal to the community association and our overall mission, so thank you very much!!

If your child is registered in a program that the TGCA has approved to receive fee assistance, you can speak with the registrar or organizer about how exactly you can sign up for these bingo shifts, as each program coordinates this somewhat differently.

The bingo shifts are on Sundays and Tuesdays, from 4:45 – 9:30 pm, and the value of each shift is $55 toward the approved program’s fees. You may work up to 5 shifts per child per season, however this may be flexible within your designated program, so you may want to speak to your registrar about this as well. 

The success of community bingo relies on those shifts that are booked to be worked, as bingo is largely how the TGCA funds our maintenance and operations. Our bingo staff are experienced and ready to help you get accustomed to the pace and required tasks for the evening.

Cancellation and sickness

You can cancel your shift in your account up to 1 day from the date but the TGCA requires that all FAI participants attempt to switch shifts with another participant or give their shift away to fill it. If you can’t fill your shift, contact us as outlined below. Our zero-tolerance policy is designed to ensure that we can continue to offer these subsidies to as many participants/programs as possible, while also ensuring that our bingo nights run smoothly for staff and bingo players.

Cancellation: you can cancel a shift in your membership account if it is one day from the date. To cancel, go to your account under “Memberships,” and “Access your membership account here” and in the dashboard it will be under “Bookings.” Simply click cancel and your shift will be opened up for other participants.

If you are sick, the TGCA requires that you find a replacement for the scheduled shift ASAP. We suggest asking other parents in the program, your team members, family and friends, or contacting your registrar for help. If you can’t find someone to replace you, please cancel your shift to open it up to other participants and call the TGCA to let us know that you will not be able to work your shift. Please provide as much notice as possible and call the office Mon-Fri, 9 am – 4:30 pm for this type of emergency, 403-274-6840 and speak to Vanessa or ext. 110 to reach the bingo office. If you can’t reach anyone, please send an email to v.gillard@tgcacalgary.com explaining the situation so that we have a record of what happened. 

Your sick calls/emergency cancelations will be recorded in your membership account for future reference. 

If you do not work your shift and provide no notice or explanation in advance, your participation in the initiative will be discontinued and all subsequent shifts will be cancelled.